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Stevie Wonder speaks out against the ongoing 'assault' on civil liberties: 'America is at a time of crisis'.

Stevie Wonder speaks out against ongoing ‘assault’ on civil liberties: ‘America is at a time of crisis’

By Chloe Melas, CNN Stevie Wonder is sounding the alarm about deteriorating civil rights in America. The Grammy winner gave an impassioned speech in defense of civil rights on Tuesday night, while being honored with the Icon Award during the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s 34th National Equal Justice Awards Dinner. “A woman’s right to control

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‘Operation Mincemeat’ serves up a delicious true tale of World War II espionage

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN With the added bonus of dueling Mr. Darcys for “Pride and Prejudice” aficionados, “Operation Mincemeat” unites Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen in an extraordinary true story of World War II espionage, built around Winston Churchill’s statement that in war, truth should be accompanied by “a bodyguard of lies.” Here, the

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‘Westworld’ Season 4 teaser trailer is here

By Marianne Garvey, CNN HBO has released a teaser trailer for Season 4 of “Westworld.” The teaser is set to Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” and features Thandiwe Newton’s Maeve and Aaron Paul’s Caleb teaming up. Also featured are Luke Hemsworth’s Stubbs, Jeffrey Wright’s Bernard, Tessa Thompson’s Charlotte Hale, Angela Sarafyan’s Clementine and Ed Harris’ William.

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The winner of the inaugural "American Song Contest" was announced on May 9. Kelly Clarkson (right) and Snoop Dogg hosted the reality competition series.

‘American Song Contest’ winner is…

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The winner of the inaugural “American Song Contest” was announced Monday. Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg hosted the reality competition series in which singer/songwriters represented their home states and territories to snag the prize for best original song. K-pop performer AleXa from Oklahoma won this season. The show is based

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‘Candy’ turns infidelity and death into an old-fashioned true crime treat

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Odd and tense, “Candy” burnishes Jessica Biel’s crime-based limited series credentials, following her star-producer turn in “The Sinner.” Here, those two hats come in the service of an understated “whydunit” true crime yarn with all the trappings of a “Dateline” episode, which happily doesn’t overstay its welcome at five episodes.

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