Fact Check: George W. Bush said he quit golf during Iraq War because he owed 'solidarity' to families
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March 16, 2026 14:59 UTC
Takeaways from the Oscars red carpet
Takeaways from the Oscars red carpetOn the Oscars red carpet, Jessie Buckley, Elle Fanning and Rose Byrne were among the stars opting for classic dresses that toyed with throwback visions of femininity. CNN Style's Rachel Tashjian and WWD’s Alex Badia discuss the “revenge of the tradwife" and other looks that were far edgier.
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March 16, 2026 14:51 UTC
Michael B. Jordan wins first Oscar for ‘Sinners’
Michael B. Jordan won the lead actor Oscar for his portrayal of twins Smoke and Stack in “Sinners.”This is read by an automated voice. Michael B. Jordan is a first-time Academy Award winner. The “Sinners” star won the lead actor Oscar for his dual roles as Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s Southern Gothic horror film, which received a record 16 Oscar nominations including best picture. With his win, Jordan became the first performer in more than half a century to top the lead actor category for playing twins. “I started to feel subtle differences as I shifted between Smoke and Stack.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 16, 2026 14:28 UTC
Oscars 2026: The moments we will be talking about all year
There were indeed some happy moments, including history-making wins and uplifting musical performances. In the end, “One Battle After Another,” another deserving film in so many ways, came out on top. For only the sixth time in Oscars history, one of the categories ended in a tie. “Marty Supreme” walked away with zero awards, despite nominations for best picture, best actor and best director for Josh Safdie, among others. “The Secret Agent,” the celebrated Brazilian film starring Wagner Moura, who was up for best actor, walked away with nothing, as did “It Was Just an Accident” by Iranian director Jafar Panahi.
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March 16, 2026 14:27 UTC
American Faces Hostility From Fellow Citizen at Milan Olympics
An American attendee at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan recounts an unpleasant encounter with a fellow American who berated her for wearing a mask. ›A Boston-area author attending the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan was subjected to profanity and personal insults from an American woman sitting next to her at an Olympic event. The incident occurred during a break between groups performing their routines at the pairs figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. The players Meredith O'Brien A Boston-area author attending the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan to witness the pairs figure skating competition. The American woman A fellow American attendee at the Olympic event who became enraged when she saw O'Brien wearing a face mask.
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March 16, 2026 13:57 UTC
Inside the Governors Ball, where stars got their Oscars engraved and snacked on chicken nuggets with caviar
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March 16, 2026 13:32 UTC
Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer’s remorse.
“I feel betrayed,” Byers told The Washington Post after participating in a focus group of young voters outside Charlotte. The young voters’ frustrations signal a broader vulnerability for Republicans with a key prong of the unique coalition that powered Trump’s political comeback. Rogan, who endorsed Trump after his 2024 interview, on Tuesday called the Iran War “so insane” and said Trump had “betrayed” the Americans who supported him. “Now that I look back on it, I really, really wish I never got into politics,” Ross told his audience in 2025. Her concerns exemplified the view that Trump is not focused on the right issues, a view shared by other young voters.
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March 16, 2026 13:31 UTC
Conan O’Brien Takes On Trump With Brutal Epstein Dig In Oscars Monologue
LOADING ERROR LOADINGConan O’Brien made a winning punchline of President Donald Trump and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein during his monologue at Sunday’s Academy Awards. AdvertisementConan O'Brien made a not-so-subtle dig at President Donald Trump and his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his opening monologue at Sunday's Academy Awards. But that didn’t stop him from making a joke out of Trump and his administration on Sunday. Following a commercial break, O’Brien made a jab at the president’s Kennedy Center rebrand since he returned to office. Watch the host’s full Oscars monologue here.
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March 16, 2026 13:30 UTC
Donald Trump Is DARVO-ing The Whole Country. Here's What That Means.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGFor years, mental health professionals have argued that President Donald Trump’s behaviors, which some have called “malignant narcissism,” are a detriment to the nation. But psychologists say there’s another classic narcissist tactic that Trump appears to employ with alarming frequency that’s less talked about: DARVO: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. DARVO is a tactic often used by sexual abusers to deflect accountability by reversing the roles of victim and offender, she added. Expert says Trump’s use of DARVO is ‘exceptionally blatant.’As Freyd and Harsey wrote in The Hill, Trump has been using DARVO from the start. AdvertisementA few years later, she said, “he used DARVO against E. Jean Carroll, who described being sexually assaulted by Trump in her memoir.
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March 16, 2026 13:28 UTC
NFL's Push For Growth Is Inexorable At Expense Of Fans And Amid An 'Existential Threat'
You go to a sports bar on Sunday during football season, it's half women watching games. There is already a faction of NFL fans on social media who refer to the NFL as scripted. "Every time we play an international game, fans say they want more. "I wouldn't be surprised if they went to Friday-Saturday-Sunday after the high school and college football season. The 2025 Thanksgiving Day NFL games shattered viewership records as the average viewership across all three games — Packers vs. Lions, Chiefs vs. Cowboys and Bengals vs. Ravens — was 44.7 million viewers, the highest Thanksgiving Day average on record.
Source:Fox News
March 16, 2026 13:23 UTC
Commerzbank's Bumpy M&A History: Key Moments in German
Merger Talks and Strategic Shifts (2019-2021)2019: Deutsche Bank Talks and UniCredit InterestCerberus says open to a merger between Germany's two biggest lenders. Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank hold merger talks, but call them off weeks later. September 24September 24 - Orlopp to take over as CEO, bank announces. November 12November 12 - Commerzbank considering buying mid-sized German bank as part of defence strategy, people tell Reuters. Commerzbank, German government and a key union voiced reservations.
Source:Washington Post
March 16, 2026 13:20 UTC
‘I feel betrayed’: Trump is losing young voters over Iran, economy
They said they were exhausted, struggling to get ahead despite working multiple jobs, and confused about why Trump had gone to war with Iran. Many said they feel like they can’t get ahead, despite doing everything the world has told them will improve their lives. “I just don’t understand why.”“It does change how I feel about Trump,” said Lilly Burrow, a 23-year-old teacher from Charlotte who voted for Trump in 2020 and 2024. That will matter later this year, when congressional Republicans will see whether they can hold together Trump’s 2024 electorate in the midterms. And Trump told Fox News on Friday that the war will end “when I feel it, feel it in my bones.”In your local paperCalMatters (California): Citing the war in Iran, Trump is pushing to restart a pipeline project off the coast of Santa Barbara.
Source:Washington Post
March 16, 2026 13:11 UTC
White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis
The U.S. and potential coalition countries are still discussing whether those operations would begin before or after the war ends. The White House declined to comment on the expected announcement, which could shift depending on battlefield conditions. This pressure for the White House to announce such a coalition underscores the dilemma facing the administration. Last week, the president asserted the U.S. had won the war to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But not everyone in the White House supports this approach.
Source:Wall Street Journal
March 16, 2026 13:02 UTC
Trump Lobs Extraordinary Attack At The Supreme Court Over Tariff Ruling
Trump criticized many of the current Supreme Court justices in a Truth Social post Sunday night. Scott ApplewhiteAdvertisementTrump also couldn’t resist taking the chance to air his baseless claims of 2020 election fraud, invoking his unsuccessful attempt to get the Supreme Court to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over five years ago. “Our Country was unnecessarily RANSACKED by the United States Supreme Court, which has become little more than a weaponized and unjust Political Organization. This statement about the United States Supreme Court will cause me nothing but problems in the future, but I feel it is my obligation to speak the TRUTH,” he said. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe ruling dealt a serious blow to the criminal probe targeting Powell, predictably angering Trump.
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March 16, 2026 12:54 UTC