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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102

6 October 2026 at 21:37
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”

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Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” in 1959. She said some of the easiest work in her entire professional life involved the many retakes required to film their kissing scenes.

Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee

6 October 2026 at 21:23
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.

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Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted.

Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks

6 October 2026 at 21:12
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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Under its chief, Harmeet Dhillon, the civil rights division of the Justice Department has pushed hard to replenish the ranks of a unit that was once a magnet for top legal talent.

Sebastian Maniscalco’s SiriusXM channel is hurting up-and-coming talent, comics say

By: Emma Roth
6 October 2026 at 21:10
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Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is facing backlash from fellow comics who claim his takeover of SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel is harming up-and-coming talent, as reported earlier by Deadline. Many established comics, including Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho, have posted videos online calling on Maniscalco to carry on Raw Comedy's legacy by highlighting newer comedians on his channel, instead of mostly focusing on well-known ones.

SiriusXM launched Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio in April, which is "curated and headlined by Sebastian himself," according to the satellite radio provider. The move replaced SiriusXM's long-running Raw Comedy c …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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