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Ariana Grande Joined Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan, Chris Kattan, and Horatio Sanz to Recreate Saturday Night Live’s “I Wish It Was Christmas Today”

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The Alt-Right Loves Attention, Even if That’s What Kills It

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