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Riding high on Trump, 'SNL' wins big at the Emmys

LOS ANGELES - During a glittery Emmy ceremony that also played like an extensive rebuke of President Donald Trump, the biggest winner of the night was a series that's been on the air since Gerald Ford was president.

A newly resurgent "Saturday Night Live," which has relentlessly lampooned the outsize personalities and turbulence of the Trump administration, scored four Emmy Awards on

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