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The US Senate confirmed Jeff Sessions as attorney general Wednesday, despite fierce debate about his civil rights record and Democratic concern over whether he serves as the nation's top law enforcement officer independent from President Donald Trump.
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Tensions over confirming President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees erupted in the US Senate, where a lawmaker's criticism of attorney general pick Jeff Sessions led to the very rare reprimand of a senator.
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China offered a muted response Thursday after Donald Trump's secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson warned the US would stop it from using its artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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Donald Trump's secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson hit out at China during his Senate confirmation hearing, warning the US would send a "clear signal" that the Asian giant must abandon its artificial islands in the South China Sea.
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Accused of being too cozy with the Kremlin, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state called Russia a "danger" Wednesday as he appeared to contradict the US president-elect's oft-proclaimed determination to improve ties with Moscow.
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Donald Trump's choice for attorney general branded accusations of racism against him "damnably false" on Tuesday, as the US Senate launched confirmation hearings for key nominees to the Republican president-elect's cabinet.
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The US Senate begins confirmation hearings for key nominees to Donald Trump's cabinet Tuesday, amid concerns many of the president-elect's picks haven't been fully vetted over ethics, or made full financial disclosures.
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Country songstress Kelsea Ballerini has been on a roll this year. She has scored 2 Academy of Country Music (ACM) award nominations.
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The 67th Emmy Awards will be handed out Sept. 20, but first come the nominations. They were announced today (July 16). "Game of Thrones" leads all shows with 24 nominations.
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Host Luke Bryan won Entertainer of the Year as the Academy of Country Music Awards just wrapped, live from AT&T Stadium in Texas.
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Two glaring omissions are worthy of note when looking at the shortlist for special effects Oscar hopefuls. Those still in it are 10 films that many have seen over the last year.
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Canadian country star Brett Kissel took some time from his schedule to chat with me about his eight CCMA nominations, country career and future plans.
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Canadian country singer Brett Kissel has a lot to be proud of for a 24-year-old musician. He scored eight Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) award nominations.
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Crime caper "American Hustle" and financial greed tale "The Wolf of Wall Street" each landed eight nominations for the MTV Movie Awards on Thursday, edging out dystopian saga "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and comedy "We're t...
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Neknominate, a lethal drinking game that has taken over the Internet, has created a great deal of concern, especially with the deaths of five players from alleged acute alcohol intoxication. The overt exhibitionism shown in the videos prompted a spin-off.
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A competitive field awaits the song category at the upcoming Oscars and each will be performed on the show come March 2.
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Country singer Lee Brice has some great news to celebrate. He finds himself nominated for 5 Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards.
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Now, the Oscar race for top prize may have become more clear. Filling out those ballots for many people will now include Alfonso Cuaron and "Gravity" simply because the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has picked him.
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Every year the Brit Awards honour the best in both established and breakthrough music in the UK. This year's nominations were recently revealed by BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Nick Grimshaw at a ceremony in London.
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Sprinkled in among the best Hollywood has to offer are the worst. Enter The Golden Raspberry, honoring the worst in film. Yes, they are known as The Razzies.
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The Grammy awards this year have given singer-songwriter Lorde a 'royal welcome.' She is in the running for four Grammy awards.
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Country duo Florida Georgia Line's laundry list of successes keeps on getting bigger by the day. Their newest single "Round Here" went to No. 1 in both the United States and Canada.
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It may seem like The Critic's Choice Television Awards are older, but they will be celebrating their third anniversary on June 10. The nominations for those awards were announced today
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With apologies to Monty Python, "Now for something completely different." In this case, it is the MTV Movie Awards, which were announced on March 6.
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UPDATE: The surprise that was promised for The Oscars was Michelle Obama introducing the Best Picture category and then turning it back to Jack Nicholson. But, it was the First Lady who announced the winner.
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With apologies to "Sesame Street," this story could be brought to you by the letter "L" as in "Lincoln" and "Life of Pi" as the Oscar nominations were just announced.
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Having a televised concert to help announce award nominations is not a bad idea and that trend has continued this year for the Grammy Awards. The live show just wrapped up in Nashville.
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Sandra Fluke, President Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai and Curiosity rover have all been listed on TIME magazine's "Person of the Year" nominations for 2012. Voting will close on Dec. 12 and the winner will be announced Dec. 14.
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The nominations for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards were announced Tuesday. Drake and Rihanna lead the nominees with 5 nominations a piece including (Video of the Year "We Found Love," "Take Care.").
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As the Emmy nominations were announced this morning, the main thing on many TV fans minds was how would this new rule change affect matters. "American Horror Story" and "Mad Men" lead the way with 17 nominations each.
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The Emmys are to be broadcast live on ABC on Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles Emmys
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