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What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Fosse/Verdon Episode 3

Did Verdon really have a shotgun wedding? Did she really become a sensation so suddenly she didn’t even have time to get dressed? We break it all down.

The Never-Ending CNN Town Hall

Is a five-hour town hall really preferable to not breaking debate rules?

Saudi Arabia Carries Out Mass Execution of 37 People in a Single Day

The Saudis have been emboldened by President Trump’s aggressive stance on Iran.

The White House Will Fight McGahn Subpoena Because His Public Testimony Could Be the Silver Bullet

McGahn's simple public articulation of presidential madness and dysfunction could be more devastating than any legal maneuver.

Game of Thrones Is Throwing Daenerys Targaryen Under the Bus

As the show sets up its endgame, the Mother of Dragons is looking like an also-ran.

Little Co-Writer Says She Didn’t Write the Movie’s Transphobic Joke

Tracy Oliver tweeted that she was "disappointed" about the "insensitive and unnecessary" scene.

Mueller Proved Comey Told the Truth

And the president lied.

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Shred Its Credibility to Let Trump Rig the Census

The Trump administration should have no legal authority to wreak this havoc.

Jimmy Fallon Got the Cast of Avengers: Endgame to Recap the Films of the MCU to the Tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire.”

But it pretty quickly devolved into a list of character names.

HBO Orders Armando Iannucci’s New Hugh Laurie Outer Space Tourism Comedy Avenue 5 to Series

Finally, space tourism for the rest of us.