Sunday, 15 March 2020

'Frozen 2' released on Disney Plus amid coronavirus outbreak

NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co. will release "Frozen 2" on Disney Plus several months early to give families cooped up by the coronavirus a welcome distraction - and give its streaming service a boost.

Disney announced Friday that "Frozen 2" will begin streaming on Disney Plus Sunday, three ...
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Dana White, UFC fight on despite coronavirus: 'We're not stopping'

BRASILIA, Brazil — The UFC staged a full fight card in an empty arena Saturday night in Brazil's capital city, sticking to its plan to keep fighting in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Charles Oliveira stopped lightweight Kevin Lee with a guillotine choke in the third round of the ...
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Election-year spread of misinformation challenges local news

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - When a Republican running for Congress in the Chicago suburbs tweeted that her Democratic opponent's town hall events were invite-only, they debunked it.

When Illinois' Democratic governor said a pension change would save the state as much as $25 billion, they rated that mostly false, too.

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Amid decline, newspapers press less for records in court

Shane Fitzgerald has pushed for public records in court to help his reporters uncover details of a destructive school fire, the police shooting of an inmate and a public defender who wasn't doing much work.

But there are many instances where his newspaper group in suburban Philadelphia has not, especially ...
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Saturday, 14 March 2020

Syracuse freshman guard Brycen Goodine to transfer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Syracuse freshman Brycen Goodine is transferring.

Goodine made the announcement Friday night on his Twitter account.

"I would like to thank the Syracuse staff and fans for having me at the University this year, however it is time for me to seek out a new beginning. ...
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Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus

MADRID (AP) - The Chinese soccer team that was originally stuck in Spain because of the coronavirus outbreak is going back home to try to avoid its rapid spread in Europe.

Wuhan Zall was expected to return to China on Saturday, nearly 1 1/2 months after it arrived in ...
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Virus-related shutdowns bringing US economy to grinding halt

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - It took 15 minutes for the coronavirus to wreck Shelley Hutchings' carefully calculated financial plans.

Hutchings, a bartender and performer, had lined up gigs in advance of the South by Southwest film, music and technology festival, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to Austin each ...
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