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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Friday gave a green light for schools across the state including New York City to reopen in the fall – unlike Los Angeles, the nation's second largest school district, where there's no reopening date set and classes will start online. New York state "will continue to monitor the…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is setting up COVID-19 "traveler registration checkpoints" at tunnel and bridge crossings starting Aug. 6 to help compliance with New York State quarantine requirements to contain the virus. A directive, from Gov. Andrew Cuomo says travelers from 35 designated states…

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that the region comprising the City of Los Angeles, Pasadena and Long Beach has 1,901 confirmed new cases of coronavirus and 57 new deaths over the past 24 hours. Those numbers will likely rise however, the agency warned today, after confirming that…

Twitter said Monday that it expects to take a $150 million-$250 million loss related to an FTC complaint on its data securities practices. The social media giant, which was hit by a major hack last month, said in an SEC filing that it received a draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission on July 28 alleging…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the current COVID-19 relief bill being hashed out in Congress must include help to stricken local governments to avoid a "real recession" in the country. “If they don't make this bill right, frankly, they shouldn't pass it because it will be the last bill… If this bill does…

This summer’s rise in coronavirus cases only reinforced what many in the industry already knew — “back to normal” isn’t going to happen this year. The pain is going to be longer than expected, as major tentpoles are further delayed at the box office, Broadway won’t reopen until next year, and live music concerts are…

A group of production companies, distributors, sales agents and completion bond guarantors have created a new tasks force to push for government funding and support to independent production threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Coalition for Independent Content Production (ACICP) said its aim is to help…

A two-year independent civil rights audit of Facebook worred that any advances by the platform that reaches more than 2 billion people "could be obscured by the vexing and heartbreaking decisions Facebook has made that represent significant setbacks for civil rights." The highly-anticipated third and last update to an…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delayed indoor dining in New York City indefinitely, urged President Donald Trump to "put a mask on it" and warned of “storm clouds” as infections rise in 35 states. Eating inside restaurants is the latest casualty in the phased reopening. Two weeks ago, the governor yanked movie theaters as…

Michael Pack, the new chief executive of the agency that oversees Voice Of America and other government-funded broadcast outlets, said Wednesday that he is implementing new policies to ensure that editorials that reflect the views of Donald Trump’s administration are given greater prominence and placement. The move…

Project Angel Food has lined up a list of performers including Annie Lennox, Kristin Chenoweth and Kelly Clarkson for a telethon this Saturday, with Eric McCormack, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jessica Holmes hosting. Lead With Love: Project Angel Food Emergency Telethon will air from 7 PM to 9 PM PT on KTLA 5 in Los Angeles…

Eight-time Grammy winner Usher Raymond penned an impassioned and informative essay in the Washington Post today arguing that, while the Fourth of July should be celebrated, for black people “Juneteenth is our authentic day of self-determination. It is ours to honor the legacy of our ancestors, ours to celebrate and…