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‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Hangs Out With the World’s Most Annoying Kid

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How many little women is Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor) going to befriend in A Gentleman in Moscow? Alex’s habit of acquainting himself with little girls—this sounds odd, but he’s the one doing it over and over again—has returned…

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Jordan Klepper Declares Donald Trump ‘The King of Pettiness’

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That Donald Trump has a tendency toward pettiness is hardly surprising to those who have been paying attention to the former president’s antics in recent years. (See Exhibits A, B, C, D, and E.) But a late-night outburst on Wednesday…

Emory University’s Philosophy Chair Arrested at Campus Gaza Protest

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Video taken by a witness and confirmed by local reporters captured the moment Noëlle McAfee, the chair of Emory University’s philosophy department, was dragged from a pro-Palestine campus protest in handcuffs Thursday evening—as she called…

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Mitch McConnell Breaks With Trump on Absolute Presidential Immunity

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As the Supreme Court weighs whether Donald Trump is shielded from prosecution for acts committed while president, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he opposes Trump’s view of absolute immunity.

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Missing Trucker’s Body Found in Field Months After Mysterious Disappearance

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The search for a missing Iowa trucker came to a tragic end Wednesday, with loved ones revealing David Schultz’ body was found lying in a field, his cowboy boots still on and his keys in his pocket—details police used to identify him.

Jessica Lange Is Thrilling, Even if ‘Mother Play’ on Broadway Isn’t

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Let us be clear: it is mesmerizing, a delicious treat, a little surreal, and utterly thrilling to watch Jessica Lange act on stage in Paula Vogel’s Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions (2nd Stage, to June 16). In this Broadway play, she…

White House Hits Back at Trump’s Bogus Charlottesville Comparison

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Donald Trump’s claim that the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 was less hateful than pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses lately was “repugnant and divisive,” the White House shot back Thursday night.

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Local TV Cameras Capture Passerby’s Fight With California Mayor’s Security Detail

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A passerby interrupted a local television interview Tuesday with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan to start a fight with one of Mahan’s security personnel, leading to an arrest for felony battery on a police officer, among other charges, local…

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex-Makeup Guru Talks. It’s Not Pretty.

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Following news that Emilio Garcia, a former cameraman for rap star Megan Thee Stallion, is suing the rapper for withholding wages and creating a “hostile work environment,” including forcing him to watch her have sex in a car, another…

High School AD Framed Principal With Fake AI-Generated Racist Audio: Cops

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A Maryland high school athletic director was arrested Thursday after police said he used artificial intelligence to generate a fake audio clip of a principal making racist and antisemitic remarks—an alleged frame-job believed to have been…

How Fox News Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Michael Avenatti

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CAIR Calls On MSNBC to Ban ADL Boss Over ‘Iranian Proxies’ Remark

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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling for MSNBC to ban Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt from its airwaves over recent comments he made about college students protesting against the war in Gaza.

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Weepy Weinstein Can’t Wait to Return to NYC

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The news that Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was overturned left his victims and #MeToo advocates reeling in disgust. But the disgraced Hollywood mogul was so happy he cried tears of joy.

Thursday, Apr 25

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Columbia Professor Says He Was Racially Targeted by School’s Security

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A professor at Columbia University said he was the victim of targeted harassment from campus security officers after the school beefed-up safety protocols in response to the ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment.

USC Cancels Graduation After Firestorm Over Pro-Palestine Valedictorian’s Speech

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First it canceled a valedictorian’s speech. Then it removed all non-university-affiliated speakers from the lineup.

Enquirer Chief Testifies He Was Told Stormy’s Trump Story Was ‘True’

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Making a deal with a porn star who said she slept with Donald Trump was a step too far even for tabloid king David Pecker, he testified on Thursday.

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Judge Upholds Trump’s $83 Million Defamation Verdict

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A federal judge in New York upheld a defamation verdict against Donald Trump, keeping him on the hook for the $83 million he owes E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused him of sexual assault.

Supreme Court Justices’ Pro-Trump Immunity Arguments Make Zero Sense

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Weinstein Can’t Wait to ‘Tell His Story’ at Retrial, Lawyer Says

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Harvey Weinstein has been “dying to tell his story” for years—and he wants to do it on the witness stand.

‘City Hunter’: Netflix Whiffs Yet Another Live-Action Manga Adaptation

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Mainstream animation from the U.S. and Japan may be far apart in sensibility, style, and intended audience, but cartoons from both countries do share one major piece of common ground: the vast difficulty of translating them into live…

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The Onion Finally Found Someone to Buy It From ‘Herb’ G/O Media CEO

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G/O Media rid itself of another property on Thursday, telling staffers in a company-wide memo that it has sold the satirical outlet The Onion.

Trump Claimed Trial Interferes With His Campaign, but on His Day Off He Went Golfing

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Former president Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that his ongoing hush money trial constitutes “election interference,” by preventing him from connecting with voters, and so, the Republican presidential nominee spent his one day off…

Battle of the Supermodels: DiCaprio’s Ex Hits Out at Hadid

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Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli has taken a swipe at Bella Hadid, accusing the 27-year-old of spreading fake news with her post about Palestinian children.

What Weinstein Accusers Are Saying About the Shock Reversal

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More than 80 women have accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. On Thursday, dozens of them expressed their shock and outrage when news broke that a New York court had overturned his 2020 rape conviction.

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Inside Ronna McDaniel’s Six-Figure Severance From the RNC

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Arrests Get Violent as Cops Deploy Tasers and Tear Gas on Campus Protesters

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Demonstrators at Emory University protesting in support of Palestinians and against a planned “Cop City” training center were subject to increasingly violent arrests on Thursday as Atlanta police attempted to shut down their protests.

‘Insecure’s’ Amanda Seales: I’m Done ‘Protecting’ Issa Rae

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Actress Amanda Seales, who starred on all five seasons of the hit, Issa Rae-helmed HBO comedy Insecure, put her former boss on blast during a sit-down with Club Shay Shay host Shannon Sharpe this week.

Meghan Markle’s Strawberry Jam Is the New Ivy Park Box

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Why Weinstein Bombshell Won’t Save Him From Rotting in Prison

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