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In The Corridors of Power, filmmaker Dror Moreh takes a bracing look at the factors that kept America — the sole remaining superpower in the immediate post-Cold War era — from intervening in global instances involving genocide, war crimes and other large-scale atrocities.

Because the New York Knicks play basketball in the country’s largest media market, the entire hoops universe finds out when anything happens, good or bad, to an underperforming NBA franchise that hasn’t won a title since 1973. But something more than media clout was at work in February 2012, when a backup rookie point guard named Jeremy Lin came off the bench for a struggling Knicks squad in an early-season game — and quickly became the biggest story in sports.

Courtney Rowe, a veteran of both the Obama and Biden administrations, is returning to the entertainment business.

Piers Morgan, 57, was stunned to learn a foundation set up to honour President J F Kennedy's brother Robert has awarded Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a Ripple Of Hope Award, a status they share with Ukrainian President Zelensky this year.The pair will join a list of former winners which includes Barack Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu - and Piers scoffed when he discovered they were being placed in the same category, exclaiming it was hard to imagine "two less heroic figures in modern history".Kerry Kennedy, one of Robert's 11 children, insisted Meghan and Harry had "changed the narrative" around the world about mental health and racial justice.However, Piers branded them greedy and argued they had set out to cause "as much damage to the monarchy as they can" without providing evidence of any abuse they suffered.Kerry, whose famous father once worked with the civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr, had praised the pair for their "moral courage".He told the Telegraph: "They went to the oldest institution in UK history and told them what they were doing wrong, that they couldn’t have structural racism within the institution; that they could not maintain a misunderstanding about mental health.""They knew that if they did this there would be consequences, that they would be ostracised, they would lose their family, their position within this structure, and that people would blame them for it," he continued."They believed they couldn’t live with themselves if they didn’t question this authority.

President Barack Obama was a guest on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah tonight, following a busy post-midterms week in politics that saw the Democrats retain control of the Senate, the Republicans seize a majority in the House, Donald Trump announce a third White House run and Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing that she won’t seek a leadership role in the next Congress.

They’re adults now! Michelle Obama said she and Barack Obama have no problem with their daughters’ dating lives since they’re both grown women.

What happens when you put Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller in a room together and ask them to create an office-set anti-establishment TV show? Well, you get Severance, an extremely popular dark psychological sci-fi thriller (with only the darkest comedy, of course) on Apple TV.

Colin Jost and Michael Che were back at it again on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” lampooning the events of the week. This time, some of their targets included CNN, Herschel Walker and Kyrie Irving.

Surprising almost no one except perhaps Kyrie Irving’s Crisis PR team, Saturday Night Live voted tonight for the midterm election in its last Cold Open before Tuesday’s balloting.

Bruce Springsteen said he 'can't imagine' retiring.The 73-year-old singer spoke with Howard Stern on Monday on SiriusXM, as he promoted his new album Only the Strong Survive.He was asked by the shock jock, 68, if he ever had thoughts of retiring, to which he said he didn't. The latest: Bruce Springsteen, 73, said he 'can't imagine' retiring.

Netflix is heading back in to the wild with a major new natural history push.

Kanye West has a new target: Ari Emanuel.

Will Ferrell dressed in a colorful outfit while heading to his son's football practice in Los Angeles on Thursday. The 55-year-old actor and comedian donned a black t-shirt with a Barack Obama-style campaign symbol which read 'Paul' in the center of the chest. He added white, blue and red multicolored pants with floral symbols running up and down his legs.  Casual look: Will Ferrell dressed in a colorful outfit while heading to his son's football practice in Los Angeles on ThursdayThe Elf star wore gold Adidas shoes, and he pulled a white Los Angeles Football Club hat low over his eyes. The hat was covered with pins as well.  He gave his son a big hug as he stepped out of a 2022 General Motors Electric Hummer covered in a LAFC decal. The California native was spotted alongside his wife of more than two decades, Viveca Paulin.    Recognizable symbol: The 55-year-old actor and comedian donned a black t-shirt with a Barack Obama-style campaign symbol which read 'Paul' in the center of the chest Happy couple: The California native was spotted alongside his wife of more than two decades, Viveca PaulinPaulin wore a black blouse spotted with light polkadots.

Low-paid staff working at one of Scotland’s top hotels have won their fight for more than £130,000 in withheld tips.

EXCLUSIVE: Maya Penn, the 22-year old award-winning animator, environmental activist and multi-hyphenate, has set her first directing project: the animated short film Asali: Power of The Pollinators. The short is an original project from Penn’s purpose-driven animation studio Upenndo! Productions and is set to be executive produced by Viola Davis, Julius Tennon and their JuVee Productions.

Oprah Winfrey is the latest big name to join Stacey Abrams on the campaign trail. Winfrey will host a virtual event with the Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee titled "A Thriving Life!" on Thursday night.  "I’m excited to join an extraordinary storyteller and my friend,@Oprah, for a conversation about this historic election, the #UnfinishedBusiness we have here in Georgia, and how we can write the next greatest chapter in our state's history," Abrams, 48, wrote on Twitter.

Malia and Sasha Obama chose a casual fit for their girl’s night in West Hollywood. The pair were spotted hanging out with friends and having a good time with great company.

A controversial, anti-violence activist priest in Chicago who once caught attention for his relationship with former President Barack Obama is under investigation for another sexual abuse of a minor case.  The Archdiocese of Chicago announced Saturday that Father Michael Pfleger will be under investigation for a new allegation of sexual abuse of a minor said to have taken place more than 30 years ago, according to a statement.  "Father Pfleger has been asked to step aside from ministry and live away from the parish while the allegation is investigated. He has agreed to cooperate fully with this request," Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said Saturday.  The allegation was reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and law enforcement officials.

Barack Obama has made a rare confession about raising his two daughters, admitting that he knows that if they were white boys their experiences would be very different.STORY: Malia Obama looks so much like her famous mother, Michelle, in remarkable throwback photoSpeaking on the Pod Save America podcast, Barack shared that he wants them to feel that as they "move through the world that they are not having to put up with nonsense".WATCH: Barack Obama compares Queen to grandmother in sweet tribute"As someone who has two black daughters, I want them to feel that as they move through the world that they are not having to put up with nonsense, [like] if I had a white son - which biologically might be difficult - but that they be treated fairly [like he would be]," he told hosts Dan Pfieffer, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Jon Favreau.He made the comments as part of a conversation about the upcoming midterm elections and the struggles the Democratic Party is facing.MORE: Michelle and Barack Obama's vast living room inside $8.1million home is gorgeousMORE: Malia Obama's style evolution - see how she's changed"I also think when we are talking about durable majorities we have to be able to speak to everyone about their common interests, and what works for everyone is the idea of basic equal treatment and fairness," he continued."That's an argument compatible with progress on social issues and economic issues.

Former President Barack Obama is traveling to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin this month to stump for Democratic candidates weeks before the midterm elections. First, on Oct. 28, he heads to Atlanta, where Stacey Abrams is making another gubernatorial run against incumbent rival Gov.

BBC, the oldest known dessert is ashure. Often referred to as “Noah’s Pudding,” biblical lore holds that the dish was originally prepared by those that made it through the great flood and washed up on the welcome shores of what is now Turkey. To celebrate landfall and their own survival, the prophet’s family made a hodgepodge pudding from leftover ingredients found on the ark.