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Live Nation and music industry representatives were grilled in the Senate on Tuesday, off the back of a major Taylor Swift ticket fiasco at the end of 2022.
Witnesses at the committee hearing criticized Ticketmaster for failing fans and artists.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Data showed on Tuesday that the U.S. economy got off to a weak start in 2023.
Demand for goods and services fell for the fourth month in a row, according to the S&P surveys, which are one of the first indicators each month to assess the health of the economy.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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Nominations for the Oscars have been released, with several blockbusters in with a chance of winning best picture.
The awards ceremony is one of the most prestigious events in the entertainment industry.
There are awards in 23 categories up for grabs - from best actor to best visual effects.
Our US correspondent Sally Patterson has more.
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California is reeling from yet another mass shooting — the second in the space of just three days — after at least seven people were killed on Monday in the city of Half Moon Bay near San Francisco.
The state is still mourning the loss of eleven lives in a separate shooting near Los Angeles, where on Saturday a gunman opened fire in a dance studio during Lunar New Year's celebrations.
Benji Hyer has the latest from the scene of the first attack.
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Nigeria's government says all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination.
The government says this has become necessary because of an upsurge of COVID 19 cases in countries like China, Japan, and the United States.
This comes barely a month after the government relaxed COVID 19 protocols for travellers.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports
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An outbreak of the Norovirus that can cause gastroenteritis
has sparked concerns in the South Indian state of Kerala.
At least nineteen children have been infected so far.
District officials say their condition is stable.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
Seven people are reported shot and killed in two separate locations in Half Moon Bay…a community south of San Francisco.
A 67 year old man has been taken into custody.
Rachel Silverman has this report from San Francisco.
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Japan’s Prime Minister is warning that depopulation is pushing the country to the brink of social dysfunction.
Fumio Kishida made the remarks as part of his first address to Japan’s parliament where he outlined his administration's policy goals for the year.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo
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Police in Los Angeles say investigators are still seeking a possible motive behind one of the deadliest shootings in California's recent history — but admit they may never know the reason why a gunman killed at least eleven people on Saturday during Lunar New Year's celebrations at an LA dance studio.
The suspect, Huu Can Tran, who has since taken his own life, was reportedly a regular patron of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the predominantly Asian city of Monterey Park.
Benji Hyer has the latest from the scene.
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Despite there being in excess of ten mass shootings a week in the US, locals are still shocked at the shooting that took place in their area.
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