Updated Apr 11, 2019 - Economy & Business

For sale: National Enquirer's parent company "disgusted" with the paper

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American Media Inc. is working to sell the National Enquirer following the outlet's public feud with Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post reports.

Background: While it has been reported that AMI is "disgusted" with the Enquirer's reporting methods, the company has also been dealing with financial difficulty after refinancing $425 million in bonds, according to Forbes. AMI's CEO David Pecker is also close friends with President Trump, and has been accused of using the Enquirer in 2016 to favor then-candidate Trump, per the Washington Post.

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Coronavirus dashboard

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  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 12:30 p.m. ET: 2,948,397 — Total deaths: 130,430 — Total recoveries: 924,148 — Total tested: 36,032,329 — Map.
  3. States: Arizona reports record 117 deaths in 24 hours.
  4. Public health: Trump administration invests $2 billion in coronavirus drugs.
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Mary Trump book: How she leaked Trump financials to NYT

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In her new memoir, President Trump's niece reveals how she leaked hordes of confidential Trump family financial documents to the New York Times in an effort to expose her uncle, whom she portrays as a dangerous sociopath.

Why it matters: Trump was furious when he found out recently that Mary Trump, a trained psychologist, would be publishing a tell-all memoir. And Trump's younger brother, Robert, tried and failed to block the publication of "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."

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Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Tuesday that he tested positive for coronavirus.

Why it matters: Brazil's coronavirus outbreak is one of the largest in the world, topped only by the U.S., and Bolsonaro has long downplayed the effects of the virus, pushing businesses to reopen over the last few months in order to jumpstart the country's economy.

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