Jon Stewart, Popular Host of ‘The Daily Show,’ Steps Down

Comedian Jon Stewart is quitting as host of U.S. cable television's popular satirical news program "The Daily Show" after 16 years. The 52-year-old Stewart made the announcement Tuesday during a taping of the late-night Comedy Central show. He struggled to hold back tears as he told the studio audience that "The Daily Show" had been "the honor of my professional life," but that it "doesn't deserve an even slightly restless...

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