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‘Doctor Who’ returns with a new, reluctant companion: ‘They’re real partners this season’
James Pardon/Disney/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios The new season of Doctor Who — the second one starring Ncuti Gatwa [Shooty GOT-wah] as The Doctor — starts streaming on Disney+ Saturday. What’s different this season is that The Doctor’s new companion, an ER [Read More…]
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In brief: ‘MobLand’ scores big ratings, and more
MobLand is a certified hit for Paramount+. The show has garnered 8.8 million views in its first week, the streamer has revealed. This means the audience for the show has quadrupled. It also makes it [Read More…]
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Jon Hamm on playing a finance bro in ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’
Apple Jon Hamm stars in the new Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors. Premiering Friday, the series follows Hamm as Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a hedge fund manager who gets fired amidst dealing with his [Read More…]
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Rome Flynn says he was ‘hooked,’ a fan of ‘Godfather of Harlem’ before he joined cast
Scott McDermott/MGM+ Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem is just days away, set to premiere Sunday on MGM+. Though Rome Flynn is new to the cast this season, he tells ABC Audio he was very familiar with [Read More…]
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Ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina arrives in US after being released by Russia in prisoner exchange
PHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images (LONDON) — U.S.-Russian dual citizen Ksenia Karelina landed in the United States Thursday evening, after being released from a Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange. Karelina deplaned at 11:03 p.m. at Joint [Read More…]
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‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 4 premiering in May
FX FX has revealed the season 4 premiere date for Welcome to Wrexham. The fourth season of the docuseries from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will premiere with two episodes on May 15. The episodes will also be available to [Read More…]
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Over 220 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub
Str/Xinhua via Getty Images (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) — The recovery phase has ended after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert, killing at least 221 people, officials said Thursday. Another 155 people [Read More…]
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Woman charged with trying to hire hitman on Tinder to kill ex, his daughter
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office of New Jersey (CAMDEN, N.J. ) — A New Jersey woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly tried to hire someone on Tinder to kill her ex-boyfriend — [Read More…]
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Helicopter crashes in Hudson River in New York City, all 6 on board killed: Sources
WABC (NEW YORK CITY) — All six people on board were killed when a helicopter plunged into the Hudson River by Lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday afternoon, law enforcement sources told ABC [Read More…]
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Trump’s tariffs still risk inflation and recession as China trade war looms, experts say
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s decision to pause so-called “reciprocal tariffs” for most countries triggered a historic stock market rally on Wednesday, but the levies that remain in place are still expected [Read More…]
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Wingtip of one plane hits another on taxiway at Reagan airport: FAA
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The wingtip of an American Airlines plane hit another American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation [Read More…]
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Escaped California inmate wanted for killing Mexican police commander in shootout, officials say
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DELANO, Calif.) — An escaped California inmate is now wanted for killing a Mexican police commander who hunts down foreign fugitives — also known as a “gringo hunter” — [Read More…]
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RFK Jr., intent to focus on chronic disease, continues to be dogged by impacts of HHS cuts
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Far as he was from Washington, D.C., as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hiked to the top of a towering sandstone arch in rural Arizona with [Read More…]
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Democratic senators call for probe into possible insider trading over Trump tariff change
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from the White House over serious concerns that President Donald Trump’s rollbacks on his tariffs and his social media posts earlier Wednesday may [Read More…]
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‘Saturday Night Live’ to debut British version of the show in 2026
Will Heath/NBC Live from London, it’s Saturday night! Saturday Night Live is set to launch its first-ever British edition of the series. In partnership with Sky, the NBC late-night sketch show will premiere Saturday Night [Read More…]
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Watch Viola Davis react to her newly unveiled wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Madame Tussauds Hollywood Viola Davis has been immortalized at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, where her new wax figure was recently revealed. It features her look from the Academy Awards in 2017 — a red Giorgio Armani Privé [Read More…]
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Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden to star in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ limited series for Netflix
Craig Gibson/StillMoving for Netflix It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a streaming service in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Pride and Prejudice adaptation. Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and [Read More…]
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Over 200 dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub
Str/Xinhua via Getty Images (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) — The death toll continues to rise amid an ongoing search and rescue effort after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert. At least 218 [Read More…]
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Shoplifting suspect allegedly kills man in hit-and-run at discount store parking lot: LA sheriff
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Authorities in Los Angeles County said they’re searching for the suspect who shoplifted from a discount store before killing a man in a hit-and-run in the store’s parking lot. [Read More…]
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House passes budget blueprint to fund Trump’s agenda
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House narrowly voted to approve the GOP budget blueprint Thursday by a vote of 216-214, delivering a major victory for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Trump congratulated the House [Read More…]