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Sarah Cooper Tackles Climate Change With Latest Trump Lip-Sync
The comedian used her signature impersonation of the president to call attention to the climate crisis with organization World War Zero
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Hollywood Reporter, Variety Staff ‘Freaked Out’ Over Penske-MRC Media Merger (Exclusive)
The merger creates one parent company out of two longtime Hollywood trade rivals
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Telemundo Refutes Claim That Biden Used Teleprompter in Interview (Video)
Eric Trump was among those who circulated a video accusing the Democratic nominee of using the teleprompter
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CNN Shutters ‘Great Big Story’ Storytelling Division
“Challenging times call for difficult decisions, and it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing today that we will be closing the doors of Great Big Story,” a network statement read
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Atlanta Exotic Dancers Release Get Out the Vote PSA
“Get your booty to the poll,” say dancers in new ad which accompanies online resources for registering, researching and voting in the upcoming election
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Trump Tweets ‘Never a Fan of John’ After Cindy McCain Endorses Biden
“I, like everyone else, want to have a president that will have my back,” John McCain’s widow tells “GMA”
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough: Trump’s Rally Comments Border on ‘Fascist’ (Video)
“If that’s not what fascists do, I would love for a professor or somebody who studies fascism to let us know,” “Morning Joe” host says
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Rep Ilhan Omar Hits Back at Trump: ‘This Is My Country’
During a rally Tuesday, President Trump said of the Somali-born congresswoman, “How is your country doing?”
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Variety Parent Penske Media to Take Over Hollywood Reporter, Billboard in Joint Venture With MRC
The newly-formed PMRC will operate PMC’s Rolling Stone, Variety and Music Business Worldwide interests and MRC’s The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Vibe
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Kara Swisher, Ben Smith and Cheo Hodari Coker on How the Coronavirus ‘Accelerated’ Changes in Media (Video)
TheGrill 2020: Smith and Swisher agreed that 2020 has expedited change and dissent in media
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ABC’s ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Wins 2019-20 Season in All Major Demos
The show marked a major milestone for the first time in at least 28 years: winning every night of the season
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Tucker Carlson Walks Back Debunked Story About Nashville COVID Cases But Says, ‘We Don’t Know the Truth’
A segment on Thursday’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” relied heavily on a local Fox affiliate’s now-debunked story on the mayor of Nashville supposedly concealing coronavirus case information
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Joe Scarborough Compares Trump Rallies to Salem Witch Trials: ‘Mass Insanity’ (Video)
“They choose superstition over science,” the “Morning Joe” hosts say of Trump supporters who attend events and hear the president say the virus “affects virtually nobody”
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Woodward on Trump’s Coronavirus Handling: I’m ‘Embarrassed for Him’
Bob Woodward spoke to CNN president Jeff Zucker about his book, “Rage,” during the Citizen by CNN conference Tuesday morning
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Fox News’ Panel Show ‘The Five’ Returns to the Studio
All five panelists broadcast from the studio Monday, one of the largest casts and crews to get back together amid the pandemic
