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‘We All Became a Family.’ The Youngest Star of Meet Me in St. Louis Looks Back on Making the Christmas Classic

The TIME review in 1944 was effusive in its praise of both the film, Meet Me in St. Louis, and its youngest star: “Now and then, too, the film gets well beyond the charm of mere tableau for short flights

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The Real History Behind Babylon’s Outrageous Hollywood Tale

What do public orgies, mountains of cocaine, and a party-crashing elephant have in common? They all make an appearance in the first 20 minutes of Damien Chazelle’s new movie Babylon. In the three-hour-plus Hollywood epic, out Dec. 23, writer-director Chazelle

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‘Bomb Cyclone’ and Other Weird Weather Words for Our Climate Change Era

The weather—our universal go-to for easy small talk—seems to be getting weirder. On the one hand, climate change is certainly to blame. On the other, our heightened awareness of the state of our planet, along with better technology to track

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McConnell calls out ‘diminished’ Trump, vows not to bow to his candidates in 2024 – NBC News

McConnell calls out ‘diminished’ Trump, vows not to bow to his candidates in 2024  NBC News

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Three killed and several wounded in shooting in Paris

Three people have been killed and three others injured after a gunman opened fire in Paris.

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles, denies supplying arms to Russia

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles in the latest in a flurry of sanctions-busting weapons tests, South Korean officials said Friday, hours after Washington accused Pyongyang of delivering arms to the Russian private military group Wagner. Friday’s missile

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Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies – The Associated Press – en Español

Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies  The Associated Press – en Español

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Two dead, 400 homes damaged in Chilean seaside resort town fire

At least two people died and some 400 homes have been damaged or destroyed in a fire that broke out Thursday in the Chilean seaside resort of Vina del Mar, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The

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White House cautiously optimistic over economy in 2023: ‘Absolutely no sign’ job growth will tumble or unemployment will spike – CNN

White House cautiously optimistic over economy in 2023: ‘Absolutely no sign’ job growth will tumble or unemployment will spike  CNN

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