When a famous movie star, who had been divorced four times in the past, announced he had married his current girlfriend in a private ceremony over the weekend,

the entertainment news editor wanted to run a story on the girlfriend's background the very same day. He was afraid the movie star would change his mind, and the story would lose its

a) currency.
b) prominence.
c) impact.
d) timeliness.


ANS: a

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