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Will an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 6 p.m. slot in 2024Nov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - Academy Awards enthusiasts won't have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March. The 96th Oscars will begin one hour early, with the official sho...
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In concert film 'Renaissance,' Beyoncé offers glimpse into personal life during world tourNov 29, 2023 10:00 pm - “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” — ★ ★ ★ ★ In Beyoncé's concert film, she described her recent Renaissance World Tour as being run like a machine: From lighting to ...
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How grief, creating characters helped comic Heather McMahan to build a loyal followingNov 29, 2023 5:00 am - When Heather McMahan recently debuted her first Netflix comedy special, "Son I Never Had," the fan reaction was as though their best girlfriend had achieved a major win....
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Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to an attack on the Securities and Exchange CommissionNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday seemed open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could...
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic levelNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. life expectancy rose last year - by more than a year - but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to...
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Biden targets GOP Rep. Boebert in her district in a fresh political attack on RepublicansNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - DENVER - President Joe Biden will try to turn Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado into the embodiment of Republican opposition to his agenda as he visits her congressional d...
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GM says it can handle rising labor costs as it announces huge share buyback and dividend increaseNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors on Wednesday announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors...
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An ailing Pope Francis tells the public he's better than a day earlier but has aides read speechesNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis presided at his weekly audience with the public at the Vatican, but he said that he's still unwell and asked an aide to read his remarks for ...
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UK's Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek leader in Parthenon Marbles spatNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying...
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Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from themNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a secon...