Month: May 2022
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Orioles slow surging Twins with 9-4 victory
BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini reached base four times without hitting the ball out of the infield. It was that kind of night for the Baltimore Orioles, who took advantage of several big breaks to [Read More…]
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Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws, for a 32-year-old South Dakota woman to get abortion pills last year. For abortion-seekers [Read More…]
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Mike Myers shares what it’s like playing 8 different characters in ’The Pentaverate’
Courtesy of Netflix There’s a whole lot of Mike Myers in the new Netflix comedy series The Pentaverate, which debuts today. It’s about a secret society that has been controlling the world for centuries. So as a powerful man in [Read More…]
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South Dakota Congressman critical of understaffed FSA
A Congressman is critical of the USDA for not returning to normal staffing levels at Farm Service Agency offices. Dusty Johnson from South Dakota tells Brownfield that USDA’s COVID guidelines kept FSA staff out of [Read More…]
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Scientists investigate ‘viral rebound’ COVID-19 cases after taking Paxlovid
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Laura Martin tested positive for COVID-19 last month during an extended stay in California, she was prescribed Paxlovid, the highly touted antiviral drug created by [Read More…]
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Advocates warn legislation could harm LGBTQ youth mental health
Norberto Cuenca/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a nationwide wave of what they call legislation targeting LGBTQ rights and representation, advocates are concerned about the impact on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. “LGBTQ youth [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 5/4/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 10, Kansas City 0 San Diego 5, Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 2 [Read More…]
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‘Significant damage’ in Oklahoma after severe weather, reported tornado
Warren Faidley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Severe weather caused “significant damage” and wide-spread power outages in Oklahoma Wednesday, officials said. Seminole got hit especially hard after a reported tornado touched down in the city, located [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Over 300 civilians evacuated from Mariupol, surrounding areas
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
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UN says reproductive rights are ‘foundation’ of gender equality
Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres believes that women’s rights are vital to gender equality worldwide, a spokesman for Guterres said in response to [Read More…]
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Amber Heard takes the stand, details abuse, tumultuous relationship with Johnny Depp
Paul Morigi/Getty Images Amber Heard took the stand for the first time today, on the 14th day of her ex-husband Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her. The trial day began with the continued testimony of [Read More…]
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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecasted to rise in the US for first time in months
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the United States are both projected to increase over the next four weeks, according [Read More…]
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Here’s where abortion will be protected if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Al Drago/Bloomberg Creative Photos/FILE (WASHINGTON) — State governments across the country are taking steps to firm up abortion rights if the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that granted protections [Read More…]
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Mississippi abortion clinic director responds to SCOTUS draft: ‘It didn’t come as a shock to a lot of us here’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abortion-rights advocates are responding to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court majority opinion on the pending Mississippi abortion case that was first reported by Politico on Monday. [Read More…]
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for COVID-19
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 via a PCR test Wednesday afternoon, the State Department said. Blinken, who is vaccinated and boosted, is experiencing mild symptoms. [Read More…]
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Dr. Oz’s vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism
Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — As Dr. Mehmet Oz embarks on a bid for the U.S. Senate, the television star has largely shied away from discussing his ties to Turkey, where he maintains [Read More…]
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DOJ, Jan. 6 committee staff clash in interview with former U.S. attorney: Sources
Sarah Silbiger/Pool/Getty Images/FILE (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys with the Department of Justice recently clashed behind closed doors with staff members for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, two sources familiar with the [Read More…]
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Trevor Reed’s father advocates outside White House for other detained Americans
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The father of Trevor Reed, the American freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange last week, on Wednesday demonstrated outside the White House, calling for the Biden administration to help [Read More…]
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Marilyn Monroe documentary makers comment on Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look
NDZ/Star Max/GC Images Kim Kardashian wore a dress made famous by Marilyn Monroe to the Met Gala on Monday night, and people are still buzzing about it. On Wednesday morning, ABC Audio caught up with [Read More…]