Year: 2021
ABC Entertainment News
Common reveals Tiffany Haddish’s special quality: “It’s that child-like spirit that you love”
Johnny Nunez/WireImage Common and Tiffany Haddish made their relationship public in August 2020, and now, 14 months later, their special bond is growing stronger. “She keeps me laughing. It’s that child-like spirit that you love,” the rapper/actor tells Essence about [Read More…]
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Cinematographer dies, director injured in accident with prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin
Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic A cinematographer working on the film Rust is dead and the director is hospitalized after an accident during filming involving star Alec Baldwin and a misfiring prop gun, authorities said Thursday. The Western, starring Baldwin and Jensen Ackles of Supernatural, began [Read More…]
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Check out Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the action-packed trailer for Michael Bay’s ‘Ambulance’
Universal Pictures Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are on the run in the new trailer for Ambulance, director Michael Bay‘s take on a 2005 Danish thriller. The two actors play foster brothers; Emmy-winner Abdul-Mateen plays a military veteran who’s strapped for cash [Read More…]
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Watch the trailer for ‘King Richard’ with Beyoncé’s new song; ABC sets ‘Women of the Movement’ premiere date
Chiabella James Warner Bros. has released another trailer for King Richard, which teases a brand-new song by the Queen B herself, Beyoncé. Titled “Be Alive,” the new ballad is featured toward the end of the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to know about ‘Striketober’: Workers seize new power as pandemic wanes
tacojim/iStock (NEW YORK) — A spate of strikes has rocked the private sector, revealing the new power workers wield as the pandemic wanes in the U.S. and sending a message to employers who may have [Read More…]
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Black Friday 2021: The stores closed (and open) on Thanksgiving Day
P_Wei/iStock (NEW YORK) — Last year, Thanksgiving and Black Friday looked a little different, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While holiday shopping has increasingly shifted to online in recent years, the pandemic led to an [Read More…]
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Latina Equal Pay Day: Meet organizations fighting to close the income gap
LaylaBird/iStock (NEW YORK) — More than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Latinas typically earn only 57 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men and must work [Read More…]
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Donald Trump launching new social media platform, TRUTH Social
scyther5/iStock (NEW YORK) — Silenced by many major platforms, former President Donald Trump is launching his own social media app. Trump Media and Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Group, which is already listed on [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Northern states see uptick in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations as weather gets colder
Ergin Yalcin/iStock (NEW YORK) — There is a growing sense of optimism across the country, with national coronavirus infection rates steadily falling, booster shots available for many Americans and pending vaccine approval on the horizon [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J boosters, mixing and matching doses
sshepard/iStock (ATLANTA) — CDC Director Rochelle Walensky gave the final signoff on Thursday evening to recommend both Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine boosters for certain populations. The CDC’s independent panel voted unanimously to support [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Fresh whole onions linked to salmonella outbreak in 37 states: CDC
FotografiaBasica/iStock (NEW YORK) — A salmonella outbreak in 37 states has been linked to fresh whole red, white, and yellow onions sold to restaurants and grocery stores throughout the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers [Read More…]
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First lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks out on her mission to get people screened for breast cancer
ABC News (NEW YORK) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden is speaking out about two causes close to her heart: access to community colleges and breast cancer awareness. In a new interview with Good Morning [Read More…]
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Largest nurses union applauds possible OSHA action against three states over PPE
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — The country’s largest nurses’ union praised the federal government on Wednesday after officials said three states tasked with implementing their own safety measures for health care workers would lose that right [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 10/21/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS LA Dodgers 11, Atlanta 2 (Atlanta leads series 3-2) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 113, Dallas 87 Miami [Read More…]
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Chris Brown supports NBA star Kyrie Irving’s refusal to be vaccinated
Chris Brown and Kyrie Irving in 2014; Jerritt Clark/Getty Images As many sports commentators are slamming Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving for refusing to be vaccinated, Chris Brown is coming to his defense. Breezy, who has displayed his basketball [Read More…]
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Dodgers Justin Turner likely out for year after hamstring injury
33ft/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner is out for the year with a hamstring injury, manager Dave Roberts announced. The All-Star suffered the injury while hitting into a double play [Read More…]
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Colts safety Julian Blackmon out for year
33ft/iStock (INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis Colts safety Julian Blackmon is out for the year after tearing his Achilles, the team announced on Thursday. Black suffered the injury during practice on Wednesday. The second-year player started all [Read More…]
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Six schools in set to join American Athletic Conference
fstop123/iStock (NEW YORK) — The American Athletic Conference has announced the addition of six new schools to its conference. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Why can’t congressional Democrats deliver more on their promises? It’s complicated.
Stephen Emlund/iStock (NEW YORK) — In January, when President Joe Biden took office and Democrats secured both chambers of Congress, millions of Americans had high hopes that the laundry list of causes touted on the [Read More…]
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House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted to hold Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress on Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena by the Jan. 6 select committee investigating [Read More…]