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Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations

Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations

NEW YORK — Netflix rode the voracious hunger for TV content during a year of pandemic viewership to a dominant showing at the Golden Globe nominations.
Service sector operates at highest level in almost two years

Service sector operates at highest level in almost two years

WASHINGTON — The services sector, where most Americans work, operated in January at the highest level in almost two years. Activity climbed to a reading of 58.
COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups

COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups

MELBOURNE, Australia — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off after a worker at one of the tournaments’ Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19.
China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad

China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China on Wednesday announced a plan to provide 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses to developing nations through the global COVAX initiative as part of its ambitious diplomatic and business efforts to distribute Chinese vaccines aro
UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot

UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot

LONDON — Britain’s health chief has hailed a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks, saying it supports the government’s contentious strategy of delaying the
Cable news ratings tighten with big months for CNN, MSNBC

Cable news ratings tighten with big months for CNN, MSNBC

NEW YORK — Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive. Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, the Nielsen company said.
Chadwick Boseman earns 2 nominations for NAACP Image Awards

Chadwick Boseman earns 2 nominations for NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES — With his final two performances, the late Chadwick Boseman earned two NAACP Image Awards nominations Tuesday, while “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” could make its presence felt at next month’s ceremony.
PBS chief defends filmmaker Ken Burns, touts diversity

PBS chief defends filmmaker Ken Burns, touts diversity

LOS ANGELES — The chief executive of PBS rejected a filmmaker’s argument that public TV's 40-year relationship with documentarian Ken Burns has come at the expense of diversity.
4 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area industrial park

4 hurt in explosion at Los Angeles-area industrial park

LOS ANGELES — An explosion at an industrial park near Los Angeles on Tuesday injured four people, three of them critically, authorities said. The blast was reported at 4:45 p.m.
China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

China not convinced by Canada's Wu-Tang Clan explanation

BEIJING — A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy Canada’s explanation that the shirts were not an ins