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‘Dead Air’ tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasionNov 27, 2024 6:37 pm - Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news,” Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” is the focus of William Elliott Hazelgrove’s “Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America.”
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10 options from Santa’s big bag of Christmas TV programmingNov 27, 2024 5:50 pm - Hollywood cranks out holiday programming as fast as toys are made in Santa’s workshop with broadcast networks, cable channels and streaming services offering seasonal specials.
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Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and KennedyNov 27, 2024 1:57 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.
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F1 great Ayrton Senna’s high-octane life the focus of new Netflix series about racing championNov 27, 2024 12:52 pm - Thirty years after his death in a high-speed crash viewed by millions around the world, Formula One champion Ayrton Senna’s high-octane life is also about to play out in the six-episode Netflix series “Senna” debuting Friday, Nov. 29.
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Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacksNov 27, 2024 12:36 pm - Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition said Wednesday.
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NBC honors John Madden on Thanksgiving by taking the original Madden Cruiser on one last tripNov 27, 2024 12:08 pm - On Thursday, NBC will continue to honor John Madden’s legacy when it opens its broadcast before the nightcap between the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers. The two-minute open features the original Madden Cruiser traveling from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to Lambeau Field.
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Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964Nov 27, 2024 11:05 am - Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” But how many have seen Paul McCartney during that same U.S. trip feeding seagulls off his hotel balcony? That moment is part of the Disney+ documentary "Beatles ’64" streaming Friday, Nov. 29.
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US inflation gauge ticks higher with price pressures still stubbornNov 27, 2024 10:01 am - Consumer price increases accelerated last month, the latest sign that inflation's steady decline over the past two years has stalled in recent months.
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‘They’re scared’: Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportationsNov 27, 2024 9:48 am - Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that ...
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US economy grows at 2.8% pace in third quarter on consumer spending, unchanged from first estimateNov 27, 2024 8:18 am - The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in exports, the government said Wednesday, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of third-quarter growth.