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‘Moonlight’ Wins Golden Globe for Best Dramatic Movie

Consummate American actress Meryl Streep received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement Sunday at the 2017 Golden Globe awards. Upon receiving the award, however, from her friend and fellow actress Viola Davis, Streep talked about a "real life" performance that "broke her heart" this year - Donald Trump's criticism and imitation of a disabled New York Times reporter. She then talked about the need for a "principled press" as a...

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