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Oprah Winfrey and Phil Donahue in 1992.
‘A PIONEER’

Oprah Praises Late Phil Donahue: No Me Without You

In an Instagram post, Oprah credited Donahue for opening the doors of daytime TV so she could have her own show.

Clay Walker

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‘BIGGEST REGRET’

Oprah Admits She Was ‘Major Contributor’ to Diet Culture

The talk show host said she regrets perpetuating “a standard for people watching that I nor anybody else could uphold.”

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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TYING THE KNOT

Reality Star Conjoined Twin Is Now Married: Report

She gained prominence alongside her sister Brittany as guests on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and later as the titular stars of TLC’s “Abby and Brittany.”

Brett Bachman

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‘PEACE STILL ABIDES’

Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s Father and Ex-Councilman, Dies at 88

“We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing,” Oprah wrote in a tribute. “That Peace still abides. All is well.”

Alan Halaly

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APARTHEID OUTSIDE ATLANTA

The Sickening History of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Hometown

It was the scene of “the most successful racial cleansing in U.S. history,” and the results of that history were still on display during her years in high school there.

Kali Holloway

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GOLDEN GOD

Trump to Quack: I’m Strong as Tom Brady

When Trump and Dr. Oz sat down to chat about the mogul’s health, we learned he never gets sick, he has ‘good’ testosterone, and he’s friends with Tom Brady.

Olivia Nuzzi

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PREACH

Kanye Wants to Be More Than ‘Wacko’

Kanye West made a rare TV talk show appearance on Thursday, sitting down with Ellen DeGeneres to spread his revolutionary message to the world.

Matt Wilstein

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LIFE LESSONS

She’s the Oprah of the Arab World

She’s friends with Oprah and the Clintons, and survived harrowing abuse and Saddam’s malign influence. Can Zainab Salbi’s candid talk show challenge conservative Muslim mores?

Lloyd Grove

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BIG GUNS

Rosie’s Rage Lawsuit Started Over ISIS?

<p>A former producer at <em>The View</em> is suing the show’s former co-host after the two fought about who would cover an ISIS beheading.<br> </p>

Kelly Weill

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Quiet, Please

Why Daytime TV Is a Talk-Obsessed Hell

<p>It’s rumored Meredith Vieira’s chat show may be replaced by another <i>View</i> clone. Why has daytime become such a terminal hell of babbling chatter?</p>

Tim Teeman

TKO

John Oliver Obliterates Dr. Oz

<p>The brilliantly droll host of HBO’s <i>Last Week Tonight</i> tore the embattled Dr. Oz to shreds.</p>

Marlow Stern

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