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Christopher Barr/USA NetworkA TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels. -
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFPThe Trump administration sent reduction-in-force notices to more than 1,400 staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in April.
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While just a fraction of Republicans in Congress are holding town halls during the August recess — in-person and virtual — the questions from voters, and answers from lawmakers, strike a similar tune. -
Bret McKenzie has made fans laugh with his lyrics as part of Flight of the Conchords. Now he's back with a solo album of wide-ranging moods called "Freak Out City." -
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation's schools and universities. -
The deployment is meant to help the government of Haiti recover vast swaths of territory seized in the past year and now controlled by heavily armed gangs. -
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police."
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The TV prequel to the Alien movies calls back to the best elements of those original films — including questions about corporate exploitation and technological advancements. -
Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.
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The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to strengthen over the next several days and says it could become a hurricane by late Thursday. -
Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control. -
Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles. Then he landed the role of Joel on Somebody Somewhere and everything changed. His new memoir is Actress of a Certain Age.
