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Arizona Senate Votes to Overturn 1864 Abortion Ban

Arizona Republicans voted to overturn the state’s 1864-era abortion ban Wednesday in a shocking about-face that could have ripple effects into November.

Chris Pine Is Stuck in Very Suburban Battle Over Ficus Trees

Anyone who’s ever lived in the ’burbs knows what a thorny topic landscaping can be, and for the past couple years, Chris Pine has apparently been learning that first-hand.

Jessica Seinfeld and Bill Ackman Fund Pro-Israel Counterprotests at Colleges

Jessica Seinfeld, cookbook author and wife to comedian Jerry Seinfeld, is funding a pro-Israel counterprotest at UCLA—where violence broke out Tuesday night after a mob attacked demonstrators inside a pro-Palestine encampment.

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A Second Person Has Now Been Charged in Abduction of Slack Founder’s Child

A 26-year-old parking attendant accused of abducting 16-year-old Mint Butterfield appeared Wednesday morning in court, where he was ordered not to have any contact with the teen.

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With ‘Turtles All the Way Down,’ John Green Cinema Returns

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Weinstein Wheeled Into Court as Prosecutors Vow to Retry Him

A noticeably thinner Harvey Weinstein was wheeled into Manhattan criminal court on Wednesday for the first time since an appeals court’s shock decision to overturn his 2020 rape conviction.

Husband of F1 Heiress Delivers Whiny Tirade Against Tipping

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‘Anyone But You’ Showcases the Worst Thing About Modern Rom-Coms

Welcome to modern rom-com week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed! In honor of two big romance releases this week—The Fall Guy and The Idea of You—we’re celebrating everything we love about the last 15 years of romantic comedies.

Anna Delvey’s Ex-Lawyer Says Spirit Airlines Dispute Put Her in Psych Ward

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Why Did The Hollywood Reporter Scrub This Juicy O.J. Column?

Publishing maven Judith Regan wrote earlier this month how she wrangled O.J. Simpson for an hourslong interview to discuss the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a taped sit-down that wouldn’t be seen for more than 12 years…

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Any Lawyer Who Followed Trump’s Advice Would End Up in Jail

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Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day Crash Red Carpet as ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’

Two weeks later, we’re still talking about Ryan Gosling’s latest Saturday Night Live hosting gig. It broke records on Peacock; Gosling is talking about it in interviews; the sketches are still gaining traction on YouTube. But the episode’s…

Robert De Niro Acting Clip Hijacked by Pro-Israel Activists

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MTG Says She’ll Force Doomed Vote to Oust Mike Johnson Next Week

After over a month of trying to win GOP support, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says she is coming for House Speaker Mike Johnson as soon as next week.

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‘Putin’s Brain’ Declares Victory After Tucker Carlson Interview

A far-right Russian philosopher who’s called for Russia to expand its borders and rise up against the West says his interview with Tucker Carlson shows Americans are ready to accept his fascist ideas.

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Trump Floats Nuts Conspiracy Theory About Campus Protests

We regret to inform you that Donald Trump is just asking questions about the true motives behind the pro-Palestinian protests currently taking place on campuses across the country.

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Democrat Crushes GOP Rival in New York Congressional Special Election

Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy on Tuesday won the special election for the New York congressional seat vacated by a retiring Democrat, further narrowing the GOP’s slender majority in the House.

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‘City of Glass’ Author Paul Auster Dead at 77

Novelist Paul Auster has died at the age of 77 due to complications from lung cancer, his friend and fellow author Jacki Lyden confirmed.

Murad’s New Supplement Targets Stress to Boost Longevity & Skin Health

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UCLA Calls the Cops as Violence Erupts Between Protesters

Police officers were called to quell violent scenes that broke out on the UCLA campus late Tuesday as opposing groups of protesters brawled inside the pro-Palestine encampment.

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Scientist Who Sequenced COVID-19 Virus Allowed to Return to Lab After Protest

The first Chinese scientist to publish a genomic sequence of the COVID-19 virus—without permission of government health authorities—says he has been allowed to return to his lab following a sit-in protest he started after he claimed to…

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Michael Ian Black: Here’s the Speech Trump Should Give at Barron’s Graduation

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Florida’s Abortion Ban Should Be Our Breaking Point

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It’s Crunch Time for This Putin Ally’s Infamous Nepo Babies

While Kremlin-appointed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reportedly circles the drain with a terminal diagnosis of necrotizing pancreatitis, the spotlight has shifted to his three notorious sons, including his 16-year-old teenager Adam, who…

Trump’s Lawyers Want to Bail on His Sex Discrimination Suit

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The Secret Sauce Behind Netflix’s All-Out Comedy Dominance

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‘The Veil’: Elisabeth Moss Survived an Earthquake and Polar Vortex to Make New Show

It turns out that Elisabeth Moss is a great celebrity to weather your first Los Angeles earthquake with. I learned this back in February, as she calmly informed me that the hotel meeting room where we were speaking was shaking not because…

Harry Styles Gets His Own ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ in ‘The Idea of You’

Welcome to modern rom-com week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed! In honor of two big romance releases this week—The Fall Guy and The Idea of You—we’re celebrating everything we love about the last 15 years of romantic comedies.

Romantic Comedies Just Aren’t Funny Anymore

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‘Evil Does Not Exist’: A Japanese Master Returns With Another Cinematic Triumph

Although its title sounds fit for a horror movie, Evil Does Not Exist (which hits theaters May 3) is far from a conventionally scary affair—which isn’t to say that, beneath its placid surface, it doesn’t thrum with unnerving tension.