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Rami Malek is a champion, my friends

Queen may have opened the Oscars, but Rami Malek is the real champion of the night. Malek on Sunday picked up the best actor award for playing Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody."

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Man holds minor captive for months

A Brandon man held a minor captive inside his home for 52 days, according to court documents. The Navy veteran, 39-year-old Thomas Hill, faces four felonies for allegedly driving across state lines to take the minor.

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Afghanistan peace talks resume in Doha with Taliban co-founder

The US special tepresentative for Afghanistan has met with one of the founding members of the Taliban for the first time, as the latest round of peace talks resumed in Qatar Monday.

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Opponents line up to quash Medicare for All

As attention on Medicare for All continues to grow, the industries that would be most affected by the shift are determined to chill the fervor.

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That 'Green Book' Oscar win is so our country right now

"Green Book" refers to the guidebook African Americans used to avoid segregation while traveling during and before the civil rights era.

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Videographer refuses to shoot gay wedding

A Denver wedding videographer who refused to work with a same-sex couple is setting the stage for another conflict over religious beliefs and state anti-discrimination laws.

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Melissa McCarthy's second Oscars look is #goals

While most celebrities who attended the Oscars Sunday night slipped into their second look of the evening before hitting up the after-parties, Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone had something else in mind.

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'The Trump Dynasty' distills president's life into A&E documentary

As with all things pertaining to Donald Trump, people will surely project their preconceived notions onto "The Trump Dynasty," a three-part, six-hour A&E documentary presented under the Biography banner. This deep dive into the president's life is nevertheless well worthwhile -- especially through the first two parts, which offer a detailed guide of the people and events that shaped him.

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Police in NYC are investigating the second set of swastikas found in the last three days

For the second time in three days, the New York City Police Department is investigating swastikas found scrawled in places where children play.

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This week is going to be completely full of news. Day and night.

President Donald Trump is traveling 12 time zones across the world for a second high-stakes summit with the North Korean despot Kim Jong Un. During the day in Vietnam and while Americans are sleeping, Trump will try to breathe new energy into de-nuclearization talks with North Korea. At night in Vietnam and during the daytime in DC, his former lawyer and fixer will be testifying in open and closed hearings on Capitol Hill.

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Warren Buffett says he can't beat the S&P 500

The world's most well-known investor says it's hard for him to do better than the broader market. So should you even try?

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Oscars ratings rebound after record low year

The 91st Academy Awards drew an average 29.6 million viewers. That's a 12% increase over last year's 26.5 million viewers, which was a record low.

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Spike Lee, Regina King, “Black Panther” and More Win at 91st Academy Awards

2019 is arguably the year of #OscarsSoBlack. According to the Los Angeles Times, this year set the record for the most individual Black winners of Academy Awards, with seven victors in six categories.

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Jon Stewart pushes Congress to aid 9/11 victims fund

Comedian Jon Stewart is bringing a serious message to Congress, this time: Extend the compensation program for survivors of and responders to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Trump declares 'signing summit' for imminent trade deal with China

President Donald Trump declared Monday he would participate in a "signing summit" with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the world's two largest economies edged closer to a trade deal.

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Serena Williams' Nike ad exposes the double standards women face at work

Dramatic, nuts, delusional, unhinged, hysterical, irrational, and, of course — crazy.

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A piece of Antarctica twice the size of New York City may soon break off

Antarctica's going to lose a big chunk of itself. Like a Big Apple-size chunk. Cracking in a section of the Brunt Ice Shelf will break off a 660-square-mile section from the continent, NASA says.

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This startup makes your parties Insta-worthy

Flower crowns. Metallic-colored balloon banners. Glitter candles. Paper straws, plates and napkins with gold brush strokes.

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The rise of the Barrett brothers, the All Blacks' prolific family affair

When asked what he planned to do after retiring from rugby, Kevin Barrett -- or "Smiley," as he was nicknamed -- announced he was "going to breed some All Blacks."

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Theresa May's job is getting harder by the day

Taking a break from the EU-Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday evening, Theresa May was challenged to a quick game of pool by Italian PM Giuseppe Conte. It turns out her pool skills are not much better than her dance moves -- to the delight of people commenting on Twitter back in Britain.