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The label boss, who died on Monday, had a passion for hits -- especially ones he masterminded -- during his formidable tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records.

Abelardo De La Espriella, who has vowed to destroy traffickers with military power, appears set to be the country's next president.

Mr. Donaldson, 63, was found guilty after a weekslong jury trial in Northern Ireland.

Current and former officials say the acting director of national intelligence is planning to announce major cuts to his office as early as Monday.

For years, creators were on the fringes at Creative Artists Agency, a Hollywood talent behemoth. Now the agency is putting them center stage.

José Luis Ábalos, once a minister in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was convicted of bribery. The decision compounds a crisis for Mr. Sánchez' circle.

He rose from a midlevel position at Columbia Records to become one of music's most powerful executives, shepherding stars like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston.

The daytime TV talk show is at the center of a dispute with the Federal Communications Commission over political speech.

Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, appeared to maintain a tense cease-fire for a second day. Israel's military has new orders that restrict troops to defensive actions.

To pressure Moscow, Ukraine is stepping up an air campaign to isolate the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.