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A lifelong obsession with Catholicism is one of the main themes in Martin Scorsese's latest film, as he continues what he calls a search for the spiritual human condition.
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| UpdatedDropping water levels at the US's tallest dam are easing fears of a catastrophic collapse, but more rain expected later in the week and time is running short to fix the damage.
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Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who worked at NASA in the 1960s to help send astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The film's stars, Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner, discuss why it's such an important story to tell.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have met at the White House.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vow to push ahead with closer trade ties and downplay their differences over refugees in their first face-to-face meeting at the White House.
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The stories of Donald Trump, Alexander Hamilton and Lin Manuel Miranda intertwine more than you would think, writes Sara James.
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| UpdatedThe UN Security Council condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch and warns of "further significant measures" if Pyongyang does not stop nuclear and missile testing.
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| UpdatedProtesters, a sea turtle and the migrant crisis in Europe are all featured in this year's World Press Photo competition, but none were more impactful than the explosive Photo of the Year: a gun-wielding Turkish policeman standing over the body of Russia's ambassador.
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Brian Klass about Donald Trump, social media and the future of democracy.
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Residents downstream of the Oroville dam in Northern California have been forced to evacuate after water began pouring over the emergency spillway for the first time in the dam's history.
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The emergency spillway at the Oroville dam in California is spilling for the first time ever, prompting the local sheriff to order an evacuation.
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| UpdatedFears of a collapse at the tallest dam in the United States ease slightly, after Californian authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents.
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A top White House aide sidesteps repeated chances to publicly defend embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn following reports he engaged in conversations with a Russian diplomat about US sanctions before President Donald Trump's inauguration.
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| UpdatedThe US Department of Education is left embarrassed after posting an inspirational quote on Twitter, only to misspell the author's name — and the internet was quick to pick up on the irony.
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| UpdatedAdele may have dominated the Grammys, but even she bowed down to Beyonce, declaring she could not accept the Album of the Year award over her idol "Queen Bey".
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| UpdatedTrump administration officials could be forced to give evidence to uncover "what truly motivated" President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration if the case goes to the Supreme Court, a US state Attorney-General says.
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The United States Tennis Association has been forced to apologise after a Fed Cup match against Germany was opened with a version of the German national anthem banned after World War II
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