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Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84

by MARK KENNEDY Associated Press May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

He wrote ‘The Normal Heart’ and founded the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT UP, after losing his lover to acquired immune deficiency syndrome in 1984.

Arts & Entertainment

Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit

by Associated Press May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

NBC ‘Tonight’ show host Jimmy Fallon apologized via Twitter for using blackface to impersonate comic Chris Rock in a 20-year-old ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit

Nation & World, News, Schools and Education

DeVos defends policy boosting virus aid for private schools

by COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

The policy will steer tens of millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief to private primary schools and secondary schools across the nation.

Nation & World, Sports

Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird to host remote ESPYS feting heroism

by BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer May 26, 2020May 27, 2020

Instead of its usual July date during baseball’s All-Star break, the show has been rescheduled and re-imagined as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nation & World, News

McConnell discusses prospects for another round of relief

by BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

He expressed concern about the financial plight faced by cities, counties and states but added that the mushrooming national debt is also a concern.

Health, Nation & World, News

Most Medicare enrollees could get insulin for $35 a month

by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Older adults who pick a drug plan offering the new insulin benefit would pay a maximum of $35 a month starting next year, a savings estimated at $446 annually.

Arts & Entertainment

J.K. Rowling publishes first chapters of new story online

by Associated Press May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime story over a decade ago.

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Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics

North Carolina says Republicans need safety plan with ‘several scenarios’ for convention

by Austin Weinstein The Charlotte Observer May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen requested a written COVID-19 safety plan Monday from the CEO of the Republican National Convention.