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With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. - Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some wor...

Apr 03, 2020

Member of Turkish band dies on 288th day of hunger strike

ANKARA, Turkey - A member of a popular folk music group that is banned in Turkey has died on the 288th day of a hunger strike protesting the government's treatment of the band, according to a post on ...

Apr 03, 2020

Tribeca Film Festival to proceed, in part, online

NEW YORK - The Tribeca Film Festival, postponed by the pandemic, is moving some elements of its annual New York event online. Tribeca organizers said Friday that much of its programming will be availa...

Apr 03, 2020

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including " Lean On Me, " "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died from heart complicati...

Apr 03, 2020

The Cuomo show, Andrew and Chris, enliven coronavirus TV

NEW YORK - With all their familial love and drama, the Cuomo brothers - Andrew during the daytime, Chris at night - have become compelling figures in the plague-driven landscape of American television...

Apr 03, 2020

Carnegie Hall projects $9M deficit, expects cuts next season

Carnegie Hall is projecting a $9 million operating deficit on its $104 million budget after cancelling the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic and anticipates making changes to its ...

Apr 03, 2020

Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli dies from coronavirus

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. - Jazz guitarist John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, who was inducted to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 94. The virtuoso who had played for presidents at the White House d...

Apr 03, 2020

US sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak

WASHINGTON - A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy...

Apr 03, 2020

Prince Charles opens fast-tracked London hospital

LONDON - Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London's main exhibition and conference centre, a temporary facility that will soon be able to treat 4,000 people who ...

Apr 03, 2020

Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19

DOWAGIAC, Mich. - Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic. After Amy Simonson and Dan...

Apr 02, 2020