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'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'

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'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'

The CW's new show takes the sunny, optimistic teens of the classic Archie Comics and drops them into a re-imagined hometown full of sex, secrets and murder — and yes, Archie now has great abs.

Huge Federal Climate Enterprise At Stake As Trump Team Moves In

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Huge Federal Climate Enterprise At Stake As Trump Team Moves In

Huge Federal Climate Enterprise At Stake As Trump Team Moves In

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North Korean Defector: Information Flow Will Help Bring Down Kim Jong Un

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North Korean Defector: Information Flow Will Help Bring Down Kim Jong Un

North Korean Defector: Information Flow Will Help Bring Down Kim Jong Un

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50 Years Later, NASA Creates Tribute To 3 Astronauts Who Died In Space Race

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50 Years Later, NASA Creates Tribute To 3 Astronauts Who Died In Space Race

50 Years Later, NASA Creates Tribute To 3 Astronauts Who Died In Space Race

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MUSIC FOR A FOUND HARMONIUM PATRICK STREET
Despite Economic Troubles, Residents Of Kansas Town Remain Proud

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Despite Economic Troubles, Residents Of Kansas Town Remain Proud

Despite Economic Troubles, Residents Of Kansas Town Remain Proud

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'Grey's Anatomy': The Secret Sauce Is Blood ... And Friendship

Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) have been through a lot together across 13 seasons. Eric McCandless/ABC hide caption

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'Grey's Anatomy': The Secret Sauce Is Blood ... And Friendship

'Grey's Anatomy': The Secret Sauce Is Blood ... And Friendship

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A Vermont Town In The Eye Of The Refugee Resettlement Storm

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A Vermont Town In The Eye Of The Refugee Resettlement Storm

A Vermont Town In The Eye Of The Refugee Resettlement Storm

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Art Exhibition Celebrates Drawings By The Founder Of Modern Neuroscience

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Art Exhibition Celebrates Drawings By The Founder Of Modern Neuroscience

Art Exhibition Celebrates Drawings By The Founder Of Modern Neuroscience

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'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'

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'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'

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'Archie Got Hot' Is A Sentence You'll Hear In New, Noir 'Riverdale'

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Baba O'Riley The Ghost of Paul Revere

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