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Johnny Depp’s acting return teased in new photo
ABC/Randy Holmes Johnny Depp‘s return to the cameras after his legal victory in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard is already underway. The French film company Why Not Productions has released an image [Read More…]
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Who was that masked man? New book takes a look at the history of cosplay
Simon & Schuster The concept of fans dressing up like their favorite pop culture characters, as they recently did at San Diego Comic-Con, may seem like a new phenomenon, but it’s not. That’s one of [Read More…]
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Amanda Seyfried regrets filming nude scenes at 19: “I wanted to keep my job”
Seyfried in “The Dropout” — Hulu The Dropout‘s Amanda Seyfried admits to having some regrets about filming a nude scene when she was 19 years old, saying she did it because she felt it was [Read More…]
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Discovery+ teases “explosive” Armie Hammer documentary series, ‘House of Hammer’
Discovery+ Discovery+ has announced an “explosive” look into the salacious allegations that have derailed the career of The Lone Ranger and The Social Network star Armie Hammer. Hammer was accused of rape and abuse, and [Read More…]
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Jon Hamm joining Apple TV+’s ‘The Morning Show’
Photo: Cheryl Mann Mad Man veteran Jon Hamm is joining another acclaimed series. Apple TV+ announced the addition to the cast, noting the Emmy winner will play Paul Marks, a “corporate titan who sets his [Read More…]
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July inflation holds steady as food and shelter costs rise
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Inflation in July held steady even as the costs of housing and food rose, according to findings by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics [Read More…]
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Harvard doctor on study claiming climate change intensifies pathogens
MR.Cole_Photographer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found that climate change is expected to aggravate 58% of the world’s infectious diseases. “The societal disruption caused by pathogenic [Read More…]
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Hundreds of Americans still dying of COVID each day despite signs the latest surge may be slowing
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After several weeks of steady increases in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, there are encouraging signs that the latest viral resurgence may be abating in the United States. The rate [Read More…]
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US Open ticket sales skyrocket after Serena Williams announcement
Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The demand for tickets to the U.S. Open are soaring after Serena Williams announced she’s preparing to say goodbye to tennis. In a first-person essay for Vogue, Williams said she is [Read More…]
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Vanessa Bryant’s invasion of privacy trial against LA County begins
Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images, FILE (LOS ANGELES) — Jury selection and opening arguments in Vanessa Bryant’s case against Los Angeles County began Wednesday. Bryant filed a lawsuit in September 2020, alleging that first responders took and [Read More…]
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New bill introduced after nursing mom’s airport experience went viral
Mint Images (WASHINGTON) — A new bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives three months after a nursing mom had ice packs intended to keep breast milk cold nearly confiscated by airport security. The [Read More…]
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Rep. Judy Chu weighs in on Women’s Health Protection Act
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — California Congresswoman Judy Chu is the lead sponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act. Along with the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act, these two pieces of legislation [Read More…]
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Can election deniers win big in the midterms?
Brandon Bell/Getty Images/FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s false allegation that the 2020 presidential election was stolen continues to reverberate among GOP political candidates who are running on anti-establishment platforms and eager to gain the support of [Read More…]
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FBI director condemns threats to agents after raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Mark Wilson/Getty Images, FILE (OMAHA, Neb.) — Answering questions at the FBI Omaha, Nebraska field office, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he couldn’t talk about FBI agents searching Mar-a-Lago, the home of former President [Read More…]
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Trump says he changed his mind about taking the Fifth, which he once said was for ‘the mob’
James Devaney/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump indicated that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday as he was deposed in a New York state civil investigation into his business dealings — which marks [Read More…]
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Three people dead after home explodes in Indiana, officials say; cause under investigation
Tanner Edwards (EVANSVILLE, Ind.) — Three people are dead after a house exploded Wednesday in southern Indiana, officials said. Dozens of firefighters responded to the scene in Evansville, after the blast occurred Wednesday afternoon on [Read More…]
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Authorities urge people to come forward in search for teen reported missing after attending party
Placer County Sheriff’s Office (TRUCKEE, Calif.) — Authorities are urging people to come forward with tips as they continue searching for a missing 16-year-old who was last seen early Saturday at a large party near a campground [Read More…]
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Trump repeatedly pleaded the Fifth in hours-long deposition for New York AG probe: Sources
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against testifying against himself during an hours-long deposition as part of the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his family real [Read More…]
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Two soldiers killed, three injured in weather-related incident in Georgia
quavondo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two soldiers from Fort Benning have died and three others were injured in a weather-related event in northern Georgia, a U.S. Army spokesperson announced. 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon and Staff [Read More…]
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Administrative complaint filed against ‘Rust’ alleging hazards that may have led to death of Halyna Hutchins
Sam Wasson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New Mexico Environment Department filed an administrative complaint against Rust Movie Productions, after the production company had contested citations issued in April alleging hazards on the set that may have [Read More…]