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Readers describe the joys of a manual transmission and some benefits: harder to text while driving and a deterrent for car thieve...
Freed From ISIS, Syrians Struggle to Rebuild Raqqa
By BEN C. SOLOMON and BEN LAFFIN from NYT World
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The Syrian city was liberated from the Islamic State more than a year and a half ago, but rebuilding is slow and hope is fadin...
Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa
By DIONNE SEARCEY from NYT World
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American campaign consultants, including one mentored by Paul Manafort, are increasingly being hired by African candidates to help them win at the polls in still fragile democracie...
When a Criminal Record Is Erased, or Isn’t
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A retired California judge and the Brooklyn district attorney discuss aspects of the issue, including applying for professional licenses and marijuana possessio...
Ukraine comedian 'leads' in presidential election
Volodymyr Zelenskiy played the president on TV - an exit poll has him ahead in the the first round.
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Brexit votes: What happens next?
MPs are expected to vote for a second time on a range of Brexit options
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Inside ISIS’s Former Capital: The Forgotten People of Raqqa
By BEN C. SOLOMON and BEN LAFFIN from NYT World
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We went back to the former capital of the Islamic State, which was liberated more than a year and a half ago, to see how people were getting by. We saw Syrians dancing to celebrate the final battle against...
Kanye West Goes on Camera Tonight in ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Style
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As the trailer promises, Kanye West is ready to share his feelings with you this weeken...
The Spice Rack Can Wait
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A reader recalls dealing with down time between job...
Michael Avenatti’s Biggest Case Yet: His Own
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, NELLIE BOWLES and KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports
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The celebrity lawyer and Trump foil faces federal extortion and financial fraud charges. He seems to be trying the case in the court of public opinio...
Labour plans national bank using Post Office network
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says the proposed Post Bank would protect community banking.
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Brexit fine: Ex-Vote Leave chairwoman does not apologise over spend
The former Labour MP Gisela Stuart says electoral laws needs "rewriting".
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Taiwan Condemns China After Fighter Jets Cross Maritime Line
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Denouncing a “provocative” move, a Taiwanese official says Beijing should “not be an international troublemaker...
Trump Administration Defends Plan to Close the Border, Telling Democrats, ‘We Told You So’
By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S.
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The president and his aides have become emboldened as border crossings surg...
David White, Hitmaker With Danny and the Juniors, Dies at 79
By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries
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He co-wrote the No. 1 hit “At the Hop” and wrote its follow-up, “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay.” He later helped write hits for Lesley Gore and other...
He Says He Found a Souvenir From the ’60s: The Stage at Woodstock
By JAMES BARRON from NYT New York
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Steve Gold returned to a summer bungalow compound and found what he says was the stage from the 1969 Woodstock festiva...
‘Race-Biased Dragnet’: DNA From 360 Black Men Was Collected to Solve Jogger’s Murder, Defense Lawyers Say
By JAN RANSOM and ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York
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Lawyers for Chanel Lewis say prosecutors withheld details about DNA testing that might have helped defend him against a charge he killed Karina Vetran...
Lion Mama: The woman who fought off her daughter’s rapists
Nokubonga Qampi killed one of three men raping her daughter and wounded two. When she was charged with murder there was a public outcry.
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Alex Jones hosted The One Show after miscarriage
The TV personality has revealed she realised she had had a miscarriage after a scan at 14 weeks.
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What to Cook This Week
By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food
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Butternut squash and green curry, chipotle chicken pozole, or pasta alla vodka: Eat deliciousl...
Zuzana Caputova becomes Slovakia's first female president
Zuzana Caputova, an anti-graft activist and political newcomer, beats the ruling party candidate.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Mother's Day card delivered to embassy
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband delivered the card to the Iranian Embassy as part of his campaign for her release.
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IS defeat: British fighters emerge after fall of Baghuz
The BBC has the first broadcast interview with Hamza Parvez, an ex-police cadet turned extremist fighter.
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3 Teenage Migrants Are Charged in Malta With Hijacking Ship at Sea
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World
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The suspects, said to be a sociology major and two high school students, allegedly forced a small tanker that had rescued them and others off Libya to head for Europ...
The cheerleader competing with a hole in her heart
From working as a nurse to training for the world championships, Holly is taking on both with a heart condition that could threaten her life.
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Trump Seeks to Cut Foreign Aid to 3 Central American Nations
Taking drastic action over illegal immigration, President Donald Trump moved Saturday to cut direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, whose citizens are fleeing north and overwhelming U.S. resources at the southern border.
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A TV Comedian Could Dominate Ukraine’s Election. That Is Not a Joke.
By IULIIA MENDEL and NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World
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Voters crowded into polling stations in a presidential race in which a leading candidate was a 41-year-old who plays a president on televisio...
Brexit: There are 'no ideal choices', says justice secretary
David Gauke said it would not be "sustainable" to ignore MPs if they voted for a softer Brexit.
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Edmonton stabbings: Four people knifed in 'random attacks'
They were approached from behind and stabbed in the back in Edmonton, north London, police say.
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Boys charged over Birmingham Grindr date robberies
Victims were attacked after arranging meetings in Birmingham using the gay dating app Grindr.
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Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator
An investigator working for Jeff Bezos says Saudi Arabia accessed data on the Amazon boss's phone.
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Grandparents' wartime love song recreated digitally
Stanley Bonds' 1945 composition for his wife is recreated digitally for her funeral by their grandson.
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North Korea Calls Raid at Its Embassy in Spain a ‘Terrorist Attack’
By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World
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After the break-in at its embassy in Madrid last month, North Korea said it was monitoring reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been involve...
Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy
By ROD NORDLAND and NAJIM RAHIM from NYT World
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Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had predicted that the Taliban would set an ambush for him, and they did, killing at least one of his bodyguard...
Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon boss's phone', says investigator
An investigator working for Jeff Bezos says Saudi Arabia accessed data on the Amazon boss's phone.
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Model with alopecia wants people to embrace differences
Caitlin Leigh says fashion is for everyone after becoming a model since her alopecia diagnosis.
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How We Hang Out at Work Together Online Now
By JOHN HERRMAN from NYT Style
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Instagram is for vacations. Facebook is for families. But TikTok takes us into the classrooms, airplanes, firehouses and fast-food franchises of our real live...
Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones
By CHARLIE WARZEL from NYT Opinion
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Shock jocks lose their power when forced to tell the truth, the whole trut...
Brexit, Offshore Drilling, N.C.A.A.: Your Weekend Briefing
By REMY TUMIN and LANCE BOOTH from NYT Briefing
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Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top storie...
The Criminal Investigations That Sprouted From Mueller
By LARRY BUCHANAN and KAREN YOURISH from NYT U.S.
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Federal prosecutors are pursuing a number of criminal inquiries that grew out of the investigation of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller II...
The ‘Blue Prince of Montmartre,’ at 87, Still Rules Parisian Demimonde
By LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT World
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Dressed habitually in blue, the silver-haired French icon Michou, the owner of Paris’s best-known cross-dressing cabaret, is a showman from a bygone era who still attracts adoring crowd...
Why Elizabeth Warren, a Presumed Front-Runner, Trails Her Rivals in Fund-Raising
By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S.
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Money is a problem for the Democratic senator, who is likely to be substantially out-raised in the first quarter. And she’s not the fresh candidate anymore. But much time remain...
‘Breaches Everywhere’: Midwest Levees Burst, and Tough Questions Follow
By MITCH SMITH, JOHN SCHWARTZ and TIM GRUBER from NYT U.S.
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Hundreds of miles of levees in the Midwest have been overwhelmed by the floods, leaving “Swiss cheese” infrastructure and reigniting a flood control debat...
Homes That Sold for Around $600,000
By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate
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Recent residential sales in New York City and the regio...
The Week in Books
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Salman Rushdie on a “dazzling” debut novel, Bret Easton Ellis, the birth of American Modernism and mor...
Bret Easton Ellis Has Calmed Down. He Thinks You Should, Too.
By LAUREN CHRISTENSEN from NYT Books
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In the 1980s and ’90s, the novelist was seen as a literary bad boy and the voice of his generation. Now 55, he’s about to publish his first book in nine year...
My first Mother's Day without my mum
How do you cope on Mothering Sunday if you've recently lost your mum?
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'This is who I am': Three generations of transitions
Ten years after the first International Transgender Day of Visibility, trans people from different generations tell us their stories.
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Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?
By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World
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No established democracies have ever come as close to applying such sweeping restrictions as Australia and New Zealand are considering in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shooting...
'When his experience at Manchester ends, why not come here to Madrid?' - Zidane likes Pogba 'a lot'
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane says Manchester United's Paul Pogba, who has been linked with a move to the Bernabeu, "knows how to do everything on the pitch".
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Why are university students catching mumps?
A poor vaccine uptake worldwide has led to an increase in mumps outbreaks, according to experts.
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Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World
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It turned out the killer of a Ukrainian electrician was working for Russian intelligence agent...
The Legend of Zion
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports
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The tales of Zion Williamson’s feats did not begin when he arrived at Duke. They probably won’t end there, eithe...
New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing and a Mansion Tax in $175 Billion Budget Deal
By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT New York
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The budget agreement, announced early Sunday, included a new tax on high-end homes and a fee to drive into Manhattan’s busiest area...
Knife crime: More stop and search powers for police
Rules on searches without reasonable suspicion are being relaxed to tackle rising knife crime.
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Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content
Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.
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Ukraine election: Comedian is front-runner ahead of first round
Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election but the surprise front-runner is comic Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Earth Hour: Switching off lights to highlight climate change
Some of the world's most famous landmarks are plunged into darkness to draw attention to climate change.
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Brexit: Theresa May considers next step to break deadlock
Theresa May is under pressure from some senior Brexiteers to rule out a customs union with the EU.
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More adults seeking support for alcoholic parents
Thousand more adults are seeking help in coping with an alcoholic parent every year, a charity says.
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Paul Gascoigne among Spurs legends in final test game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Paul Gascoigne, Jurgen Klinsmann & David Ginola played in Spurs' final test event at their new £1bn stadium before its official opening on Wednesday.
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North Korea says Madrid embassy raid was 'grave terror attack'
Pyongyang calls for an investigation and says it is watching rumours that the FBI played a role.
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Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'Pitch up, pitch up!'
Details are emerging of the final moments of the flight, which crashed six minutes after take-off.
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Thai baby elephants cheered as they escape mud pit
Six baby elephants who were stuck in steep muddy pit for two days are rescued by Thai park rangers.
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Firefighters rescue hundreds of people stuck in toilets
London Fire Brigade has also rescued 17 children with their heads stuck in toilet seats.
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The Papers: Tory 'civil war' over snap election idea
Sunday papers suggest Theresa May faces a backlash if she calls a snap election amid the Brexit deadlock.
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Your pictures on the theme of 'sparkle'
Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "sparkle".
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US-Mexico border: Migrants held as Trump threatens closure
Migrants are forced to sleep outside as US officials struggle with a surge in asylum-seekers.
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When Drake turns up at your local club
Drake fans are delighted as the rapper plays an intimate aftershow set at small Leicester nightclub Republic.
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Tornado chasers face storm as lawsuit hits close to home
A lawsuit claims reckless behaviour by storm chasers before a fatal crash. Is there a wider problem?
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Minimum wage: How high could the lowest salaries go?
The UK's lowest-paid workers are getting a pay rise - helping everyone from bar staff to carers.
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US school shootings: Have drills gone too far?
One school apparently shot teachers "execution style" with pellets as part of a rehearsal for the real thing.
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Is there an Austrian link to New Zealand mosque attacks?
The main suspect in the mosque massacre was familiar with Austria's far-right scene.
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How Village People's cop Victor Willis aims to 'reboot' the group
Victor Willis, the pop group's former singer and songwriter, has overcome legal battles and rehab.
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Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions?
Lyft is the first tech company to float this year but the $24bn business is yet to make profit.
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Brexit: Will flights be disrupted?
The EU and UK have agreed a plan to try to avoid disruption.
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Huddersfield captain 'empty' after relegation - how much worse can it get for Terriers?
Huddersfield captain Christopher Schindler feels "empty" after the Terriers' relegation from the Premier League was confirmed by defeat at Crystal Palace.
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Virginia Fends Off Purdue and Naysayers to Reach the Final Four
By JOE DEPAOLO from NYT Sports
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The Cavaliers, a year after losing to a No. 16 seed in the first round, defeated the Boilermakers in overtime despite 42 points from Carsen Edward...
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
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All of the weddings right here on one handy page for yo...
Rebecca Isaacson, Taylor Lustgarten
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They met six years ago in New York. They are marrying in Closter, N....
Pressley Baird, Tanner Frevert
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The couple met at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where each received a master’s degree in mass communicatio...
Mumu Xu, Joseph Borson
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The couple met in 2016 through the dating app Coffee Meets Bage...
Megan Keane, Alexander Roithmayr
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They met over the phone while working for different freshman members of the New York State Assembl...
Julie Keys, Andrew Heathfield
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The couple met on a blind date while attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from which they graduate...
Jennifer Weissman, Nicholas Jette
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The couple met in 2015 at a cocktail bar in Washingto...
Jennifer Hagan, Adam Humenansky
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The couple met in April 2017 at the wedding of the groom’s brother in West Palm Beach, Fl...
Gena Gonzales, Nathan Greenberg
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The couple attended rival high schools less than two miles apart, but met in June 2016 through the dating app Tinde...
Daniel Leung, Richard Kinnard
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The couple met in 2014 through a dating website and were engaged three years late...
Carter Hahn, Aaron Hartselle
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The couple met in June 2010 during Pride Week celebrations in San Francisc...
Carolyn Conley, Gregory Lehman
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The couple met in 2015 through the online dating app Hing...
Ann Dwyer, Thomas Dunn
By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion
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The couple met in 2008 at the groom’s apartment in Arlington, Va., where the bride was visiting a friend who happened to be his roommat...
Amanda Lee, Derek Ju
By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion
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The couple met while attending college in Bosto...
Alexandra Armour, Joseph Stein
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The couple met through mutual friends in Manhattan in January 201...
What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Veep’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You’
By GABE COHN from NYT Arts
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“Veep” returns for a final season on HBO. And “10 Things I Hate About You” turns 2...
On ‘S.N.L.,’ Mueller, Barr and Trump Interpret the Final Report Very Differently
By DAVE ITZKOFF from NYT Arts
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Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin returned to skewer the Mueller report on “Saturday Night Live,” while Sandra Oh hoste...
