Mar 22, 2017

Disney is being sued for allegedly stealing Zootopia

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Disney has been slapped with a lawsuit claiming it stole the idea for its Oscar-winning, billion-dollar-grossing animated film Zootopia from longtime Hollywood screenwriter and producer Gary Goldman.

Goldman, whose credits include the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Total Recall and Tom Cruise film Minority Report, alleges that Disney ripped off the theme, plot, and name of his Zootopia concept, which he pitched to the studio both in 2000 and 2009.

But Disney denied the allegations, stating that Goldman's lawsuit "is riddled with patently false allegations" and that they "will vigorously defend against it in court."

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Maryland becomes latest state to issue coronavirus stay-at-home order

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday he is ordering residents to stay at home effective 8 p.m. due to the coronavirus, except for those engaged in essential services, including health care and government functions.

The big picture: Maryland is the latest state to announce policies to enforce social distancing, which have affected almost 250 million Americans. More than 1.5 billion people worldwide had been asked to stay home as of last week.

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Global: Total confirmed cases as of 12 p.m. ET: 741,030 — Total deaths: 35,305 — Total recoveries: 156,838.
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Federal government latest: The White House will extend its social distancing guidelines until April 30 — Hospital ship the USNS Comfort arrives in Manhattan
Public health updates: — White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said the 100,000 to 200,000 U.S. coronavirus death toll estimate is based on the presumption that citizens follow social-distancing guidelines "almost perfectly."
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