Year: 2021
ABC World News
Australia mourns 5 ‘angels’ killed in bouncy castle accident
JasonDoiy/iStock (LONDON) — Australia is coming together as a nation following Thursday’s bouncy castle tragedy in which five children were killed. A gust of wind lifted the castle into the air, causing several children at [Read More…]
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Haitian gang releases remaining hostages from US-based missionary group
Michael Hickey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The remaining 12 hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group have been released by the Haitian gang that had held them for two months, Haitian authorities and the missionary group confirmed [Read More…]
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US accuses Chinese tech firms, research institutes of weaponizing biotechnology, creating ‘brain-control weaponry’
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has blacklisted and sanctioned dozens of Chinese government research institutes and private-sector tech firms, accusing them of weaponizing technology for use at home and abroad, the U.S. departments [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NBA, players agree to additional protocols through holidays
The NBA and its players have agreed to enhanced health and safety protocols through the holiday season in response to rising virus numbers, with additional testing coming and a return to mask usage in many [Read More…]
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NFL updates protocols in response to COVID-19 casesNFL updates protocols in response to COVID-19 casesNFL updates protocols in response to COVID-19 cases
In moves reminiscent of the environment for the 2020 season, the NFL has updated its protocols and advocated for booster shots in reaction to an increase in COVID-19 cases around the league. As part of [Read More…]
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Event featuring teachers crawling for cash prompts apology
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The organizers of a fundraiser that featured teachers on their hands and knees grabbing for dollar bills at a junior hockey league game in South Dakota are apologizing after the event [Read More…]
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Official: License for Noem’s daughter got unusual treatment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received unusual treatment in an application for her real estate appraiser license, including an extra opportunity to obtain it after failing to meet federal requirements, [Read More…]
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South Dakota hospitals strained as holiday gatherings loom
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s largest hospital systems on Wednesday warned they are strained and pushing off medical care as the state’s hospitals fill with the highest number of people infected with COVID-19 since the [Read More…]
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South Dakota’s airports receive $16.4 million in funding
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota airport officials are working on their plans to spend an estimated $16.4 million in federal infrastructure funding. Airport managers can submit their projects to the Federal Aviation Administration for [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
South Dakota State heads to FCS semifinals this weekend
South Dakota State is one victory away from doing something no team in the history of college football has ever done: play for the national championship twice in a span of just over eight months. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Cyrano’ premiere cancelled over COVID; Hulu’s ‘The Dropout’ first look, and more
Thursday’s Los Angeles premiere of Cyrano has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. “Out of an abundance of caution given the changing COVID landscape, United Artists Releasing has decided to postpone the Los Angeles premiere of CYRANO,” the [Read More…]
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Jeff Garlin out at ‘The Goldbergs’ following HR investigation into on-set behavior
ABC/Scott Everett White ABC’s long-running sitcom The Goldbergs lost cast member George Segal last year when the veteran actor passed away, and now it has lost its patriarch. Jeff Garlin has reportedly exited the show, following “multiple misconduct allegations and [Read More…]
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Ben Affleck responds after “insensitive” comments seemed to blame ex-wife Jennifer Garner for his drinking
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images After an interview on Sirius/XM’s The Howard Stern Show made headlines for all the wrong reasons, Ben Affleck tried to set the record straight on Wednesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! During the chat with Stern, Affleck talked at length about his career, [Read More…]
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Flavor Flav says he was Kim Kardashian’s “birthday gift” to Pete Davidson
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Flavor Flav is shedding some light on how that picture of him with Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson and Kris Jenner came to be. Turns out Flav was a gift from Kim to her rumored beau, Pete. Speaking [Read More…]
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Report: NeNe Leakes dating new man three months after losing husband to cancer
ABC Months after losing her husband to cancer, NeNe Leakes appears to have found a new boo. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum is dating businessman Nyonisela Sioh, who owns a couture suit company in Charlotte, North Carolina, sources tell TMZ. Sioh, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Lawmakers propose bipartisan committee on supply chain issues
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Not far from the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in Orange County, which sees 40% of the nation’s imports, Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., has been witnessing supply chain issues in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed to more rapidly end pandemic-era policies amid inflation, sees 3 rate hikes in 2022
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve officials announced Wednesday that they intend to more rapidly end pandemic-era monetary policies meant to support the economy as surging inflation casts a new shadow over [Read More…]
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Kroger ends COVID sick pay benefits for unvaccinated employees
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kroger, one of the largest employers in the U.S. with 500,000 workers, announced that it will pull paid emergency COVID leave for unvaccinated employees. The grocery chain is also [Read More…]
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Hard Rock buys iconic Mirage hotel in Las Vegas for over $1 billion
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (LAS VEGAS) — Hospitality company Hard Rock International has bought The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from MGM Resorts International for approximately $1.08 billion, the company announced on Monday. According to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Americans avoiding health care in pandemic over cost concerns
PeopleImages/iStock (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted Americans’ perceptions of health care, and not for the better, according to a new survey. Nearly half of Americans say the pandemic has worsened their perceptions [Read More…]
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