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Every year, TV critic Eric Deggans gives out his own awards for the best shows and performances. This year "Deggys go to: Andor, clockwise from top left, The Residence, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Adolescence.

Every year, TV critic Eric Deggans gives out his own awards for the best shows and performances. This year Deggys go to, clockwise from top left: Andor, The Residence, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Adolescence. Des Willie/Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+; Jessica Brooks/Netflix; Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Entertainment; Ben Blackall/Netflix




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TV Reviews

The Emmys will get it wrong. That's why we give out the Deggys

by Eric Deggans

4 min

DEGGYS

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Under new owner David Ellison, CBS parent company Paramount has taken several steps to appease concerns about bias from the Trump administration, including hiring a news ombudsman with strong conservative credentials.

Under new owner David Ellison, CBS parent company Paramount has taken several steps to appease concerns about bias from the Trump administration, including hiring a news ombudsman with strong conservative credentials. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images hide caption

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Media

CBS shifts to appease the right under new owner

by David Folkenflik

5 min

CBS turns right

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In this black-and-white photo, civilians fill the streets of Milan, Italy, on April 25, 1945, to celebrate their liberation by Italian partisans from German Nazi forces and the fascist regime.

Civilians fill the streets of Milan, Italy, on April 25, 1945, to celebrate their liberation by Italian partisans from German Nazi forces and the fascist regime. Many believe the famous Italian anti-fascist anthem "Bella Ciao" to be associated with World War II, but the song gained widespread popularity only a few years after World War II. Keystone/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption

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Culture

How the Italian anthem 'Bella Ciao' is connected to Charlie Kirk's killing

by Chloe Veltman

5 min

BELLA CIAO

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Mila McKenzie, now age 13, peers into an animal trap affixed to tree in a park in Dunedin, New Zealand. Her student-led group plants trees and traps invasive animals that are killing native birds.

Mila McKenzie inspects an animal trap in a park in Dunedin, New Zealand. Her student-led group plants trees and traps invasive animals that are killing native birds. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

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Playing God: The race to save the world's biodiversity

To save its rare birds, New Zealand is relying on a nation of backyard trappers

by Lauren Sommer, Ryan Kellman

4 min

New Zealand is setting out to save its kiwis, and people are lining up to help

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