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  ‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killer found dead in California jail

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 04:13pm on March 31, 2020

  A garbage collector on death row since 2016 for the ‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killings that terrorised southern Los Angeles for decades has died in prison...

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  Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 01:34am on March 26, 2020

  Gun sales have exploded in the United States in the last two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, with people stocking up on weapons and...

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  Woody Allen memoir released by new publisher after protests

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:30pm on March 24, 2020

  Woody Allen’s controversial autobiography was released in the United States Monday, swiftly finding a new home after its original publisher pulled out after protests over...

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  ‘Lovebirds’ moves to Netflix

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:32pm on March 21, 2020

  With movie theaters closing down around the world due to coronavirus, Paramount’s ‘The Lovebirds’ will skip the big screen and go straight to Netflix, in...

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  Country music legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 09:30pm on March 21, 2020

  Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family said late Friday. ‘Rogers passed away...

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  Top North American movie theatres slash capacity over virus

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:57pm on March 14, 2020

  North America’s top movie theatres will reduce capacities by half over the coronavirus pandemic to allow ‘social distancing’ between customers, the companies said Friday. AMC...

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  Disney closes US, Paris theme parks, delays ‘Mulan’

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:21pm on March 13, 2020

  Disney will close its giant theme parks in Florida, California and Paris and pull the releases of major blockbusters including ‘Mulan’ over the coronavirus, it...

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  US Covid-19 cases pass 500 including two new deaths

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 01:09pm on March 09, 2020

  The number of confirmed United States coronavirus infection cases soared past 500 Sunday, including two further deaths, as president Donald Trump defended his administration’s ‘perfectly...

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  Hollywood rocked by coronavirus

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:32pm on March 06, 2020

  The new James Bond movie delayed. Studios scrapping film festivals. Blockbuster productions shut down. Hollywood is being rocked by the unprecedented challenge of the new...

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  US court suspends its block on Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 02:03am on March 01, 2020

  A US court Friday suspended its decision to block a key asylum policy of Donald Trump’s administration which has forced many applicants to wait in...