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Melissa McCarthy shows why she’s a repeat ‘SNL’ host, and Pete Hegseth returns in cold open

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2012 file photo, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison gestures while giving a keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco. Ellison bought a small Hawaii airline Tuesday, Feb, 26, 2013, less than a year after he bought most of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

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Matt Gutman attends the 19th annual Stand Up for Heroes, presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival, at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman heads to CBS

"Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford" is the new book by author Carla Kaplan.

Books

This book chronicles the British aristocrat who dedicated her life to social justice

Two women stand beside a chess board in a forecourt.

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Vaguely fantastical without ever being fantastic, ‘100 Nights of Hero’ is less than magical

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Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.’s, dies at 96

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The Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could reshape Hollywood. Here’s what to know

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Nina Hoss explains why Hedda Gabler is the female actor’s Hamlet

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L.A.’s coolest new literary ritual

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Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen open up about ‘honoring’ late friend Diane Keaton

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Lili Anolik on the legacy of Joan Didion

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Karol G on her reaction to headlining Coachella, the first album she bought and more

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Actress Millie Bobby Brown speaks into a microphone.

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“Stranger Things” cast name their favorite ‘80s needledrop

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