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Kim Cattrall, More Than Just A Murder Victim In 'Witness For The Prosecution'

Kim Cattrall as socialite — and murder victim — Emily French in The Witness for the Prosecution. Robert Viglasky/Acorn TV hide caption

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Kim Cattrall, More Than Just A Murder Victim In 'Witness For The Prosecution'

Cattrall — best known for her role on Sex and the City — plays a murdered socialite in a new TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's play. She says she wanted to open up the character and understand her.

Politics

Judge Stays Trump Refugee Ban Amid Protests And Confusion Nationwide

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Judge Stays Trump Refugee Ban Amid Protests And Confusion Nationwide

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Humanitarian Organizations React To Trump's Immigration Order

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Uncertainty For U.S. Permanent Residents Abroad

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Inner Pocket Electric Flag & The Electric Flag An American Music Band

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'Too Young To Wed' Follows Kidnapped Girls

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Approved For Resettlement, Then Turned Away

by Jane Arraf

Approved For Resettlement, Then Turned Away

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Louisiana Tries New Defense Against Floods — Move People To Higher Ground

by Ryan Kailath

Louisiana Tries New Defense Against Floods — Move People To Higher Ground

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Somalis In U.S. Wonder What Will Happen To Family Abroad

by Shannon Dooling

Somalis In U.S. Wonder What Will Happen To Family Abroad

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Manu Katche Loving You

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You're Halfway There Already

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You're Halfway There Already

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Japan Returns To Top Spot In Sumo Wrestling

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Kim Cattrall, More Than Just A Murder Victim In 'Witness For The Prosecution'

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Kim Cattrall, More Than Just A Murder Victim In 'Witness For The Prosecution'

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Sex and the City City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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Something About Us Daft Punk

World

The International Implications Of Trump's Refugee Ban

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Protesters Gather At Airports Around The Country

by Hansi Lo Wang

Protesters Gather At Airports Around The Country

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Law

Examining The Legal Issues At Stake As Groups Fight Trump's Executive Order

by Carrie Johnson

Examining The Legal Issues At Stake As Groups Fight Trump's Executive Order

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The Surprises From President Trump's First Week

by Mara Liasson

The Surprises From President Trump's First Week

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GOP Rep. Dent On How Refugee Ban Affects His Constituents

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Trump Speaks With Putin In Saturday Phone Call

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Also pictured, from left, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, Press Secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels

Trump Speaks With Putin In Saturday Phone Call

by Lucian Kim

Trump Speaks With Putin In Saturday Phone Call

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World

German Chancellor Merkel Speaks With Trump

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

German Chancellor Merkel Speaks With Trump

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Alex H Hotham Sunrise

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Luxury Condos To Prepare For Doomsday

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'Start Calling Lies What They Are,' Says Conservative Columnist

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Writer On Why Serena Williams Is His Favorite

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'You Look Like Them And Sound Like Us': Charley Pride's Long Journey In Country Music

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Music Interviews

'You Look Like Them And Sound Like Us': Charley Pride's Long Journey In Country Music

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'You Look Like Them And Sound Like Us': Charley Pride's Long Journey In Country Music

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Trump Administration Officials Defend Immigration Executive Order

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Center for Immigration Studies Executive Director Supports Trump's Immigration Ban

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Crowds In Boston Protest Immigration Ban

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'Big Brutus,' World's Largest Electric Shovel, Turned Into Museum

Big Brutus is the world's largest electric shovel. It stands 16 stories high amid the fields of rural southeast Kansas. The coal strip mine it helped clear of rock and dirt has long been shut down, and Brutus has been turned into a museum. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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Our Land

'Big Brutus,' World's Largest Electric Shovel, Turned Into Museum

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'Big Brutus,' World's Largest Electric Shovel, Turned Into Museum

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