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‘Secret committees’ are out as Grammy organisers change the rules
The Recording Academy has been fighting allegations of corruption and rigging.
- by Jill Serjeant
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Young salmon take the high road to the Pacific Ocean
Officials announced the massive trucking operation, saying the effort was aimed at ensuring “the highest level of survival for the young salmon on their hazardous journey”.
Lloyd Austin calls for ‘new vision’ for American defence
Without mentioning China by name, the new Pentagon chief said diplomacy should be used to prevent conflict.
- by Robert Burns
Disneyland reopens in COVID-19 turnaround, without Mickey Mouse hugs
“Disneyland is like my happiest place, to be totally honest,” said a guest. The major Californian economic engine drew 19 million people a year pre-pandemic.
- by Amy Taxin
Woman who returned Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs among five arrested
The four men are documented gang members, according to police. The woman is linked to one of them.
- by Meryl Kornfield
White House aware of reported mystery illness ‘attacks’
CNN earlier reported possible incidents that appeared similar to a mysterious illness known as “Havana syndrome” that impacted diplomats in Cuba and elsewhere.
- by Andrea Shalal
Obama and Springsteen take on the world
This eight-episode podcast series is like eavesdropping on a couple of old buddies as they yak about their lives, their friendship, their ethics and what it means to be American.
- by Barry Divola
He ran as a moderate, but Biden’s first 100 days were bold and progressive
Despite his low-key style and pragmatic reputation, Biden is governing for the history books and pursuing the biggest expansion in government in decades.
- by Matthew Knott
Biden could learn from Australia on border policy, says Hockey
The former US ambassador says the surge of migrant arrivals at America’s southern border has been the President’s “Achilles heel” in his first 100 days.
- by Matthew Knott
Manhattan Project-era nuclear waste tank may be leaking
The site in the southeastern part of Washington state produced about two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear arsenal, including the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
- by Nicholas K. Geranios
New York City mayor sets goal to ‘fully reopen’ on July 1 as virus eases
New York locked down almost completely as the pandemic descended upon the most populous US city last March, but Mayor Bill de Blasio says it’s making a comeback.
- by Henry Goldman