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Raging Bull (1980)
Reviewed by Ramona Prioleau Besides the Rocky series, Raging Bull may be the most iconic and well-known boxing movies of all time. From legendary director...

Henry Haller, longest-serving White House executive chef, dies at 97
In a career spanning five presidents, he planned and executed extravagant banquets, wedding receptions and more than 250 state dinners.

Biden to get coronavirus vaccination Monday, assess White House staffing in pandemic
The timing of the vaccine was announced one day after a Biden top aide tested positive for the coronavirus soon after attending the same event...

Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on
As Trump remains defiant, all signs around the White House point to a four-year whirlwind coming to an end.

Why Congress went 8 months without new coronavirus relief as the pandemic worsened
After passing a record $3 trillion in economic relief this spring, Congress went months without a new aid package even as the coronavirus pandemic worsened.

America’s image has tumbled during Trump’s presidency. Can Biden turn it around?
The president-elect has promised to reengage with allies, but success at home will be another ingredient in reforming perceptions abroad of U.S. leadership.

The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter
As coronavirus cases soar to new heights across the country, experts say a dysfunctional federal response led by a president perpetually in denial has spurred...

‘We’re in a crisis’: Biden says U.S. needs to defeat climate change as he introduces team, priorities
Biden introduced members of his climate and energy teams in Wilmington, Del., including Rep. Deb Haaland, who would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary...

Some groups want Biden to fire Trump’s Social Security commissioner. That’s not easy to do.
The SSA commissioner cannot simply be fired, according to a report submitted to Biden’s transition staff. Commissioners can be dumped only for neglect of duty...