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President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration was still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines, with talks ongoing and no final decision yet on whether to move forward with...
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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced Friday.The move comes after President Donald...
Appeals court issues nationwide order blocking telehealth distribution of abortion pill mifepristone
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Did MGM Grand cancel Jimmy Kimmel residency after Trump called for boycott? No, it never existed
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In April 2026, Las Vegas' MGM Grand canceled Jimmy Kimmel's summer residency following U.S. President Donald Trump's request for a full boycott of the comedian.
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ContextJimmy Kimmel never had...
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2026: Highlights of Real Resilience & Collective Care
In its 42nd year, the Chicago Latino Film Festival succeeds in bringing an international array of films that showcase the complexity, diversity, and passion...
An Invitation to a Film Party: The 13th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival
The 13th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, an event for which I am the co-producer and several other RogerEbert.com contributors are programmers, launches this...
Prime Video’s Lush, Ambitious “The House of the Spirits” Does Right By Isabel Allende’s Masterpiece
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that some literary projects are simply not meant to be reimagined as feature films or television series. Or, at...