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Emmy Awards exit broadcast TV, ink six-year Prime Video streaming deal
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Politics · Economy · Military · Security · TechEmmy Awards exit broadcast TV, ink six-year Prime Video streaming deal
The Emmy Awards is going streaming — after more than 75 years on broadcast TV, the ceremony is making the move to Amazon Prime Video. The Television Academy, which holds the annual awards gala, and Prime Video announced Tuesday that they inked a “historic, multiyear deal” that will make the streaming giant the new home…
Johnson predicts a Democratic majority will impeach Trump immediately
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is predicting that Democrats will waste no time impeaching President Trump if they win control of the lower chamber in the midterm elections. “It’s guaranteed, probably on the first day — first or second day,” Johnson said Tuesday in an interview with Scott Jennings, a pro-Trump pundit. “Remember, they’ve already…
Movies may soon get more boring
An activist protests the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery in Hollywood on September 22, 2026. | Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The Trumpy tech billionaire Larry Ellison has wrapped his tentacles around the US branch of TikTok, an entire Hawaiian island — and now, officially, a very large share of the world’s news and entertainment production. On Tuesday, the media behemoth Paramount — which is headed by Ellison’s son — completed its $110 billion mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, in a controversial and hard-fought deal backed by the elder Ellison. The merger combines a sprawling collection of brands, including HBO, CBS, and Paramount Pictures under one rebranded umbrella. It also concentrates much of the US film and television business in the hands of just five companies. Unions, theater owners,
Cook Political Report moves three Senate races in Democrats’ favor
The Cook Political Report, an election handicapper, is shifting its odds for Senate races in Kansas, North Carolina and New Hampshire toward Democrats. The changes show how unfavorable the political environment continues to be for Republican candidates amid the war in Iran and the state of the economy. These races being more competitive could spell…
Medicare for All support soars to 66 percent in 6 years: KFF poll
Support for Medicare for All jumped to 66 percent among U.S. adults in 2026, highest since 2016, according to polling results published Tuesday. Health research group KFF found that 32 percent of those surveyed strongly favored “having a national health plan … in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan,”…
Lawyers urge watchdogs to examine Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian
Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking federal watchdogs to investigate how the Justice Department built a felony case against him before prosecutors concluded he was not responsible. Attorneys for David Hearn on Tuesday sent a letter to the inspectors general at the DOJ and Interior…
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3 men on trial in London for allegedly spying on Iranian-British journalists
British courts on Tuesday opened the trial for three men accused of spying for Iran and threatening to harm London-based journalists.
Brazil blocks online betting, gambling platforms
Brazil blocked online sports betting and casino platforms, shutting down websites and apps known locally as "bets" and banning their advertising.
Trump Approves Firing Squad for Fort Hood Mass Shooter
Though the firing squad is commonly associated with military justice, the US Army has primarily hanged its death row inmates—and has only performed a handful of executions since 1945. The post Trump Approves Firing Squad for Fort Hood Mass Shooter appeared first on The National Interest.
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China Doesn’t Need to Invade Taiwan to Control It
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1 case of Ebola confirmed in Kenya
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