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Scoreboard roundup — 4/5/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Orlando 120, Cleveland 115 Philadelphia 131, Indiana 122 Toronto 118, Atlanta 108 Brooklyn 118, Houston 105 Miami 144, Charlotte 115 [Read More…]
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Republican candidates in battleground states skip debates
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican candidates are shying away from the debate stage as the midterm elections approach. Over a half dozen GOP candidates in crucial state and federal races have either skipped [Read More…]
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Public school coach asks Supreme Court to OK post-game prayers
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (BREMERTON, Wash.) — A coach’s personal act of prayer that grew into a public spectacle after Bremerton High School football games is now a major test of the First Amendment in a [Read More…]
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Accused ISIS ‘Beatle,’ on trial for brutal kidnappings, faces mothers of American victims
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A British man accused of being one of the infamous quartet of ISIS terrorists nicknamed the “Beatles” by prisoners who they beat and executed was faced down in federal [Read More…]
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Community members express anger over teen’s traffic stop death after officer faces no charges
Boynton Beach Bulldogs (BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.) — Community members voiced their concerns during a city commission meeting in Boynton Beach, Florida, on Tuesday evening after an investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy, who [Read More…]
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Two dead as tornadoes touch down in South
ibusca/iStock (NEW YORK) — Severe weather continues to strike the South with damaging winds, tornadoes and huge hail. At least two people have been killed in the storms. Chunks of hail the size of golf [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Mariupol airstrikes continue, deepening humanitarian crisis
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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Trevor Reed’s parents say hope diminishing for son’s release from Russia
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s been three years since Joey and Paula Reed have seen their son Trevor, a former Marine currently held in a Russian prison, and now they’re afraid the ongoing [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine updates: ‘Women were raped and killed in front of their children’
Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing to have a tough time pushing through Ukraine due to Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and backed by weapons and military equipment [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Domestic airfare up 40% from start of the year: Hopper
Erlon Silva – TRI Digital via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Domestic airfare is up 40% from the start of the year and is expected to climb another 10% next month, according to online booking platform [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Feds halt monoclonal treatment out of omicron subvariant BA.2 concerns
Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nationwide distribution of one of the last remaining monoclonal antibody treatments is being paused “effective immediately” since it has shown to be ineffective against the COVID-19 BA.2 [Read More…]
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COVID-19 has had ‘devastating and disproportionate’ impact on poorest Americans, report finds
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the nation approaches the grim milestone of 1 million lives confirmed lost to COVID-19, a new report reveals the “devastating and disproportionate” impact of the virus on low-income [Read More…]
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President Joe Biden to create interagency task force focused on long COVID
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is attempting to speed up the nation’s response to long COVID by establishing a new task force to coordinate research efforts across the government. President Joe Biden [Read More…]
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Paramount+ announces four-part series: ‘Ghislaine — Partner in Crime’
Paramount+ Paramount+ has announced a four-part docuseries called Ghislaine — Partner in Crime, about Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted ex-girlfriend of politically connected sex trafficker and abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The show will be available to stream in full starting [Read More…]
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Life imitates art: Netflix gives Pete Davidson the “short a** movies” he craved in ‘SNL’ sketch
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor (NOTE LANGUAGE) Last weekend’s installment of Saturday Night Live featured a music video starring Pete Davidson in which he decried the trend of overly long movies, particularly when surfing Netflix, saying he “craved [Read More…]
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“He’s not that guy” — ‘Bad Boys’ director Michael Bay thought Will Smith slap “was a setup” before Oscars outburst
L. Cohen/WireImage Bad Boys and Bad Boys II director Michael Bay didn’t want to talk about the Oscar moment everyone has been talking about — but like the rest of us, he found himself doing it anyway. After initially telling Yahoo! [Read More…]
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Reports: Travis Barker & Kourtney Kardashian are married
ABC Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are reportedly married. According to TMZ, the Blink-182 drummer and the reality TV star tied the knot during a Las Vegas ceremony early Monday morning after Barker performed at [Read More…]
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Defense secretary, GOP congressman clash over alleged ‘wokeism’ in military
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got into a fiery exchange with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing Tuesday, as Gaetz accused the Pentagon of strategic [Read More…]
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Oklahoma passes bill that would make performing abortions a felony
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Oklahoma passed a bill Tuesday that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to several years in prison. The bill was passed in the [Read More…]
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Police capture ‘aggressive’ fox prowling for prey on Capitol Hill
GETTY/cuppyuppycake (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The return of tourists to Capitol Hill — and their discarded food and trash — should have been a “telltail” sign. Following several “aggressive” incidents, Capitol Police warned the public Tuesday not [Read More…]