PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - April 20

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April 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- U.S. President Joe Biden's administration announced that it intends to appeal a Florida judge's ruling that struck down a federal mask requirement on airplanes, trains, buses and other public transportation but only if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decides that extending the measure is necessary. nyti.ms/3rCUtmA

- Wimbledon officials were set to announce they would bar Russian and Belarusian players from playing in this year's tournament because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Belarus' support of the war. nyti.ms/3JRJIDm

- Joseph Kahn, a Pulitzer Prize winning China correspondent who rose to lead the international desk of The New York Times Co , and then as managing editor helped steer the newspaper into the digital era, has been selected to be The Times's next executive editor, the top newsroom job. nyti.ms/3vnVUGI

- Moderna Inc announced preliminary results from its study of a coronavirus vaccine intended to protect against variants, saying the findings show it can design a vaccine that offers better, longer-lasting protection than its initial product. nyti.ms/3L1lA2y (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)