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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood pressed pause on releasing most major films in theatres to combat the coronavirus outbreak, but that hasn’t necessarily been the case for toys and merchandise related to those movies.

Gretchen Peters, “The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury” (Scarlet Letter Records) It took Gretchen Peters years to complete her album dedicated to Mickey Newbury’s rich catalogue , a careful and sensible pace.

NEW YORK — This July Fourth holiday, you’ll be able to see the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton” perform the musical smash about a Founding Father from the comfort of your couch.

Marshall Chapman, “Songs I Can’t Live Without" (Tallgirl Records) As Marshall Chapman sings the great North American songbook on her new album, the style of tunes chosen is all over the map, probably because they came from such diverse locales as New

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN.

A group of Canadian filmmakers is creating a series of videos about the experience of isolation under COVID-19. "Greetings from Isolation" is a collection of short films being released online at www.greetingsfromisolation.com .

TORONTO — A graphic novel, a work of experimental fiction and a sisterly collaboration are among the genre-bending reads in the running for Ontario's Trillium Book Award.

NEW YORK — NBC has apologized for “inaccurately” cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of “Meet the Press.

NEW YORK — Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19 during a virtual telethon.

TORONTO — The "Orphan Black" cast is reuniting online for a two-episode table read on the show's Facebook page.