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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A. According to a mine spokesman, the initial news was not very encouraging, but all the miners were eventually rescued. B. According to a mine spokesman, the initial news were not very encouraging, but all the miners were eventually rescued

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm thinking that it should be the first one. News, though plural, does not have a singular. (New would just be an adjective) - There can't be just one news. Plus, you're saying "THE news" which is singular. If you do a google search for "news were", there are no hits for it.

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