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Dick Cheney defends daughter Liz, slams Trump, in new primary ad
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With her competitive primary contest less than two weeks away, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is out with a striking new ad on Thursday featuring [Read More…]
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Systemic issues plague American higher education, author says in new book
ABC (NEW YORK) — Two questions — “What is college for and who pays for it?” — form the foundation of a new book that explores a variety of systemic issues facing America’s higher education [Read More…]
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4 people in critical condition after apparent lightning strike at DC park
DC Fire and EMS/Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Four people are in critical condition following an apparent lightning strike at a Washington, D.C., park, authorities said Thursday evening. D.C. Fire and EMS said it had responded to [Read More…]
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Texas teen’s parenthood journey reflects state of post-Roe America
ABC News (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — Brooke Alexander of Corpus Christi, Texas, runs a tight schedule raising her twin 5-month-old girls, Olivia and Kendall. From feedings to naptime and diaper changes, the 19-year-old told “NIGHTLINE” [Read More…]
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Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for pushing woman in front of train
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for pushing a woman in front of an oncoming subway train at Union Square in November 2020. [Read More…]
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Autopsy findings released in triple homicide at Iowa state park
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK, Iowa) — The assailant in the deadly attack on a family vacationing at an Iowa state park last month shot, stabbed and strangled the victims, according to newly [Read More…]
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Keanu Reeves to star in his first TV series, Hulu’s ‘Devil in the White City’
Photo courtesy of Brian Bowen Smith ABC Audio has confirmed that Keanu Reeves has just inked a deal to star in and produce his first TV series, and backing him are none other than Martin [Read More…]
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Ever-grinding Frank Grillo on the “dream” of working with Juliette Binoche in ‘Paradise Highway’
Lionsgate If you only see one movie this year with Oscar-winning English Patient star Juliette Binoche driving a big rig, make it Paradise Highway. Frank Grillo had a laugh with ABC Audio about that would-be [Read More…]
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‘The View’ adds Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro as permanent co-hosts
ABC/Lou Rocco Longtime contributor Ana Navarro and former Trump administration staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin were announced Thursday as permanent co-hosts on The View. This comes as news Sunny Hostin, the show’s resident legal analyst, also [Read More…]
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Lady Gaga releases teaser for ‘Joker 2’, all signs point to her playing Harley Quinn
ABC/Randy Holmes Lady Gaga has found her next acting role — this time in the upcoming Joker 2. She confirmed her casting on Thursday, hinting she’ll be playing the villainous Harley Quinn. “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Gaga announced [Read More…]
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‘Blood of My Blood’: STARZ announces ‘Outlander’ prequel series
Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in Outlander/STARZ On Wednesday, STARZ announced it’s spinning off its successful, time-jumping romantic drama Outlander with a prequel series called Outlander: Blood of My Blood. ABC Audio has learned the [Read More…]
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Idris Elba reteaming with ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ director David Leitch for Netflix spy thriller ‘Bang!’
ABC News/Stephen Iervolino (NOTE LANGUAGE) ABC Audio has confirmed Idris Elba is reteaming with his Hobbs and Shaw director David Leitch — the guy behind Brad Pitt‘s new movie Bullet Train — for a Netflix-bound [Read More…]
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Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid growing calls from health officials across the country, the Biden administration declared the current monkeypox outbreak to be a public health emergency in the U.S. on Thursday afternoon. The [Read More…]
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One dead, 11 sickened in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in California county
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NAPA, Calif.) — Health officials are investigating a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a northern California county. Twelve residents of Napa County have been diagnosed and hospitalized with the [Read More…]
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Brittney Griner found guilty in Russian drug trial, sentenced to nine years in prison
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (KHIMKI, Russia) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for over five months, was found guilty on drug charges in a Moscow-area court Thursday. She was [Read More…]
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Florida governor suspends local prosecutor who said he won’t criminalize abortion
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended Tampa’s top prosecutor over public statements he made indicating he would not criminalize abortion. DeSantis announced Thursday that he [Read More…]
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Why are conservatives welcoming Hungary’s divisive Viktor Orban at CPAC?
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DALLAS) — Fresh off a meeting with Donald Trump and facing criticism for his comments on “mixed-race” nations, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban was welcomed by conservatives at their annual [Read More…]
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DHS to pause wiping political appointees’ phones after Jan. 6 committee complains
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security will review electronic retention policies, according to a memo obtained by ABC News Thursday, and will halt wiping political appointees’ phones until the review [Read More…]
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Updated hurricane outlook still points to above-normal Atlantic season, NOAA says
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Scientists are emphasizing the need for proper disaster planning now that they have confirmed another busy hurricane season ahead in the Atlantic. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Read More…]
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Gabby Petito’s family announces $100K donation to domestic violence hotline
FBI (NEW YORK) — Nearly one year after the death of Gabby Petito, her family announced a major donation to help victims of domestic violence. The Gabby Petito Foundation, formed by Petito’s family after her [Read More…]