Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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California to Allow Some Retailers to Reopen With Curbside Pick-Up This Week
Clothing stores, bookstores, music stores, toy stores, flower shops and sporting goods stores can reopen as early as Friday
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NY Times Wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes, Including for Nikole Hannah-Jones’ 1619 Project
Ida B. Wells was posthumously awarded with a special citation
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Time’s Up Says Sexual Assault Claims Like Tara Reade’s Can’t ‘Go Ignored’
Reade previously said she felt “betrayed” by the organization
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Protesters Crowd Huntington Beach Day After Newsom Orders Closure of All O.C. Beaches (Video)
More than 500 protesters, defying physical distancing guidelines, descended onto the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street
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Michael Caputo, HHS Spokesman, Called Women ‘Dog Face,’ ‘Nutty Hag’ in Deleted Tweets
“I stopped caring about what handwringing, virtue signaling leftists think of me,” Caputo told CNN about his tweets
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Robert Durst Trial Delayed for 3rd Time, Rescheduled for June 23
The trial, which began on March 4, was supposed to resume on May 26
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California Gov. Closes Orange County Public Beaches After Warm Weekend Crowds
The decision comes after thousands of California residents flocked to the beaches in Orange County last weekend despite the “stay at home” order
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Jim Carrey Gives Shout-Out to Trump’s ‘Next Medical Breakthrough’ in New Cartoon
The satirical illustration took a jab at Trump’s latest suggestion that injecting bleach into human bodies could kill the coronavirus
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New York Post Lays Off About 20 Staff Members Across Company
“This step has been taken reluctantly to ensure the stability and long-term sustainability of our brands,” a Post spokesperson told TheWrap
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All Los Angeles County Residents Can Now Get Free COVID-19 Tests
“Los Angeles will become the first major city in America to offer widescale testing to all residents, with or without symptoms,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said
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Los Angeles County to Send All 5.4 Million Registered Voters a Mail-In Ballot for November Election
In-person voting will still be available on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Tripadvisor Lays Off Over 900 Employees, Cuts Pay for Most Others
Tripadvisor’s San Francisco and downtown Boston offices, two of the company’s at least 38 locations, will be permanently closed.
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Reopening Movie Theaters and Concerts in California Still ‘Months’ Away, Governor Says
But California is “weeks” away from reopening some nonessential businesses like retail (through curbside pickup) and manufacturing
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Sean Hannity Threatens to Sue NY Times Over Criticisms of His and Fox News’ Coronavirus Coverage
“We’ve reported fairly and accurately on Mr. Hannity and there is no basis for a retraction or an apology,” a New York Times spokesperson tells TheWrap
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Los Angeles Lakers Return $4.6 Million Loan Received Through Paycheck Protection Program
“We repaid the loan so that financial support would be directed to those most in need,” the team said in a statement to TheWrap
