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Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan delivers the keynote address at the IMF Statistical Forum/Statistics for Policy Making in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2014. Greenspan died on Monday at age 100. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Longtime Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Chinese President Xi Jinping (center left) shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center right) during a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang on Monday. 朝鮮通信社/KCNA via KNS via AP hide caption

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China and North Korea renew ties, complicating U.S. response to Kim's nuclear program

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Correspondents of CBS' 60 Minutes pose for a portrait in 2023. From left to right, they are Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper. Former Executive Producer Bill Owens sits on the far right. Only Wertheim, Whitaker and Stahl remain at the program. CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images/CBS hide caption

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'60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley fired amid rising tensions at CBS News

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security flag waves outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building as seen on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, a federal agent allegedly fatally shot a woman in her car during an incident in south Minneapolis. Heather Diehl/Getty Images hide caption

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Stephen Colbert during a taping of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report in December 2014. Andrew Harrer/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness

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M.I.A. performs at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on May 1. A day later, in Dallas, she gave a performance that got her fired from her tour with Kid Cudi. Rick Kern/Getty Images North America hide caption

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The U.S. Capitol Building is visible in the early morning hours of April 2. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots

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Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr (right), shown in a photo with Acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Omeed Assefi. Carr posted the photo just three days after both government agencies green-lit local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna. The move, supported by President Trump, faces headwinds in an antitrust lawsuit in federal court in California. Brendan Carr/Brendan Carr's X account hide caption

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President Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran. Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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A "VOTE" sign stands near a polling center in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. Texas held its primary elections, including two hotly contested races for the Democratic and Republican Senate nominations. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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The latest results from Tuesday's primary elections in North Carolina and Texas

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Paramount CEO David Ellison arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AP hide caption

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Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros. after Paramount's offers 'superior' deal

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