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L.A. Affairs: He didn't have a car. Was I more than just a ride?

I would make the drive nearly every weekend, braving the Friday traffic and returning late Sunday night. I did this willingly and savored the time in L.A. with him. But how did he feel? Was I just an easy ride?




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Opinion: Trump's nominee to oversee intelligence says the right things, but so did Barr

John Ratcliffe is a Trump loyalist who now promises to speak truth to power.




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Granderson: Why did Michael Jordan never use his giant megaphone? White America didn't want to hear it

Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America.




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New survey asked artists what COVID-19 did to their jobs. The results are devastating

Artist Relief, which has given grants to 200 artists in need, reports that nearly 52,000 people have applied. A survey shows two out of three people are unemployed.




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Schizophrenia devastated a family: Robert Kolker did their story justice

How Robert Kolker came to write "Hidden Valley Road," about the Galvin family and the disease that tore through them, with such empathy.




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Letters to the Editor: Trump didn't prepare for the coronavirus, and neither did you

People who blame the president for failing to prepare the country ignore an important fact: We didn't want to believe America was vulnerable to COVID-19.




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Did you love the best picture nominees? Did you know you didn't see the whole film?

Reasons for cutting scenes from a movie vary. Here's why 'Little Women,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' 'Parasite' and others didn't keep everything they shot.




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Backstage at the Oscars: What you didn't see on TV

Join us backstage at the Academy Awards for behind-the-scenes bits with a jubilant Bong Joon Ho, an emotional Joaquin Phoenix, Billie Eilish, Spike Lee, Maya Rudolph and others.




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Column: Netflix didn't win best picture, but 'Parasite' couldn't have triumphed at the Oscars without it

More than film critics or a more international film academy, Netflix has proved that subtitles are a bridge, not a barrier.




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Musk caps a strange week by suggesting Tesla's stock price should fall. So it did

Of all the bizarre tweets Elon Musk let loose Friday morning, one stands out because it might violate a fraud-related consent decree he agreed to that's intended to control his social media behavior.




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How Diddy trash-talked Babyface into battling Teddy Riley on Instagram

R&B singer, songwriter and producer Babyface was initially wary of battling fellow legend Teddy Riley on IG Live. Then old friend Diddy stepped in.




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Gigi Hadid confirms pregnancy, first child with Zayn Malik

Gigi Hadid officially confirms to Jimmy Fallon she and Zayn Malik are expecting a baby.




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Andre Harrell, Uptown Records founder who discovered Diddy, dies at 59

Andre Harrell, the Uptown Records founder who shaped the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late '80s and '90s, has died at 59.




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Commentary: Infomercial. TED Talk. Stand-up act. 'Beastie Boys Story' did not impress our critics

Pop music critic Mikael Wood and TV critic Lorraine Ali debate the merits of Apple TV's new documentary 'Beastie Boys Story,' directed by Spike Jonze.




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Dr. Fauci saw Brad Pitt's 'SNL' impersonation of him. So how did Pitt do?

In an interview with Telemundo, Dr. Anthony Fauci shared how he felt about Brad Pitt impersonating him on 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend.




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'All Rise' is the first TV drama to tackle coronavirus. Here's how they did it

Like most scripted TV series, CBS legal drama "All Rise" was on hold for the coronavirus outbreak — until producers hatched a plan for a virtual season finale.




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Little Richard dead: How did Little Richard die? Cause of death revealed



ROCK legend Little Richard has died aged 87, but what was the cause of death?




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Jurassic Park was WRONG: Raptors did not hunt in packs, scientists find



JURASSIC Park has proved to be wrong about the fearsome velociraptors, as scientists reveal they did not hunt in packs.




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'I have some regrets’ Michael Collins’ candid Moon landing confession 50 years on revealed



MICHAEL COLLINS made a candid confession over his role in the Moon landings after 50 years, admitting he "had some regrets" about the way things played out.




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Will Grigg transfer fee: How much did Sunderland pay for Will Grigg?



Will Grigg plays was signed as a striker for Sunderland in January 2019 - but how much did the club pay for him?




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Sunderland owner: Who is Sunderland AFC owner Stewart Donald? How much did he pay?



Sunderland owner Stewart Donald features in the new season of the Netflix documentary Sunderland 'Til I Die - but who exactly is he and how much did he pay for the club?




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Andrew Neil mocks Nicola Sturgeon as she admits NHS England did not take PPE from Scotland



ANDREW NEIL mocked Nicola Sturgeon after she admitted NHS England did not take PPE from Scotland.




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Bodhi Linux 5.0.0 Release Candidate

Today I am very pleased to share the hard work of the Bodhi Team with our latest 5.0.0 pre-release disc which we are tagging as a “Release Candidate”. These disc images have no major...




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Fact check: Vice President Mike Pence did not carry empty boxes of PPE into a hospital

A since deleted video by Jimmy Kimmel alleges that Vice President Mike Pence delivered empty boxes of personal protective equipment.

      




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Latest on global search for coronavirus vaccine: 1st US candidate set for Phase 2; WHO tracks 8 efforts; Pfizer tests in humans

As the all-out effort for a vaccine accelerates, USA TODAY is rounding up some of the week's most notable developments.

      




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10 things we didn't know last week

Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience


1. Tears do not fall in space.
More details (Daily Telegraph)

2. Employees who install new web browsers on their computers perform better on average than those who use the default pre-installed browser that came with their machine.
More details (The Economist)

3. Methane eating micro-organisms carry out a deep clean of the oceans after an oil spill.
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4. Scientists are conducting searches for signs of extraterrestrial engineering.
More details (New Scientist)

5. The most popular place to hide valuables is a sock drawer.
More details (Daily Telegraph)

6. Fractions of virtual currency Bitcoin are known as satoshis.
More details (The Economist)

7. People in China hold "fake funerals" for themselves, so they can "enjoy" the day.
More details (Metro)

8. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak belonged to a group of hackers and hobbyists called the Homebrew Computer Club.
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9. Brains can be rendered transparent.
More details (Smithsonian Magazine)

10. Countries with the death penalty are now outnumbered by about five to one, by those who have abolished it.
More details (Guardian)





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Some 5th District candidates rely on personal loans for campaigns amid coronavirus

Republican state Sen. Victoria Spartz had the biggest personal loan, giving her campaign $750,000 while raising under $10,000.

       




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Bolsonaro terá 'centrão', mas impeachment pode avançar se houver apoio popular, dizem autores de pedido

Ciro Gomes (PDT), Kim Kataguiri (DEM), Joice Hasselmann (PSL), Alessandro Molon (PSB) e outros autores de pedidos de impeachment de Bolsonaro avaliam as chances do impedimento prosseguir no Congresso.




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Coronavírus: o mapa interativo que mostra as medidas e tipos de isolamento adotados na América Latina

Mapa interativo mostra medidas que países vizinhos vêm tomando desde primeiros casos registrados de covid-19 para restringir movimento dos cidadãos.




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Destruição de armas apreendidas cai no primeiro ano do governo Bolsonaro, aponta levantamento

Desde 2017, a intenção do poder público vinha sendo acelerar destruições, que evitam que armas caiam nas mãos do crime; órgãos públicos não sabem explicar a razão da queda.




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Help us salute Indiana high school senior athletes who didn't get to play this spring

USA Today Network will pay tribute to senior high school athletes who did not get to participate in spring sports.

       




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Indiana 5th Congressional District: Republican candidates on debt, gun control and more

IndyStar reached out to every candidate to ask questions about topics Hoosiers care about. Here's what the Republicans on the ballot said.

      




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Stop saying I recruited you to run, Susan Brooks' office tells a 5th District candidate

Beth Henderson on the "Good Morning Grant County" radio show said U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks encouraged her to run for Indiana's 5th District.

      




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Some 5th District candidates rely on personal loans for campaigns amid coronavirus

Republican state Sen. Victoria Spartz had the biggest personal loan, giving her campaign $750,000 while raising under $10,000.

       




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Mother Teresa attorney to 5th District candidate: stop using her name, image in campaign ads

A lawyer who served as legal counsel for Mother Teresa told Republican Chuck Dietzen to stop using Mother Teresa's name and image in ads.

       




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Indiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers names running mate

Indiana democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers named Linda Lawson as his running mate in an announcement Friday morning.

       




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Report: Pat McAfee may be candidate for Monday Night Football

According to report from Front Office Sports, former Colts punter Pat McAfee may be a candidate to join the "Monday Night Football" broadcast.

       




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Donnie Walsh on losing basketball game to Dr. Anthony Fauci: 'How did that happen?'

Donnie Walsh has been plopped in the middle of America's most famous infectious disease doctor's basketball claim to fame.

      




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Adidas files cross-claims against father of Pacers' Brian Bowen, others

The Adidas move was expected; each side alleges the other is at fault

      




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Shapiro's deli endures COVID-19 as it did Spanish flu 100 years ago

Shapiro's delicatessen, a Kosher eatery just south of Downtown Indianapolis, is adapting to a carryout model amid the coronavirus pandemic.

       




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Adidas files cross-claims against father of Pacers' Brian Bowen, others

The Adidas move was expected; each side alleges the other is at fault

       




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'He didn't deserve to die like that': Dreasjon Reed's dad speaks after Facebook Live shooting

The family of Dreasjon "Sean" Reed, who was fatally shot by Indianapolis police, remember him as an energetic young man just getting his start in life

       




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Indiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers names running mate

Indiana democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers named Linda Lawson as his running mate in an announcement Friday morning.

       




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Coronavirus: Why did the UK need 100,000 tests a day?

What are the tests for coronavirus, who are they for and how do they work?




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Help us salute Indiana high school senior athletes who didn't get to play this spring

USA Today Network will pay tribute to senior high school athletes who did not get to participate in spring sports.

       




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What are the mayor of London candidates up to now?

It was supposed to be the first day of a new mayoral term but the coronavirus crisis has delayed the election to 2021.




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Coronavirus: Texas banned abortions - how did that affect women?

In Texas, abortions are resuming as virus restrictions ease - but for many, the damage has been done.




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Cathy Yan’s rapid rise from journalist to ‘Birds of Prey’ director: ‘I didn’t think you could do this professionally’

Yan guided Margot Robbie's return to her character Harley Quinn, and is the first woman of Asian descent to direct a major Hollywood superhero movie.




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Cartoonists share their secrets to drawing the Democratic candidates, from Bernie’s hair to Klobuchar’s smile

“People who have the most exaggerated features tend to make the worst caricature subjects, and in that sense, I hate drawing Bernie,” says one.




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Pete Buttigieg, comic-book hero: How one company is bringing the Democratic candidates’ stories to life in pictures

TidalWave Productions is releasing Buttigieg and Bloomberg comic books to sit alongside its Warren biography.