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Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for COVID-19
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 via antigen tests Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Justice said. “He asked to be tested after learning that he may have been [Read More…]
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Trump White House lawyer expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol attack, according to multiple sources familiar with his [Read More…]
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AG Garland vows to hold those responsible for ‘atrocities in Ukraine’ accountable
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday expressed outrage over the “horrible images” of killed civilians in Ukraine and said the U.S. is working with international partners to identify those responsible. [Read More…]
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Bucha survivors recount ‘senseless’ horror as they emerge from hiding
Anatolii Siryk/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images (BUCHA, Ukraine) — As Mykola Pavlyuk stood outside his apartment building in Bucha, tears streamed from his eyes, cutting through the grime on his face. He was desperate [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: All Russian troops have left Kyiv, Chernihiv, US official
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since been [Read More…]
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No charges for officer who shot and killed Amir Locke
John Autey / MediaNews Group / St. Paul Pioneer Press via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — No criminal charges will be filed in the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman and [Read More…]
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Americans on FBI watchlist face detention, extra screenings when flying
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Already missing their flight to Canada, Zainab Merchant held her then 6-month-old baby inside a cold room in an airport in September of 2016 while she [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: UN vote set to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since [Read More…]
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US targets Putin’s adult daughters in new round of Russian sanctions
Adam Berry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters — Maria and Katerina — are included in the latest round of sanctions on Russia the U.S. announced on Wednesday. “The sickening brutality [Read More…]
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Kim Kardashian “very happy” and “at peace” with boyfriend Pete Davidson
Good Morning America Kim Kardashian is opening up about her relationship with Pete Davidson, telling Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts she is “very happy.” The SKIMS founder and reality star, 41, spoke to Roberts [Read More…]
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Second season of ‘Bridgerton’ sets Netflix record
Netflix/Liam Daniel Netflix revealed on Tuesday that the second season of Bridgerton was watched for 251.7 million hours over the last seven days, setting a record as the streaming service’s most-viewed English-language TV series. The second season [Read More…]
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Biden again extends pause in federal student loan payments
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced another extension in the pause in federal student loan payments — this time until Aug. 31. This delay would be the sixth extension to [Read More…]
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Serena Williams says she had to advocate to save her life after giving birth
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis superstar Serena Williams is describing in her own words the life-threatening complications she faced while giving birth to her daughter, and how she advocated to save [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia targets fuel depots across Ukraine
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Next Generation’ cast reunites for ‘Picard’; ‘Sherlock’ series coming to HBO Max, and more
Star Trek: Picard will welcome aboard six Star Trek: The Next Generation cast members for the Paramount+ show’s third and final season, the streaming service announced on Tuesday. LeVar Burton and Michael Dorn, along with Jonathan Frakes, [Read More…]
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FX’s ’Snowfall’ renewed for sixth and final season
FX FX has renewed its hit series Snowfall for a sixth and final season, Nick Grad, president of original programming, announced Tuesday. “FX first partnered with legendary writer/director John Singleton and the rest of the creative team six [Read More…]
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‘Big Oil’ CEOs set to testify before Congress amid skyrocketing gas prices
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six oil company executives are set to testify Wednesday on Capitol Hill about skyrocketing gas prices amid a political messaging battle over pain at the pump. BP America, Chevron and [Read More…]
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Ferrero recalls popular Easter candy ahead of the holiday
Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A popular Easter candy has been recalled weeks before the holiday. On Monday, Ferrero announced through the Food Standards Agency it would take “the precautionary action [Read More…]
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Tommy and Dee Hilfiger share advice on raising kids on the autism spectrum
ABC News (NEW YORK) — April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time to embrace the differences of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental disability that impacts roughly one in 44 children in the [Read More…]
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Mom launches online art group for mental health
Courtesy Angie Carel (NEW YORK) — A mom of four from Indiana went from giving drawing prompts to her daughters to thousands of strangers online, inadvertently creating a community of what she describes as “amazing [Read More…]