Here's why:
* Collective Nouns refer to a group of things or people considered as a single unit.
* While "news" is often used as a singular noun (e.g., "The news is good today"), it actually refers to a collection of information. You can't have a single piece of "news" – it's always a collection of stories, events, etc.
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