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Byron Allen, who hosts the show that will replace “The Late Show,” joined via video call, contributing brief remarks that touched on broader shifts in television and late-night programming.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Late on Tuesday night, several hundred students demonstrated on the streets of capital city, Dakar, declaring their support for Sonko.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Colbert is finally finished at CBS,” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the late-night host’s final episode of *The Late Show*.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Late Friday, firefighters had been relying on drone-based thermometers to estimate the temperature inside the failing tank, which gave a reading of 61 degrees, with 50 degrees being the goal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Late one night in November 1996, while on a cardiology rotation at St. Thomas Hospital, in Nashville, Tennessee, he logged on to a hospital computer and went to a message board called techstocks.com.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis