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The performing arts remain in economic peril as Broadway extends closures until May 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Broadway's Reopening Is Pushed Back Again

The Broadway League has announced an extension of closures related to COVID-19 to May.

WFIT's Sonic Waves Music Festival Saturday April 4th *Postponed*

For the health and safety of everyone involved, WFIT’s Sonic Waves Festival scheduled at the Intracoastal Brewing Company on April 4 has been…

Rick Bright filed a complaint this week with the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency responsible for whistleblower complaints.

Attorneys: Watchdog Wants Coronavirus Scientist Reinstated Amid Probe

Rick Bright, a top scientist working on a vaccine, says he was reassigned for not focusing on treatments favored by President Trump, even though they lacked "scientific merit."

52 percent of Americans say they're likely to take a cruise this year.

Could 2023 be the cruise industry's comeback year in Florida?

More Americans are planning on taking a cruise in 2023, which bodes well for Florida’s cruise industry. Black Friday was a record day for cruise ship bookings in the US.

She's a teenager with a cellphone, surfing the Internet. And she's a Syrian refugee who works in the fields up to 14 hours a day. That's the new life of 15-year-old Fatmeh, seen here in the living room area of her family's makeshift shelter.

A Teen Who Fled Syria Had High Hopes For Her Life In Lebanon: #15Girls

Fatmeh is one of hundreds of thousands of children who have fled Syria with their families. In Lebanon, she works in the fields up to 14 hours a day, clinging to her dream of going to college.

Albino Quiroz Sandoval is seen at age 10 (bottom right) with relatives including his parents and brother. Now in his 70s, he has been missing for more than a year.

Last Year, A Retired Mexican Schoolteacher Vanished. His Family Still Seeks Answers

Albino Quiroz Sandoval left home to go shopping last year and never returned. A man has been arrested, but most crimes in Mexico go unpunished. More than 37,000 people have gone missing since 2007.

National security and foreign policy officials were asked to work with Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on relations with Ukraine.

Impeachment Inquiry Update: What This Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair

President Trump commissioned Rudy Giuliani as his top guy for Ukraine, and the White House also appointed "three amigos" to carry out its policy. The administration says nothing's wrong here.

50 years ago, 'Come and Get Your Love' put Native culture on the bandstand

Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.

Russian official Alexander Torshin, appearing in Moscow in 2016, was sanctioned by the U.S. government in April, suspending years of travel back to 2009 during which he cultivated ties with American conservatives.

Documents Reveal How Russian Official Courted Conservatives In U.S. Since 2009

President Trump and Sarah Palin were among figures on the right targeted by outreach from Alexander Torshin, a Russian official recently sanctioned by the U.S., according to documents obtained by NPR.

The Year In Tweets

President Obama might have had the top tweet this year, but a lot of other notable things were said and discussed on Twitter in 2012. Host Michel Martin gets a breakdown of the year's top tweets from Keli Goff of The Root and blogger Viviana Hurtado of The Wise Latina Club.

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