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‘Saturday Night Live’ to debut British version of the show in 2026
Will Heath/NBC Live from London, it’s Saturday night! Saturday Night Live is set to launch its first-ever British edition of the series. In partnership with Sky, the NBC late-night sketch show will premiere Saturday Night [Read More…]
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Watch Viola Davis react to her newly unveiled wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Madame Tussauds Hollywood Viola Davis has been immortalized at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, where her new wax figure was recently revealed. It features her look from the Academy Awards in 2017 — a red Giorgio Armani Privé [Read More…]
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Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden to star in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ limited series for Netflix
Craig Gibson/StillMoving for Netflix It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a streaming service in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Pride and Prejudice adaptation. Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and [Read More…]
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Over 200 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub
Str/Xinhua via Getty Images (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) — The death toll continues to rise amid an ongoing search and rescue effort after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert. At least 218 [Read More…]
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Shoplifting suspect allegedly kills man in hit-and-run at discount store parking lot: LA sheriff
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Authorities in Los Angeles County said they’re searching for the suspect who shoplifted from a discount store before killing a man in a hit-and-run in the store’s parking lot. [Read More…]
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House passes budget blueprint to fund Trump’s agenda
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House narrowly voted to approve the GOP budget blueprint Thursday by a vote of 216-214, delivering a major victory for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Trump congratulated the House [Read More…]
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Inflation cooled but egg prices soared in March, before Trump’s tariff escalation
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 2.4% in March compared to a year ago, marking a cooldown during a period that preceded the recession warnings and market turmoil following President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
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In brief: Alexander Skarsgård stars in ‘Murderbot’ trailer and more
Alexander Skarsgård stars in the new trailer for Murderbot. Apple TV+ released the trailer for the upcoming TV series on Wednesday. The show will span 10 episodes; the first two premiere on May 16. Based [Read More…]
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Johnson tries again to vote on Trump-backed budget blueprint after GOP hard-liners balked
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is voting Thursday on a budget blueprint to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda, which was passed by the Senate last week. “I’m happy to tell you that this [Read More…]
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Democratic Party ‘doubling down’ on town hall meetings targeting Republican-held districts
ABC News The Democratic National Committee — continuing its push to host town halls in Republican-held districts — is announcing a new set of town halls focused on the Republican-led budget bill and featuring high-profile [Read More…]
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Judge to consider blocking controversial Trump deportation policy
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston Thursday will consider pumping the brakes on a controversial Trump administration policy of removing migrants to countries where they have no prior connection without allowing them [Read More…]
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Global stock markets climb after Trump pauses most tariffs for 90 days
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Asian and European markets rallied in Thursday trading in response to President Donald Trump’s dramatic decision to suspend planned tariffs on nearly all American trading partners for 90 days [Read More…]
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Ksenia Karelina, US ballet dancer, released from Russia in prisoner exchange
PHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images (LONDON) — U.S.-Russian dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was released from Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday. The exchange took place overnight in Abu Dhabi [Read More…]
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Rami Malek says ‘The Amateur’ is ‘very much an underdog story’
20th Century Studios Rami Malek stars as a CIA “computer nerd” turned unlikely action hero in The Amateur, out in theaters Friday. After his wife is brutally murdered in a terrorist attack, Charlie Heller decides [Read More…]
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Supreme Court declines to stop Karen Read retrial
Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Karen Read’s emergency request to delay her state murder trial until it reviews her appeal. No explanation was [Read More…]
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Idaho college killings: Words ‘psychopath,’ ‘sociopath’ banned from Bryan Kohberger’s trial
Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger returned to court on Wednesday for a high-stakes hearing to decide what evidence will be allowed at his [Read More…]
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Trump administration halts $1 billion for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern, White House officials say
Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune via TNS via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell and $790 million to Northwestern, as the government investigates alleged civil [Read More…]
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Harvey Weinstein appears in court days before new trial
Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein was back in court on Wednesday with less than a week before the start of his second New York sex assault trial. His trial is expected [Read More…]
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Jennifer Lopez to host American Music Awards
Courtesy CBS Jennifer Lopez first hosted the American Music Awards back in 2015 and has performed on the show 10 times. Now she’s back for another round. The singer, actress and businesswoman will be front and [Read More…]
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Report: Netflix eyeing Jack Lowden for Mr. Darcy in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ series
Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage via Getty Images Netflix may just have found its Mr. Darcy. Jack Lowden is in talks to play the romantic hero in the streamer’s TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, according to Variety. [Read More…]