Month: September 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Jane Fonda announces cancer diagnosis, says she’s started chemotherapy
Netflix/Eric Charbonneau Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer. “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo [Read More…]
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‘House of the Dragon’ beats Stallone’s ‘Samaritan’ on streaming charts
HBO There be dragons … at the top of the streaming charts. HBO’s already-renewed House of the Dragon again topped all competition for last week, according to streaming service aggregator Reelgood. Dragon remained perched in [Read More…]
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Jennifer Hudson to reunite with Simon Cowell on first episode of ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution The first guest on Jennifer Hudson‘s new talk show will be a blast from the past: her former American Idol judge Simon Cowell. Hudson came in [Read More…]
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‘The Crown’ reportedly casts William and Kate for season 6
Elizabeth Debecki as Princess Diana in ‘The Crown’, Season 5 – Netflix As The Crown rolls through the years, season 6 will apparently show a teen Prince William and his eventual wife, Kate Middleton. Variety [Read More…]
ABC Business News
New York City sues Starbucks over firing of unionizing barista
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is suing Starbucks over allegations the coffee corporation unlawfully fired a Queens barista who had been involved in unionization efforts, a city agency announced [Read More…]
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US hiring slows but remains strong, as economy adds 315,000 jobs
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. hiring slowed from its breakneck pace but remained robust in August, with the economy adding 315,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rising to 3.7%, according to data released by [Read More…]
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Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, ‘very dire’ for local businesses
Tim Graham/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — When the water stopped running at her restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday afternoon, Tanya Burns was preparing for a private event set to begin about one hour later. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Teachers can score free coffee all September at this popular chain
aimintang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Caffeine is essential for school teachers and staff transitioning back to the classroom. Thankfully, Wawa is here to help. Starting Sept. 1, the popular convenience store chain is bringing back [Read More…]
ABC Business News
CPSC recalls UPPAbaby strollers due to laceration risk
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (NEW YORK) — More than 14,000 strollers are being recalled due to an issue that can cause amputation or laceration if a child’s fingertips get caught. The recall, posted by [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Florida teen battling suspected case of brain-eating amoeba for over 50 days
Courtesy Ziegelbauer family (NEW YORK) — A Florida teen has been battling an infection suspected to be caused by a rare, brain-eating amoeba for over 50 days, as his family prays for him to wake [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Parents launch nonprofit to educate about heatstroke dangers
Courtesy The Jordan McNair Foundation (NEW YORK) — Two parents who have turned tragedy into a teachable moment are educating others on the dangers of heatstroke. Martin McNair and Tonya Wilson lost their 19-year-old son, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Woman says she had stroke in her 20s while on birth control
Jenna Goldman (NEW YORK) — Jenna Goldman said she was out on a run with her now-husband two years ago when she started feeling like she was getting a migraine. “In my right eye, there [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Booster coverage is lowest among Black and Hispanic Americans: CDC
Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fewer Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten a first or second COVID-19 vaccine booster compared to people of other races and ethnicities, new federal data finds. [Read More…]
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CDC signs off on new COVID-19 boosters ahead of fall booster campaign
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots Thursday night, giving the final clearance shots to be administered soon [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Houston Texans surprise Uvalde football team ahead of first home game
Todd Wawrychuk/ABC (UVALDE, Texas) — After a summer plagued with grief, anxiety and anger, Uvalde gets an escape, celebrating the high school’s first home football game of the season. Residents will descend on the Honey [Read More…]
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Serena Williams, Venus Williams walk off court in likely last doubles match together
COREY SIPKIN/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Venus Williams and Serena Williams, a pair who first walked onto the national stage of professional tennis in the 1990s, have most likely walked off the court [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 9/1/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 7, Oakland 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 7, Detroit 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City 1 Baltimore 3, [Read More…]
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Woman accusing former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza, 2 others of rape speaks out
Joshua Bessex/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — The woman who has accused ex-NFL punter Matt Araiza and two of his college teammates of raping her during a party last year talked about the alleged incident in [Read More…]
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Serena Williams beats Anett Kontaveit in second-round US Open match
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Serena Williams won her second-round match of the U.S. Open Wednesday on yet another electric night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, defeating the WTA No. 2-ranked player Anett Kontaveit of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Gina McCarthy to step down as Biden’s climate adviser
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gina McCarthy — President Joe Biden’s top climate adviser — will step down from her post on Sept. 16, the White House announced on Friday. The National Climate [Read More…]