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We asked Whip who he thinks is taking home the night's biggest prizes.

We asked Whip who he thinks is taking home the night's biggest prizes.

The Oscars start Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were all found dead Thursday at their home in New Mexico. Authorities have opened an investigation after the bodies were found, quote, in a state of decomposition.

The Oscars start Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were all found dead Thursday at their home in New Mexico. Authorities have opened an investigation after the bodies were found, quote, in a state of decomposition.

The Oscars start Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were all found dead Thursday at their home in New Mexico. Authorities have opened an investigation after the bodies were found, quote, in a state of decomposition.

Initially, a gas leak was suspected, but the Associated Press reports no signs of a gas or carbon monoxide leak were detected. Hackman had a decorated acting career, from his Oscar-winning roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven to the title character in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums. In space news, the planets are aligning, sort of.

Initially, a gas leak was suspected, but the Associated Press reports no signs of a gas or carbon monoxide leak were detected. Hackman had a decorated acting career, from his Oscar-winning roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven to the title character in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums. In space news, the planets are aligning, sort of.

Initially, a gas leak was suspected, but the Associated Press reports no signs of a gas or carbon monoxide leak were detected. Hackman had a decorated acting career, from his Oscar-winning roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven to the title character in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums. In space news, the planets are aligning, sort of.

In a phenomenon known as a planet parade, all seven of the other planets in our solar system will be visible in a line in the night sky. Astronomers say to look for the planets about a half hour after sunset. And hey, it's Friday, so let's do some more space news. Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin announced it's sending its first all-female flight crew into space.

In a phenomenon known as a planet parade, all seven of the other planets in our solar system will be visible in a line in the night sky. Astronomers say to look for the planets about a half hour after sunset. And hey, it's Friday, so let's do some more space news. Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin announced it's sending its first all-female flight crew into space.

In a phenomenon known as a planet parade, all seven of the other planets in our solar system will be visible in a line in the night sky. Astronomers say to look for the planets about a half hour after sunset. And hey, it's Friday, so let's do some more space news. Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin announced it's sending its first all-female flight crew into space.

That crew will include singer Katy Perry, and getting extraterrestrial with her will be Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez and CBS anchor Gayle King. The flight will take the crew to the Karman Line, which is the boundary line between Earth's upper atmosphere and space.

That crew will include singer Katy Perry, and getting extraterrestrial with her will be Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez and CBS anchor Gayle King. The flight will take the crew to the Karman Line, which is the boundary line between Earth's upper atmosphere and space.

That crew will include singer Katy Perry, and getting extraterrestrial with her will be Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez and CBS anchor Gayle King. The flight will take the crew to the Karman Line, which is the boundary line between Earth's upper atmosphere and space.

Reuters reports when they reach the line, the crew will experience a few minutes of microgravity before returning to Earth in a parachute-assisted landing. And last thing, here's what's coming up on this week's episode of Apple News in Conversation.

Reuters reports when they reach the line, the crew will experience a few minutes of microgravity before returning to Earth in a parachute-assisted landing. And last thing, here's what's coming up on this week's episode of Apple News in Conversation.

Reuters reports when they reach the line, the crew will experience a few minutes of microgravity before returning to Earth in a parachute-assisted landing. And last thing, here's what's coming up on this week's episode of Apple News in Conversation.

A look at how Donald Trump and Dana White, the CEO of the ultimate fighting championship, the UFC, go way, way back and how they've helped each other rise. For a story in Rolling Stone, Jack Crosby tells me when Dana White was building up the UFC and struggling to find venues for it, Trump welcomed him at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.

A look at how Donald Trump and Dana White, the CEO of the ultimate fighting championship, the UFC, go way, way back and how they've helped each other rise. For a story in Rolling Stone, Jack Crosby tells me when Dana White was building up the UFC and struggling to find venues for it, Trump welcomed him at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.

A look at how Donald Trump and Dana White, the CEO of the ultimate fighting championship, the UFC, go way, way back and how they've helped each other rise. For a story in Rolling Stone, Jack Crosby tells me when Dana White was building up the UFC and struggling to find venues for it, Trump welcomed him at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.