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Kenya Barris is not an actor. A 45-year-old screenwriter, he has produced reality television ("America's Next Top Model"), written movies ("Girls Trip") and mined his own life for the long-running ABC show "black-ish." Now freed from the constraints of network television thanks to a $100 million Netflix deal, Barris is aiming to reinvent the family comedy by taking a page out of Larry David's playbook and turning the camera on himself with "#blackAF."

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor on Friday gave the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely, and north Florida beaches became among the first to allow people to return since closures because of the coronavirus.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rallying to a higher close Friday as investors latch onto strands of hope about progress in the fight against the coronavirus. The S&P 500 soared to its first back-to-back weekly gains since the pandemic triggered a sell-off in February. Investors are focusing on the possibility of a reopening economy rather than dismal economic data. Optimists point to infections leveling off in some hard-hit areas. That raises the possibility that parts of the economy could reopen... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is struggling to test enough people to track and control the spread of the novel coronavirus, a crucial first step to reopening parts of the economy, which President Donald Trump is pushing to do by May 1.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — It's become a competition for the soldiers of 647th Quartermaster Company to see who can crank out the most face masks during a shift to protect against the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON (AP) — China arremetió el viernes contra el presidente Donald Trump y algunos de sus funcionarios, quienes en días recientes han considerado una teoría atípica de que el coronavirus salió de un laboratorio chino.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.

Another day stuck at home. Same rooms. Same parents. Same cat. Even Zooming with friends isn't cutting it. But there are some art supplies tucked in the corner of the family room...

DEAR READERS: We love our sneakers, and oh, they can get so dirty and smelly. To deal with this, take these steps: To remove bad odors, sprinkle baking soda in each sneaker and leave overnight. Pour out the next morning. To prevent sneakers from becoming so odorous, spray your feet or inside the sneakers with antiperspirant. You also can place odor-preventing inserts inside.

BRUSELAS (AP) — La Unión Europea instó a sus 27 estados miembros a hacer voluntario el uso de aplicaciones de rastreo de celulares y aplicar estándares similares para garantizar que los sistemas elegidos por cada país pueden trabajar juntos en la lucha contra la propagación del COVID-19.

MOSCÚ (AP) — Astronautas de Estados Unidos y Rusia aterrizaron el viernes en las estepas de Kazajistán, donde fueron recibidos con medidas extraordinarias por la pandemia del coronavirus.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has until Monday to consider a draft resolution calling for global action to rapidly scale up development, manufacturing and access to medicine, vaccines and medical equipment to confront the coronavirus pandemic.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In the 25 years since a truck bomb ripped through a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City and killed 168 people, the United States has suffered through foreign wars, a rise in mass shootings and a much deadlier act of terror, the Sept. 11 attacks.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Children have so far largely escaped the most severe symptoms of COVID-19 but the social and economic impact “is potentially catastrophic for millions of children,” according to a U.N. report launched Thursday.

Actress Jennifer Garner is 48. Composer-musician Jan Hammer is 72. Actress Olivia Hussey is 69. Actor Clarke Peters is 68. Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 63. Actor Sean Bean is 61. Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason is 59. Actor Joel Murray is 58. Actress Lela Rochon is 56. Actor William Mapother is 55. Actress Leslie Bega is 53. Director/producer Adam McKay is 52. Rapper-actor Redman is 50. Country musician Craig Anderson is 47. Singer Victoria Adams Beckham is 46. Actress-singer Lindsay Korman is 42. Читать дальше...

A decision on whether to postpone or cancel the U.S. Open because of the coronavirus pandemic is expected by June, the U.S. Tennis Association's new CEO said Thursday, calling the prospect of holding the Grand Slam tournament without spectators "highly unlikely."

Perhaps you've noticed that, in recent weeks, Netflix has taken to advertising some of its more popular content by flagging titles as part of its "Top 10." It also orders those picks; the "Tiger King" docuseries is up top, of course. As of this writing, a new romantic comedy called "Love Wedding Repeat" ranks sixth.