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Scoreboard roundup — 8/1/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 6, Arizona 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 7, Seattle 2 Minnesota 5, Detroit 3 Baltimore 7, Texas 2 [Read More…]
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NBA legend Bill Russell dead at 88
Bettmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bill Russell will be remembered as a tremendous rebounder, legendary post defender and NBA Hall of Famer. But more than anything, he will be remembered as the greatest winner in [Read More…]
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Celebrities, athletes honor NBA legend Bill Russell following his death
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Celebrities, athletes and politicians are paying homage to NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who has died at the age of 88, his family announced Sunday. Russell died peacefully [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 7/31/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 7, Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 2 San Diego 3, Minnesota 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 4, Detroit 1 [Read More…]
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Who should be labeled a terrorist? Jan. 6 sentencing fuels the debate
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A 49-year-old Texas man was sentenced by a judge to more than seven years in prison Monday for his role in the Capitol attack, the harshest sentence [Read More…]
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Kansas secretary of state discusses state’s abortion amendment vote
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab spoke with ABC News Live Monday ahead of the state’s anticipated primary election, which includes a referendum on abortion laws. Voters on Tuesday will [Read More…]
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Senate could soon pass burn pit bill for veterans’ health, after GOP complaints over Dem spending
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators are hopeful that within days they’ll again approve a bill that would offer millions of veterans expanded health care and disability payments for illnesses induced by exposure to burn [Read More…]
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Biden announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul: ‘Justice has been delivered’
Jim Watson/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that the U.S. had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend. He hailed the operation [Read More…]
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China could take ‘military provocations’ tied to a Pelosi visit to Taiwan, White House says
ABC (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Monday that China was seemingly laying the groundwork to carry out “military provocations” in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan. “China appears to be [Read More…]
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Rainstorms hammer Kentucky overnight, with flash flood warnings in effect throughout state
LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Strong rain continued to fall early Tuesday in Kentucky, as officials and first responders worked to find perhaps hundreds of people who were reported missing amid floods [Read More…]
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Six shot, one killed in DC shooting: Police
kali9/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six men were shot and one was killed in a shooting in northeast Washington, D.C. on Monday, police said. “We appear to have a large group of people who were in [Read More…]
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Neighboring town to Uvalde revokes NRA-aligned group’s use of city space for fundraiser
Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images (HONDO, Texas) — Just days before people planned to protest this Saturday’s fundraiser hosted by an NRA-aligned group near the site of the May 24 elementary school massacre in southwest Texas, the [Read More…]
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Las Vegas, New Mexico, mayor blames federal government amid water crisis
Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE (LAS VEGAS, N.M.) — As his city stands on the brink of running out of water, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Mayor Louie Trujillo said the fires that initiated the problem could [Read More…]
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1st Capitol rioter to stand trial gets 7 years, the longest sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant so far
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced the first Capitol rioter convicted at trial to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison — the longest term of incarceration thus [Read More…]
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Shark native to the Arctic found thousands of miles south in the Caribbean
Devanshi Kasana/Florida International University (NEW YORK) — Puzzled scientists are trying to figure out what a giant shark native to the Arctic was doing in considerably warmer waters thousands of miles south of its frigid [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian troops on the move, anticipating counterattack
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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New Zealand fully reopens borders for first time since COVID pandemic
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Zealand has fully reopened its borders for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, making it the final Western country to do so. The reopening, which went into [Read More…]
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South Korean companies move to greener and affordable metaverse office spaces
ABC News (SEOUL, South Korea) — A unicorn start-up company based in South Korea is offering office spaces for rent for companies wanting to go completely paperless and relocate to a more sustainable and affordable [Read More…]
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Relatives receive remains of loved ones who died in migrant tragedy
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Three members of the Olivares family left their homes in Veracruz, Mexico, for a better life in America. Instead of finding the employment they hoped would lead to a better future, [Read More…]
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Krysten Ritter to star in, produce ‘Orphan Black’ spin-off, ‘Echoes’
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic AMC has tapped Jessica Jones vet Krysten Ritter to produce and star in the spin-off to the Emmy-winning drama Orphan Black called Orphan Black: Echoes. For Ritter, the 10-episode series is a return to [Read More…]