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While Trump celebrates the demise of Stephen Colbert’s show, the economics of late-night TV are crumbling

While Trump celebrates the demise of Stephen Colbert’s show, the economics of late-night TV are crumbling

CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most prominent TV critic and the most popular …

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Jon Stewart Addresses Possible ‘Daily Show’ Cancellation

Jon Stewart Addresses Possible ‘Daily Show’ Cancellation

“Unfortunately, we haven’t heard anything from them,” he continued. “They haven’t called me and said, like, ‘Don’t get too comfortable in that office, Stewart!’ But let me tell you something, I’ve been kicked out of shittier establishments than that. We’ll land on our feet.” The pending and highly publicized merger with Skydance notably requires legal approval from the pro-Trump chair …

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Katy Perry Endures Malfunction as Butterfly Prop Plunges During Show

Katy Perry Endures Malfunction as Butterfly Prop Plunges During Show

Singer (and likely San Francisco crowd) startled after prop abruptly descends a few feet during “Roar” performance Katy Perry had a near-disastrous moment at her San Francisco concert Friday as the singer’s giant butterfly prop plunged several feet while the singer was riding on it. One of the set pieces of the Lifetimes Tour features Perry saddled atop the butterfly …

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Sampling of fentanyl in Baltimore reported to show new substance in the mix

Sampling of fentanyl in Baltimore reported to show new substance in the mix

Federal researchers in Maryland identified a dangerous new sedative, N-methyl clonazepam, mixed with fentanyl in a recent string of overdoses in Baltimore. Health officials warn that Narcan is ineffective against it. Findings from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Montgomery County, Maryland, indicate a new — and dangerous — component in fentanyl is being sold on the street. …

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