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A ransomware attack targeting a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment.

Lengthy strikes. Layoffs. Hikes in subscription fees. It was a long year in media. TV critic Eric Deggans looks ahead at what's coming next, and — believe it or not — it's not all bad.

The first annual Wild Oaks Country Music Festival will take place Saturday, June 3 in Thousand Oaks and will feature some of Nashville’s favorite country artists. Performers set to appear include country chart-topping Craig Morgan, grammy-nominated CAM, and local favorites Justin Honsinger and Chris Johnson and the Hollywood Hillbillies (straight from the Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth). The festival also features line dancing and lessons, a live DJ, food trucks, kids’ activities, Hot Sumer Night People’s Choice Best Hot Sauce tastings and over 75 vendors and booths. Presented by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village, all net proceeds go to local nonprofit groups.

Discounted early bird tickets are on sale through April 3 ($75 per person regular price) on the festival website (https://wildoakscmf.com). A limited number of VIP tickets that include free parking, shaded seating next to the stage, private restrooms and food and drink tickets are $225. Kids under 12 are free. Festival hours are noon to 7:00 p.m. Limited parking onsite is $20. Free offsite parking and shuttles nearby. To purchase tickets go to www.WildOakscmf.com. For more information: obmhsn@gmail.com, 805-701-7248. Follow Wild Oaks Country Music Festival on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/wildoakscmf.

Ahead of a self-imposed April 5 deadline, the Trump administration is close to clinching a deal with Oracle to oversee TikTok's U.S. operations.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on an e-book deal announced between Microsoft and Amazon.com. The deal follows in the wake of a similar deal Microsoft cut with Barnes and Noble.com that's already enabled the rival e-tailer to sell the new format of books.

Our summer reading series continues this week with Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com. Bezos is a fan of science fiction, though he says his favorite novel of all time is Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day (Vintage Books; ISBN: 0679731725).

The Department of Justice expressed support for legislation that would ban digital platforms like Amazon and Google from giving preferential treatment to their own products.

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

Here's what we learned from a hectic spate of financial report cards shared by top U.S. retailers.

The whopping 6 feet of snow was one of the top three heaviest snowfalls in recorded history for the Buffalo region.