Year: 2021
ABC Business News
Google, YouTube won’t allow ads or monetization of content denying climate change
400tmax/GettyImages (NEW YORK) — Google is cracking down on ads that deny climate change science after advertisers and digital creators complained about them running alongside their own content. The company also said it’s no longer [Read More…]
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Travel expected to surge in December, United Airlines says
guvendemir/iStock (WASHINGTON) — United Airlines expects travel to surge in December as more people look to get away for the holidays. “We’re seeing a lot of pent-up demand in our data and are offering a [Read More…]
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Maya Angelou, Anna May Wong among five notable women to be featured on new US quarters
smithcjb/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Americans will soon be seeing new, empowering faces on some U.S. quarters. On Wednesday, the United States Mint announced its quarter designs for 2022, which feature five trailblazing American women. The five [Read More…]
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Gas, heat prices expected to increase 30% this winter
alexeys/iStock (NEW YORK) — As Americans continue to cook, do laundry and use more electricity at home amid the pandemic, utility bill prices are predicted to rise this winter. Ken Gurny, a homeowner in New [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Health officials report uptick in children’s rare COVID-related inflammatory syndrome following delta surge
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — A number of pediatric hospitals across the country are warning about an increase in the number of cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, a rare condition in which different parts [Read More…]
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Anxiety, depression fluctuated with COVID-19 waves: Study
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the mental health of the nation, according to a new study published in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly journal, [Read More…]
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Mom dies after sharing her battle with ovarian cancer on social media
sudok1/iStock (MONTREAL) — A mom who went viral while sharing her battle with ovarian cancer on social media has died. Dr. Nadia Chaudhri, 43, died on Oct. 5, according to Concordia University, where she worked [Read More…]
ABC Health News
With COVID-19 mandates rolling out, what to know about religious exemptions
Inside Creative House/iStock (NEW YORK) — With COVID-19 vaccine mandates proliferating across the country in the public and private sectors as well as some school districts, the pushback from those unwilling or hesitant to get [Read More…]
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World Mental Health Day: If you’re feeling depressed or anxious, you’re not alone
Veronika Zimina/iStock (NEW YORK) — Shayla, a 22-year-old from Georgia, has had days during the coronavirus pandemic when she said it has been a struggle to get out of bed. The part-time college student said [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Visually impaired runner completes marathon with the help of guides, friends
ABC (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Laura Sosalla, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was declared legally blind earlier this year due to long-term effects after a battle with COVID-19 last November. Sosalla was determined and said she [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 10//7/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 6, Chi White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 0 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Philadelphia 125, [Read More…]
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Women’s soccer players hold mid-match protest after abuse allegations: ‘We will not be silent’
Andrew Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The athletes of the National Women’s Soccer League are refusing to return to “business as usual” after sexual misconduct allegations involving a longtime coach upended their community. In [Read More…]
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Eighteen former NBA players charged with defrauding the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan
iStock (NEW YORK) — Eighteen former NBA players, including Sebastian Telfair, Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Darius Miles, have been charged with defrauding the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan out of approximately $4 million, [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 10/6/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS LA Dodgers 3, St. Louis 1 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Phoenix 117, LA Lakers 105 Detroit 115, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jan. 6 committee to ‘swiftly consider’ criminal contempt for Steve Bannon, others who ignore subpoenas
Michał Chodyra/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will “swiftly consider” holding one-time Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, and potentially others, in contempt of Congress for ignoring committee [Read More…]
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What’s next for legislation on the US debt ceiling?
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate narrowly averted fiscal calamity Thursday evening in a late-evening vote to raise the federal borrowing limit, but the short-term solution has set the stage for a fierce political showdown in [Read More…]
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Biden signs orders restoring boundaries of Bears Ears, other monuments shrunk by Trump
Thomas Roche/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has restored the original boundaries of three U.S. national monuments that had their size drastically reduced by former President Donald Trump, saying Friday that Americans must protect the [Read More…]
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Biden signs law to expand health care for ‘Havana syndrome’ victims
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that provides financial assistance and better health care to victims of “Havana syndrome,” the mysterious health incidents affecting dozens of U.S. personnel [Read More…]
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Senate votes to raise debt limit after 11 Republicans join Democrats to break filibuster
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — After weeks of brinkmanship, the Senate voted Thursday night to raise the debt limit by $480 billion until Dec. 3. The procedural move to break the GOP filibuster, which required 60 votes, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officer who shot Jacob Blake won’t face civil rights charges, DOJ says
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Civil rights charges will not be pursued against the Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake last year, partially paralyzing him, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Kenosha Police [Read More…]