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The Best New Songs of the Week, From the Dixie Chicks to Bad Bunny

This week, the Dixie Chicks excited legions of longtime fans with their long-awaited return in the form of “Gaslighter,” the statement-making title track from their upcoming album. Plus, Bad Bunny revels on the rollicking YHLQMDLG, Jhené Aiko sets down the

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Shields and Brooks on Warren’s farewell, Biden’s surge

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including a week of dramatic shifts in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, what’s next for the campaigns of Joe Biden

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Brazilian high school students display Nazi salute to support a classmate

Class at private academy in northern city of Recife says boy running to be its speaker will be ‘new Fuhrer,’ build an ‘innovative Reich’

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New funding round values catering marketplace Hungry at $100M+

Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, announced this week that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Hungry tells me that the funding valued the company at more than $100 million (pre-money). The investors were

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Local Residents Complain Over Plans For Coronavirus Motel at Epicenter of Seattle Outbreak

(Bloomberg) — What started as a bold plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the Seattle area is quickly devolving into a Nimby battle. Officials in King County, Washington, the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., said

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Bill Clinton claims Monica Lewinsky affair was to ‘help anxieties’ – BBC News

Bill Clinton claims Monica Lewinsky affair was to ‘help anxieties’  BBC News Bill Clinton addresses affair with Monica Lewinsky in Hulu docuseries  CBS This Morning Hillary Clinton says she’s ‘the last person’ to comment on Trump’s marriage  Fox News The ‘Hillary’ documentary on

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Arabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive, steal their organs

B’nai Brith Canada condemns Toronto’s al-Meshwar newspaper for publishing article by Hamas member with false blood libel accusations

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SXSW canceled due to coronavirus after Austin declares ‘local disaster’ – CNBC

SXSW canceled due to coronavirus after Austin declares ‘local disaster’  CNBC SXSW is canceled over coronavirus concerns  CNN SXSW, Ultra music festival canceled amid growing coronavirus fears  Fox Business SXSW festival in Austin is canceled due to coronavirus fears  The Dallas Morning News SXSW

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What to consider when employees need to start working remotely

The COVID-19 crisis is touching all aspects of society, including how we work. In response, many companies are considering asking some percentage of their workforce to work remotely until the crisis abates. If your organization doesn’t have a great deal

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Big tech commits to paying wages for hourly employees affected by coronavirus plans

Following Microsoft’s lead from late last night, some the biggest technology companies in the U.S. have agreed to pay wages for hourly employees impacted by the ongoing corporate response to the coronavirus outbreak. It’s the right thing for companies to

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