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The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentaries are sensitive and transformative
Wed Mar 04 12:28 pm
This year's Oscar-nominated documentaries include a tale of terminal cancer, dispatches from behind bars in Alabama, and stories from Iran and Russia.
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5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms
Wed Mar 04 4:23 am
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Texas and North Carolina.
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Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more
Fri Feb 27 12:36 pm
The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.

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5 takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address
Wed Feb 25 4:08 am
President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about.
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Trump excoriates Supreme Court justices after tariff loss
Sat Feb 21 6:00 am
The battle over the tariffs began on day one of the president's second term when he signed an executive order that let him impose a wide range of tariffs on virtually every U.S. trading partner.
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The U.S. ready to make up, Europe ready to break up in Munich
Mon Feb 16 2:49 pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.
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5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections
Mon Feb 09 5:00 am
Here's why Republicans are facing an uphill battle, particularly for retaining control of the House.
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As Trump reshapes foreign policy, China moves to limit risks, reap gains
Thu Feb 05 6:13 am
President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."
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'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady
Fri Jan 30 9:20 pm
Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.
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How the West was won: K-pop's great assimilation gambit
Thu Jan 29 3:00 pm
The crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that birthed them — but they're winning the chart game.
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