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'It's just so fun to make people laugh,' says 'Hacks' star Jean Smart
Aarti Shahani
The fifth and final season of the HBO Max series Hacks is nominated for 24 Emmys, including one for Smart as best actress in a comedy series. The writers "raised the bar every single season," Smart says.
Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot air and missile defense system in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2024.
Efrem Lukatsky
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The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine
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A report from Senate Democrats says big banks had concerns for years about suspicious money transfers made by Jeffrey Epstein. But in most cases those worries went unreported until Epstein was charged with sex-trafficking.
Martin Bureau
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AFP
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
Scott Horsley
A man walks on a sandbank by the wreckage of a WWII German warship, which emerged during the drought in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River between Romania and Serbia near Prahovo on Aug. 4, 2026.
Darko Vojinovic
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Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears
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Texas Standard
Latino voters could decide key races in Texas. They’re still weighing their options.
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