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    Host Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue at the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
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    WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Slams 'So-Called Leaders' On Gun Control

    Oct 03, 2017
    Late night hosts on various networks reacted to the massacre in Las Vegas by criticizing political inaction on gun laws, which continues to divide the American public.
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    Monkey See
    Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie poses with New Jersey Generals head coach Walt Michaels (left) and Generals owner Donald Trump at a news conference in New York on Feb. 5, 1985.
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    Football And Donald Trump: It's A Long Story

    Sep 30, 2017
    As President Trump opines about what NFL players and owners should do regarding politics and protest, it's worth revisiting a 2009 documentary about his history with professional football.
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    Politics
    Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell kneels during the national anthem Saturday in Oakland. Maxwell is the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem.
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    Trump Embroiled In 2 Controversies About Professional Sports, Race And Culture

    Sep 23, 2017
    In remarks Friday night in Alabama, Trump took issue with NFL players who have knelt in protest during the national anthem. And on Twitter Saturday, he targeted Stephen Curry of the NBA.
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    Code Switch
    Andrea Unsworth, Sunshine Lencho, Nina Parks and Amber Senter.
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    (Legally) Selling Weed While Black

    Sep 22, 2017
    As Oakland's legal cannabis industry grows, the biggest players seem to have two things in common: They're white, and they have lots of money.
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    Politics
    Jimmy Kimmel, seen hosting the Academy Awards in February, has been thrown into political hot waters. His name has been invoked by a GOP senator looking to pass an Obamacare repeal and replace bill.
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    WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Blasts GOP Health Bill, Says It Fails The 'Jimmy Kimmel Test'

    Sep 20, 2017
    After GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy invoked the late night host's name, Kimmel went after him and the Republican health care bill, pulling it apart point by point for an audience that might not normally care.
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    The Record
    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signs a bill establishing the Office of Nightlife at the House of Yes in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Right, Marky Ramone.
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    With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife

    Sep 20, 2017
    A 90-plus-year-old law used to crack down on "fringe" music scenes in the country's cultural capital is on the verge of being removed from the books — joining its repeal will be a new Nightlife Mayor.
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    Politics
    Stephen Colbert and Sean Spicer at the Emmys
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    The Real 'Spicey' Crashes The Emmys, As Stars Mock Trump

    Sep 18, 2017
    Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer lampooned himself, with his SNL alter-ego in the audience. Many presenters and winners took the stage to slam their former TV co-star, Donald Trump.
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    Politics
    Jemele Hill, co-host of ESPN's <em>SC6</em>, speaking on a panel last year. Hill has landed in hot water for calling President Trump a "white supremacist." She's got her critics and lots of supporters.
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    ESPN Flap Shows People Can't Even Agree On What They're Arguing Over In Trump Era

    Sep 17, 2017
    The ESPN host called the president a "white supremacist" and "bigot." ESPN has not suspended her; conservatives are calling it a double standard, but supporters of Hill are asking what she said wrong?
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    The Two-Way
    A counterprotester holds a sign remembering Heather Heyer, who died at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., last month.
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    A Mostly Typical Saturday In Washington, D.C.: Political Rallies — Plus Juggalos

    Sep 16, 2017
    Some worried the convergence in the nation's capital of a rally for fans of a rap group and two dueling Trump-related protests would lead to violence. But the gatherings remained mostly peaceful.
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    Politics
    First lady Melania Trump, President Trump, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton, Vice President Pence, and second lady Karen Pence are photographed at Mnuchin and Linton's wedding on June 24 in Washington, D.C.
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    Treasury Secretary's Wife Apologizes After Sparking Internet Furor With Online Post

    Aug 22, 2017
    Dressed in more than $16,000 worth of clothes and accessories in the photo, Louise Linton, a Scottish actress married to Steven Mnuchin, had ridiculed an Instagram follower for being "out of touch."
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    Book Reviews
    Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., at an town hall event in Mesa, Ariz. He wrote a new book, in secret, criticizing President Trump and Republicans who have not stood up to him in defense of conservative values.
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    Jeff Flake Has Taken On Trump And The GOP. But Will It Matter?

    Aug 08, 2017
    The GOP has "given into the politics of anger—the belief that riling up the base can make up for failed attempts to broaden the electorate," the senator says. "These are the spasms of a dying party."
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    The Two-Way
    Julia Pierce and Leslie Abraham deliver flowers to the office of a legislator who voted against SB4.
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    With Speeches And Bright Dresses, Quinceañeras Protest Texas Sanctuary City Ban

    Jul 19, 2017
    With bright skirts flouncing, 15 young women ascended the steps of the Texas State Capitol in Austin. "We will not meet this law on its hateful level," declared 17-year-old Magdalena Juarez.
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    Politics
    Kid Rock at the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York City. He says he plans to run for Senate as a Republican in Michigan.
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    Kid Rock Says Michigan Senate Campaign Website Is 'Not A Hoax'

    Jul 14, 2017
    "It's not a hoax, it's a strategy and marketing 101!" wrote the singer of "Bawitdaba" on his personal website.
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    The Record
    Joe Scarborough plays <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert</em> on February 21, 2017.
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    Joe Scarborough Still Wants To Make 'Trump: The Musical'

    Jul 04, 2017
    The Morning Joe host plans to release new music every month over the next two years.
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    Politics
    Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Nikos Giannopoulos in the Oval Office.
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    Q And A With The 'Sassy' Teacher Of The Year About That Fan And Going Viral

    Jun 16, 2017
    "I have been visibly gay my entire life," Nikos Giannopoulos told NPR.
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    The Two-Way
    Rep. Mike Quigley has introduced the Covfefe Act, which would expand the Presidential Records Act to include social media. Above, the Illinois Democrat on Capitol Hill on Monday.
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    The Covfefe Act Has A Silly Name — But It Addresses A Real Quandary

    Jun 12, 2017
    In an era of unfiltered tweets from the president, Rep. Mike Quigley's bill would require the archiving of the president's social media posts — from official and personal accounts.
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    The Two-Way
    The Public Theater's production of <em>Julius Caesar</em> in New York's Central Park features a titular character who wears a Donald Trump-like costume and is stabbed to death onstage.
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    Delta, BofA Drop Support For 'Julius Caesar' That Looks Too Much Like Trump

    Jun 12, 2017
    A New York production's Caesar has blond hair, a fondness for long ties and a wife who speaks with a Slavic accent. Delta said the assassination tale "crossed the line on the standards of good taste."
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    Politics
    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters outside of the Senate chamber, on Capitol Hill, in March.
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    McCain Explains Iffy Performance During Comey Hearing

    Jun 08, 2017
    The Arizona senator said he stayed up too late watching baseball, after television viewers across the country expressed confusion over his line of questioning for the former FBI director.
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    The Two-Way
    Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Trump attend the 36th annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on May 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Reports: AG Sessions Offered To Resign Amid Trump Anger At Recusal

    Jun 06, 2017
    Sessions was among Trump's most ardent supporters in 2016, but according to reports from ABC News and others, the president remains furious with his choice to recuse himself from Russia inquiries.
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    The Two-Way
    Together with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, President Trump touches a lit-up globe that activated a video at the inauguration of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, Saudi
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    Here's The Deal With That Glowing Orb — And Plenty Of Notes On What It Isn't

    May 22, 2017
    It seemed an innocuous gesture: President Trump joined two other world leaders in laying their hands on a lit-up globe at an event in Saudi Arabia. Then, Twitter caught wind of it.
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    Code Switch
    Charles Barkley and executive producer Dan Partland speak during the American Race Press Luncheon in May in New York City.
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    In 'American Race,' Charles Barkley Is A True Believer In The Power Of Dialogue

    May 22, 2017
    In the new TNT docu-series about race, the former NBA star is mostly indifferent to the broader context of the discussions he's wading into — and to the limits of trying to "start a dialogue."
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    Code Switch
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    I Am Not Your Muslim

    May 06, 2017
    An "identity matrix" is a trap that presents itself as the answer to broad-brush generalizations about Muslims as terrorists or radicals, but actually ends up being similarly simplistic.
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    The Two-Way
    In an emotional monologue, Jimmy Kimmel disclosed his infant son's heart defects and asked Americans to put politics aside when it comes to health care. "There are no teams," he said. "We are the team. ... We need to take care of each other."
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    Jimmy Kimmel Opens Up About His Newborn Son's Heart Surgery And Praises Obamacare

    May 02, 2017
    "Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was," Kimmel said in an emotional monologue, "there was a good chance you'd never be able to get health insurance."
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    Code Switch
    Are newsrooms too white?
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    The Modern Newsroom Is Stuck Behind The Gender And Color Line

    May 01, 2017
    As newsgathering and reporting intensify, diversity, inclusion and representation appear to have flatlined in the last decade.
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    Code Switch
    Scenes from <em>Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992.</em>
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    5 Films Look At The Los Angeles Riots From (Almost) Every Angle

    Apr 25, 2017
    The documentaries attempt to complete the picture of what transpired in LA in 1992 after Rodney King was beaten by police, showing how the riots affected a wide swath of Angelenos.
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