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No Women Nominated For Best Director Oscar

By • Jan 18, 2020

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Long-Shot Candidates Bet On New Hampshire

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Assessing The Injuries After Iranian Missile Attack

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Facing Harassment As A Female Mayor

By editor • Jan 18, 2020

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Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick Receives Support After Announcing Alcohol Dependence Treatment

By • Jan 18, 2020

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Iran Admits To Shooting Down Plane

By editor • Jan 11, 2020

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Opinion: We May Never Know The Toll Fires Have Taken On Australia's Wildlife

By • Jan 11, 2020

The toll of the Australian bush fires is staggering. 27 people have died, more than 2,000 homes destroyed and 18 million acres have burned. A billion animals may have been killed.

Try to hold that horrifying number in your mind a moment: a billion animals.

After Denial, Iran Now Says It Shot Down Plane

By • Jan 11, 2020

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France Has Changed — And So Has 'Les Misérables'

By editor • Jan 11, 2020

The new film, Les Misérables, is not another adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel and it's definitely not a musical. It is set in the same Paris suburb that inspired part of the 19th-century classic, and it is about that neighborhood's impoverished residents. But this film is a modern-day cop thriller — and it's France's entry to the Oscars.

Author Meng Jin On 'Little Gods'

By editor • Jan 11, 2020

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Aftershocks In Puerto Rico

By • Jan 11, 2020

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Ryan Crocker On The Killing Of Qassem Soleimani

By editor • Jan 4, 2020

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Iraqi Protester On Iran-U.S. Tensions

By editor • Jan 4, 2020

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Iraq's Position Between The U.S. And Iran

By editor • Jan 4, 2020

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Global and regional powers are on edge as a conflict between Iran and the United States boils over. The U.S. assassination of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani took place on Iraqi soil, a nation where the U.S. and Iran's escalating battle is playing out.

Ofra Bloch On 'Afterward'

By editor • Jan 4, 2020

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In her new documentary, "Afterword," Ofra Bloch chose to examine what had always been a given in her home growing up. As the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and an Israeli Jew, she was taught Germans were bad. So she decided to examine that belief.

T.S. Eliot's Love Letters Unsealed

By editor • Jan 4, 2020

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Saturday Sports: NFL Playoffs, Remembering David Stern

By • Jan 4, 2020

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Don Imus Dies At 79

By • Dec 28, 2019

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Longtime radio show host Don Imus died yesterday. He was 79 years old. According to a statement from his family, he'd been in the hospital since Christmas Eve, though no cause of death was given. Imus was equal parts influential and controversial.

Lost In 2019: Cody The Black Lab

By editor • Dec 28, 2019

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This weekend, we're remembering loved ones who passed away in 2019 who lived exceptional lives out of the spotlight.

JODI FREEDMAN: He was kind of unbridled. He just wanted to go and run and play. And I was so happy to do that. I'm kind of a big, sloppy dog myself.

The 2010s: The Influence Of The Kardashians

By editor • Dec 28, 2019

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We're ending a celebrity decade. From "Real Housewives" to viral moments to electing a celebrity president, the 2010s have been propelled by reality-star power. And no one exemplifies that more than Kim, Kourtney, Kylie, Khloe, Kendall and Kris.

Saturday Sports: James Wiseman, Junior Johnson

By • Dec 21, 2019

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Avery Pearson On Helping Struggling Comedians

By editor • Dec 21, 2019

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Minnesota County Votes Yes To More Refugees

By editor • Dec 21, 2019

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Former Google Engineer On Her Firing

By editor • Dec 21, 2019

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Kathryn Spiers worked as an internal security engineer at Google for two years. Part of her job was to write browser notifications that notify co-workers of employee guidelines and company policies, like not uploading proprietary documents while they surf the web.

Opinion: A Ye Olde Holiday Tale For 2019

By • Dec 21, 2019

There are scores of holiday stories on streaming services this season, and a lot of them seem rolled out of the same candy cane factory: snow, smiles and the real meaning of love.

As an aficionado of the form, I've tried to sketch out my own version:

Charlayne had an exciting life as managing editor of a Manhattan fashion magazine. But something was missing.

Ronny Chieng On 'Asian Comedian Destroys America!'

By editor • Dec 14, 2019

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Ronny Chieng has a Netflix comedy special, "Asian Comedian Destroys America!" It launches globally on Netflix next week in which he holds forth about coming to America, being amazed, agog and occasionally appalled, all at the same time.

Saturday Sports: Lamar Jackson, Lakers, Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks

By editor • Dec 14, 2019

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A Taste Of The Holidays, Cowboy-Style

By editor • Dec 14, 2019

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Cowpokes coming in from the open range to party in town is as well-known as BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. Christmas was traditionally a time of great cowboy migration. Towns across the country held cowboy Christmas balls under various names, and they still are.

Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside?

By • Dec 14, 2019

A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks. Our family brought down some food, clothing and a blanket, but the woman hesitated to open her door when we knocked and smiled.

After all, who were we? Why should she trust us?

We did not call police or a city agency to say, "There's a woman living in a car on our street." I've reported stories where I've spent the night in city homeless shelters. They can feel crowded and unsafe, and have little privacy. I can see why someone would choose to stay on the street or in their car.

Scorpions Infest Brazilian Cities

By editor • Dec 7, 2019

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Life in Sao Paulo, Brazil, may feel a little like a science fiction film right now. Scorpions roam the realm. They're finger-sized, armed with two pincers and, of course, a poisonous stinger. And apparently, they're everywhere.

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