A host of previous Emmy winners will duke it out for a supersized late-night Emmy (or Emmys). The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live will compete in the Outstanding Variety Series category after the Outstanding Talk Series and Outstanding Scripted […]
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David Chase On Why It Took Him Almost Two Decades To Return To TV With CIA Series ‘Project: MKUltra’ & The “Mistake” He Made With ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’
David Chase is currently in development on Project: MKUltra, a limited series at HBO that will chart the story of a secret mind control program operated by the CIA in the 1950s and ’60s. The show will be Chase’s first series since his groundbreaking hit The Sopranos. But why has it taken the New Jersey […]
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ObamaCare premiums poised for another big hike
The cost of ObamaCare coverage could shoot up even higher next year as insurers are proposing a median increase of 14 percent, according to an analysis of initial filings from KFF. If the preliminary filings hold, it would mark the second-straight year of double-digit premium increases, putting customers on the hook for thousands of dollars more in…
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The Gavel: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool caught in legal crossfire
A multifront legal battle is intensifying over the Trump administration’s controversial overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, with arrests for alleged vandalism colliding with scrutiny of the renovation. President Trump shared plans in late April to repair and renovate the 2,028-foot landmark on the National Mall, describing it as “terrible” and “filthy” and promising the project…
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Today’s cautious AOC would not have endorsed the AOC of 2018
Ocasio-Cortez did not endorse the last four socialists nominated for House.
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US strikes came after ‘unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces’ CENTCOM says
The Trump administration said Tuesday that the latest strikes on Iran came only after “unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces” after three commercial oil vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were under attack. The airstrikes hit over 80 targets, including Iranian defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than…
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‘Bake Off’ Back On The BBC? Bosses In Talks With “Subscale” Channel 4 To Host Its Content On iPlayer
Could The Great British Bake Off once again rise at the BBC? That’s a possibility after BBC director general Matt Brittin revealed that the UK broadcaster is in talks with Channel 4 to host its content on iPlayer. Giving evidence to UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday, Brittin said that the BBC […]
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Sanders, Warren Drop Endorsements of Maine’s Graham Platner
Maine’s Democratic senate nominee Graham Platner is facing mounting pressure from top Democrats to end his campaign, including from Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders who have released statements calling for him to step aside. It comes amid new nonconsensual sexual conduct allegations which he denies. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
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Manhattan Building Remains Unstable; Officials Warn of Collapse
Crews at the former Pfizer headquarters in New York City have been working round-the-clock in an effort to stabilize the building after it was deemed structurally unsafe when some support columns started buckling. Now, video from construction workers 21 floors up shows steel bending inside the high-rise and drone footage appears to capture a slight lean to the building. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.
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Trump calls to cut off all US trade with Spain
President Trump lashed out at Spain early Wednesday during remarks from the NATO summit, urging the U.S. to cut off all trade with the European country over what he called a lack of contributions to defense spending. “Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore by the…
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Egypt want officials kicked out of World Cup
The Egyptian FA lodges a complaint with Fifa and demands an investigation into “double standards” of officiating in the controversial defeat by Argentina.
