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A Murder at the End of the World is a chilly take on whodunits

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The premise of “A Murder at the End of the World,” Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s limited series for FX, is familiar to the point of cliché: A group of guests is lured to a remote location after accepting conditions that make escape almost impossible. This is of course the setup Agatha Christie made famous in her 1939 novel “And Then There Were None” — the best-selling mystery of all time — and the formula Rian Johnson riffs on in his 2022 film, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” which added an obnoxious billionaire to the mix. Read More...

Clinton regrets 1996 remark on super-predators after encounter with activist

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Black voters are the linchpin of Hillary Clinton's strategy for winning the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, and as a result, her campaign has put racial justice issues at the forefront of her agenda. But at an event on Wednesday night, Clinton was vocally confronted by an activist questioning her past support for policies that had a disproportionately negative effect on African Americans. Ashley Williams, a 23-year-old activist from Charlotte, interrupted Clinton during a private fundraiser in Charleston on Wednesday night. Read More...

Diana's 1995 Bbc Interview | Princess And The Press | FRONTLINE

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q:  Your Royal Highness, how prepared were you for the pressures that came with marrying into the Royal Family? diana:  At the age of 19, you always think you're prepared for everything, and you think you have the knowledge of what's coming ahead. But although I was daunted at the prospect at the time, I felt I had the support of my husband-to-be. q:  What were the expectations that you had for married life? Read More...