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Jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused director Toback of sexual abuse

1:58am April 10, 2025

Toback, who wrote Bugsy, faces one of the largest #MeToo verdicts in history after a New York jury ordered him to pay $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women.

Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company

9:03pm April 09, 2025

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.

10 emerging writers win Whiting Awards

8:11pm April 09, 2025

The awards, which come with a $50K purse, have helped launch the writing careers of many now well-known authors, including Colson Whitehead, Ocean Vuong, Alice McDermott and Jia Tolentino.

'The Great Gatsby' turns 100. What's it like teaching it today?

6:11pm April 09, 2025

by Andrew Limbong

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel has spent years on high school reading lists. How are literature professors teaching it today? And do students still find it relevant?

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President Trump has announced a hold on most tariffs, but China faces tariffs of 125%

6:11pm April 09, 2025

by Mara Liasson

President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on the steep tariffs that went into effect Wednesday -- except for China.

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West Virginia moves to ban several food dyes

6:02pm April 09, 2025

The West Virginia Legislature passed a ban on food dyes in a confluence of interests between pro-Trump lawmakers and food safety advocates. Some grocery shoppers worry it will mean dwindling choices.

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The politics of Trump deportations

5:41pm April 09, 2025

by Claudia Grisales

President Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation program in U.S. history. Some Republicans worry about political backlash, especially in swing districts with immigrant populations.

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What does it take to keep your job as an NBA head coach?

5:39pm April 09, 2025

by Ailsa Chang

Mike Malone, the former coach of the Denver nuggets, was fired this week -- joining a growing list of NBA coaches to lose their jobs after winning a championship.

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Syria's dictator is gone. Its civil war is over. But Israel keeps attacking

5:04pm April 09, 2025

by Lauren Frayer

Almost immediately after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled, Syria came under attack. Israeli airstrikes have hit several hundred times since December. Syria's new leaders are starting to speak up.

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20 musicians who should get to go to space before Katy Perry

4:59pm April 09, 2025

On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.