#The Hill’s Morning Report — Default warning by summer rekindles debt debate

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Default warning by summer rekindles debt debate

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. The U.S. could default on its debt between July and September, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office warned on Wednesday, adding new specificity to a partisan impasse that could harm the economy even before…

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#NBCUniversal Inks Major Film/TV Deal With Germany’s SevenOne Entertainment

#NBCUniversal Inks Major Film/TV Deal With Germany’s SevenOne Entertainment

NBCUniversal Inks Major Film/TV Deal With Germany’s SevenOne Entertainment NBCUniversal Global Distribution has signed a major licensing deal in Germany, inking a multi-year agreement for several thousand hours of programming with German broadcasting group Seven.One Entertainment. The deal, the largest of its kind for the two companies in the territory, gives Seven.One digital, streaming and…

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#ICE unable to stamp out abuse allegations at detention centers

#ICE unable to stamp out abuse allegations at detention centers

ICE unable to stamp out abuse allegations at detention centers Advocates say conditions at U.S. immigration detention centers are getting worse, even after years of investigations, calls to action and pledges to improve the civilian incarceration system. Early in his tenure, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ordered two detention centers shuttered, and he has since…

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#Experimental Duo Soda Jerk on Its Trump-Era Art Film ‘Hello Dankness’ Debuting in Berlin: “Reality Has Started to Feel Baked”

#Experimental Duo Soda Jerk on Its Trump-Era Art Film ‘Hello Dankness’ Debuting in Berlin: “Reality Has Started to Feel Baked”

Experimental Duo Soda Jerk on Its Trump-Era Art Film ‘Hello Dankness’ Debuting in Berlin: “Reality Has Started to Feel Baked” Remember that weird movie from the ’90s that somehow starred Tom Hanks as a Bernie Bro, Annette Benning as a Hilary Clinton stan, Wayne and Garth as alt-right drones, Donald Trump as himself and The…

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#Berlin: Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Dennis Quaid Team for Crime Thriller ‘Sovereign’ (Exclusive)

#Berlin: Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Dennis Quaid Team for Crime Thriller ‘Sovereign’ (Exclusive)

Berlin: Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, Dennis Quaid Team for Crime Thriller ‘Sovereign’ (Exclusive) Fresh from the acclaim over his performance in HBO’s The Last of Us, Nick Offerman has been cast in true-crime thriller Sovereign alongside Jacob Tremblay and Dennis Quaid. The film, the directorial feature debut from Christian Swegal, is being launched at Berlin’s…

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#AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan New CEO

#AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan New CEO

AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan New CEO AMC Networks, the company behind such cable networks as AMC, IFC and Sundance TV, as well as such streaming services as AMC+, Acorn TV and Shudder, has named Kirstin Dolan its new CEO. The executive succeeds Christina Spade. “It’s a privilege to join a company with a long legacy of engaging audiences…

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#DOJ decides not to charge Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe

#DOJ decides not to charge Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe

DOJ decides not to charge Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe The Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided not to charge Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in its sex-trafficking investigation into him, the congressman’s office said Wednesday.  The office said in a statement that the DOJ told Gaetz’s attorneys that it had concluded its probe and will not…

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