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Oscars 2022: Questlove emotionally accepts award for Best Documentary
ABC Questlove became overwhelmed with emotion as he accepted the 2022 Oscar for Best Documentary during the 94th Academy Award ceremony held Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. While accepting the award for his [Read More…]
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Oscars 2022: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on air over joke about Jada Pinkett Smith
Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Things became a little tense when Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith while presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary. It earned him a slap and a cursing [Read More…]
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Oscars 2022: Megan Thee Stallion shakes up “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The first live performance of Encanto‘s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” was “Savage” — thanks to an appearance by none other than Megan Thee Stallion. The [Read More…]
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Oscars 2022: Reba McEntire performs “Somehow You Do”
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Reba McEntire took the Oscar stage for the second time in her career Sunday night, to perform “Somehow You Do,” the Oscar-nominated song from the film Four Good Days. Reba sang the [Read More…]
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Oscars 2022: Troy Kotsur becomes first deaf actor to win Best Supporting Actor
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images CODA‘s Troy Kotsur made Oscars history by becoming the first deaf actor to win Best Supporting Actor. “This is amazing to be here on this journey. I cannot believe I’m here,” he signed while [Read More…]
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Oscars 2022: Sebastián Yatra performs “Dos Oruguitas” from ‘Encanto,’ which wins Best Animated Feature
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images On Sunday’s Academy Awards, Latin superstar Sebastián Yatra performed the nominated song from the animated film Encanto, “Dos Oruguitas,” or “Two Little Caterpillars.” As he sang on a stage decorated like the [Read More…]
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Oscars 2022: Ariana DeBose wins Best Supporting Actress
ABC Ariana DeBose won the 2022 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony held Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This is the first Oscar for DeBose, who won [Read More…]
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Underdog Saint Peter’s seeks to beat UNC, continue unprecedented March Madness run
WABC (PHILADELPHIA) — The underdog Saint Peter’s University basketball squad will attempt on Sunday afternoon to do what no 15th-seeded team has done before — make it to the Final Four of the men’s NCAA [Read More…]
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Ginni Thomas’ texts present ‘textbook case’ for Justice Thomas to recuse himself: Klobuchar
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Senate Judiciary Committee member Amy Klobuchar said Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from certain cases after it emerged that his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, sent text messages [Read More…]
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How effective are gas tax holidays at helping motorists’ wallets?
Sean Gallup/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As gas prices continue to soar across the country, three states have opted to temporarily waive their gas tax to provide relief for motorists. Other states are mulling similar [Read More…]
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Wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, has officials ‘nervous’ for fire season
KMGH (BOULDER, Colorado) — Diminishing winds on Sunday were helping firefighters battle a wildfire that came close to homes near Boulder, Colorado, and forced the evacuation of about 19,000 people, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Agreement reached on new round of in-person peace talks
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (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 U.S. [Read More…]
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Americans seek flea market deals amid historic inflation
imagedepotpro, Getty Images (CHICAGO) — It’s no surprise Americans are feeling the impact of the country’s worst inflation in 40 years. In fact, the Federal Reserve is already considering raising interest rates again, according to [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: ‘Don’t even think’ about moving in NATO territory: Biden
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (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 U.S. [Read More…]
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More coral bleaching at Great Barrier Reef, Australia confirms
Glenn Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images (QUEENSLAND, Australia) — One of the world’s most cherished natural wonders — the Great Barrier Reef — has suffered a widespread sixth bleaching event, officials confirmed on Friday after completing aerial [Read More…]
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Saint Peter’s does it again: Peacocks win stunner over Purdue to become 1st 15-seed ever to make Elite Eight of NCAA tournament
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Image (NEW YORK) — The Elite Eight of the men’s NCAA tournament is set and will feature some of the biggest and storied programs in college basketball history — Duke, North Carolina, Villanova and [Read More…]
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The librarians uniting to battle school book ban laws
Brad Sloan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last fall, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to the state’s school board association saying public schools shouldn’t have “obscene” books and called on certain books about gender and [Read More…]
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Suspect arrested in alleged kidnapping of teen last seen nearly two weeks ago
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook (FERNLEY, Nev.) — A suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a Nevada teenager who was last seen in a Walmart parking lot has been arrested, authorities said Friday. The Lyon [Read More…]
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‘The Bachelor’ turns 20 today — a look back
ABC ABC’s hit reality show franchise The Bachelor got its start on this night in 2002, and in that time we’ve seen a lot of drama, hundreds of roses, gallons of Chardonnay quaffed, and, well, not many [Read More…]
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Tiffany Haddish’s new book of essays, ‘I Curse You with Joy,’ coming in November
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Tiffany Haddish has announced her second collection of essays, I Curse You with Joy, will be out this November. The follow-up to 2017’s The Last Black Unicorn, this new book [Read More…]