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Beyoncé is one of several arts and entertainment figures who made headlines this February. Both her twin pregnancy announcement and loss to Adele at the Grammys stirred the entertainment community this month. (Creative Commons photo by California Cow via Flickr)

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Many news stories broke in February across the United States. And while most of the national attention has focused on the Trump administration, American pop culture has also stirred up controversy in the past two weeks.

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Pop culture recap: ‘SNL’ continues political comedy, ‘The Bachelorette’ attempts at diversity

By Matthew Fernandez, Adrija Chakrabarty, Alexandra Del Rosario, Sidra Rashid

Feb. 16, 2017 11:07 p.m.