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Biden on jobs report: ‘Americans are back to work’
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden touted the nation’s economic recovery on Friday while also acknowledging the financial hardships currently intensified by the war in Ukraine. “Americans are back [Read More…]
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Sacred land returned to Native tribe in Virginia
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tribal land in Virginia will be returned to the Rappahannock Tribe during a celebration hosted by the Department of the Interior Friday. Secretary Deb Haaland will join the Rappahannock Tribe, [Read More…]
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Alex Jones fined $25,000 in Sandy Hook massacre defamation case
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Connecticut judge has denied a motion to halt financial penalties imposed on Alex Jones. As of Friday, the conspiracy theorist and right-wing provocateur owes $25,000 for declining to [Read More…]
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Indigenous families seek justice for boarding school abuse as graves of children uncovered
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families over a span of 150 years, made to live in boarding schools across the U.S. that were run by [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Chris Rock doesn’t condone fan who shouted derogatory phrase about Will Smith during his stand-up show
ABC Chris Rock apparently isn’t tolerating fans’ negative reactions to Will Smith. During his stand-up show at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Thursday night, the comedian shut down an audience member who yelled “f*** Will Smith!”, [Read More…]
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Kiefer Sutherland talks pandemic foreshadowing in new thriller ‘The Contractor’
MOTION PICTURE ARTWORK © 2022 STX FINANCING, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Kiefer Sutherland commands a Black Ops team in the new film The Contractor, which features Chris Pine and Ben Foster as members of his [Read More…]
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Oscars producer Will Packer talks what happened behind the scenes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Oscars 2022 producer Will Packer is opening up about what happened behind the scenes on Hollywood’s biggest night, after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘NCIS’ shows renewed, Eddie Murphy to play George Clinton and more
CBS has renewed all of three of its NCIS dramas for the 2022-2023 broadcast season, the network announced on Thursday. With the pickups, NCIS will return for its 20th season, while spinoffs NCIS: Hawaii and NCIS: Los [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Unemployment rate drops to 3.6% as 431,000 jobs added in March
Snap Decision/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show. The biggest increases in employment in March occurred in leisure [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Bloomingdale’s Friends & Family sale 2022: Save on denim, dresses, swimsuits and more
JayLazarin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many of us continue to spring into a new season, retailers such as Bloomingdale’s have continued to give us more reasons to refresh our wardrobes. The department store has [Read More…]
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Why some fast food companies have banned ‘forever chemical’ PFAS from packaging
ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — In an announcement last week, Consumer Reports revealed results after it tested 118 food packaging materials from U.S. restaurants and grocery stores, and found evidence of dangerous per- [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How one couple paid off $126K debt in under four years
ABC News (ATLANTA) — An Atlanta couple who have achieved their debt-free dream is sharing the five-point plan that they said helped them shed $126,000 of debt in less than four years. Jasmine and Jay [Read More…]
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First female-owned Asian American NYC bookstore showcases diverse voices
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Growing up an only child, Lucy Yu would devour book after book, quickly developing an early love for literature. At the turn of each page, Yu would immerse herself in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 3/31/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Detroit 102, Philadelphia 94 Atlanta 131, Cleveland 107 Milwaukee 120, Brooklyn 119 (OT) Chicago 135, LA Clippers 130 (OT) Utah [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House set to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — The House is once again poised to pass legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act, would [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man, woman describe learning they were half-siblings after alleged fertility fraud
ABC News (NEW YORK) — David Berry and Morgan Helquist grew up in Rochester, New York, without knowing they were each other’s half-siblings. It was only when Berry, now 37 and living in Miami, took [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia accuses Ukraine of striking oil depot in Belgorod
MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to [Read More…]
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Pope Francis apologizes for Church’s role in Canada’s Indigenous residential school system
Vatican Pool – Corbis/Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis apologized Friday for the Catholic Church’s role in running Canada’s brutal residential school system, which saw Indigenous Canadians taken from their families and sent to boarding [Read More…]
ABC World News
Key lessons from the Ukraine conflict about conventional warfare
Murat Saka/dia images via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than a month into Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian military has fared better than many expected given its smaller size, budget and number of munitions compared to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Chaos To Calm’ cast talks organizing Kirk Franklin’s home
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET The new home makeover series Chaos to Calm is all about teaching celebrities — and viewers — how to create organized and functional spaces. Each episode of the show, which airs on Aspire [Read More…]