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Jimmy Kimmel Wants to Remove Trump From Office — and Make Him King

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you interested in? Let us know: thearts@nytimes.com. Giving Trump a Strategic Promotion Late-night TV has been a bastion of outrage …

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Amazon shares drop after Trump says company causing ‘great damage to tax paying retailers’

Getty Images President Donald Trump, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attend a meeting of the American Technology Council in the State Dining Room of the White House June 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump blasted Amazon on social media Wednesday morning saying the e-commerce …

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In a Body-Positive Moment, Why Does Hollywood Remain Out of Step?

And then she is slowly but surely pushed into bit parts, many of which are defined by weight. Photo Nikki Blonsky, opposite Zac Efron, in “Hairspray.” After some television roles, she went through a long acting drought. Credit David James/New Line Cinema Consider Nikki Blonsky, who shot to fame in …

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Fiat Chrysler joins BMW and Intel to develop self-driving cars

Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee inspects a Fiat Chrysler side panel at the Sterling Stamping Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Fiat Chrysler is joining BMW, Intel and its subsidiary Mobileye in a partnership to develop autonomous-drive vehicles. The addition of FCA gives the BMW/Intel team a …

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Who Are the Bosses? 2 Friends, 1 New Festival, 1 New Ballet

The festival, on Tuesday through Aug. 24 at the Sun Valley Pavilion, is a way for Ms. Boylston to bring ballet to her hometown. The cultural scene has expanded since she grew up there, not watching television but playing outside and cultivating her imagination. (Her father, a musician, performed in …

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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Marlon’

Photo From left, Kelly Rohrbach, Alexandra Daddario, Ilfenesh Hadera, Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Jon Bass in Seth Gordon’s remake of “Baywatch.” Credit Frank Masi/Paramount Pictures Summer isn’t over yet! Dwayne Johnson leads his team of bodacious lifeguards onto streaming platforms. And Marlon Wayans mines his own life for inspiration …

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Michael Moore Takes His Broadway Audience on Buses to Protest Trump

Photo Michael Moore in his new Broadway show, “The Terms of My Surrender.” Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Michael Moore has made Donald J. Trump the chief target of his rumpled, moralistic ire this summer, using his new solo show on Broadway to offer theatergoers a handbook on how …

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Historians Question Trump’s Comments on Confederate Monuments

Mr. Trump’s comments drew strongly negative reactions on Twitter from many historians, who condemned his “false equivalence” between the white nationalists and the counterprotesters. Continue reading the main story But “where does it stop?” — and just what counts as erasing history — is a question that scholars and others …

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India, China soldiers involved in border altercation: Indian sources

Yawar Nazir / Getty Images The Srinagar-Leh highway that connects Kashmir with the Indian region of Ladakh. The average snow buildup in the rocky territory normally stays in the level of 15 to 25 meters. Closed for a half of each year, the highway usually opens up in late spring …

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Johnson & Johnson CEO to stay on Trump’s advisory council

Olivier Doulier | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alex Gorsky, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Four CEOs have abandoned their posts on President Donald Trump’s advisory panels, but Alex Gorsky is staying put. The Johnson & Johnson CEO …

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