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        Independent Spirit Awards: What Should the Film Industry Change?
    On the red carpet of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, we asked stars how Hollywood should evolve.
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Independent Spirit Awards: What Should the Film Industry Change?

On the red carpet of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, we asked stars how Hollywood should evolve.

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Independent Spirit Awards: What Should the Film Industry Change?

On the red carpet of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, we asked stars how Hollywood should evolve.

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For prostate cancer, screening often begins with a simple blood test to measure prostate-specific antigen, or PSA.

Jace Yarbrough is running in the GOP primary for Texas's 32nd Congressional District.

The pollster expects the LGBTQ+ percentage to rise in the coming years as more members of Generation Z become adults.

Opinion: Jackson saw the rainbow as a quilt of inclusion, while the Trump administration views those same colors as a threat, writes John Casey.

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