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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Judge gets emotional talking about family
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
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Woman charged with manslaughter in shoving attack of 87-year-old grandmother
WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A 26-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in the fatal shoving attack of an 87-year-old woman earlier this month on a New York City street. Lauren Pazienza, of Port Jefferson, New York, [Read More…]
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Man attacked by tiger at Florida Everglades attraction, authorities say
Google Maps Street View (COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.) — A man was attacked by a tiger at a Florida Everglades attraction after walking into the animal’s enclosure, authorities said. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in Collier [Read More…]
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Probe widens into mysterious plane crash in southern China
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — As investigators try to piece together clues on what caused a Chinese passenger plane to plunge from the sky Monday, officials told ABC News they are looking at [Read More…]
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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings live updates: Jackson defends child porn sentencing record
Sha Hanting/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, faces up to 11 hours of grilling Tuesday on Day 2 of [Read More…]
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Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19
Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hillary Clinton said on Twitter she’s tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, but added that she’s “feeling fine.” She said former President Bill Clinton tested negative. [Read More…]
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Judge renders split verdict for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder charged in Jan. 6 riot
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge delivered a split verdict Tuesday to the founder of the group “Cowboys for Trump” who was the second defendant to be tried for their role in the [Read More…]
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FBI ‘concerned’ about Russian cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure: Wray
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday the FBI is “concerned’ with the possibility of Russian cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure in the wake of Russia’s war with Ukraine. “The [Read More…]
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Texas court halts child abuse investigations into parents of trans kids
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A Texas appeals court has again blocked the state from investigating gender-affirming care for their trans children as child abuse. In its decision, the court stated that it would [Read More…]
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NYPD accused of illegally obtaining, storing the DNA samples of nearly 32,000 people
Tim Drivas Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal lawsuit accuses the New York Police Department of surreptitiously taking DNA samples without obtaining warrants and storing the genetic material in perpetuity in an illegal and [Read More…]
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Los Angeles teachers’ union ratifies agreement to end indoor mask mandate
mixetto/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The second-largest school district in the nation has reached an agreement with its teachers to end its indoor mask mandate as new COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area plunge. [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenskyy says Russia’s ‘goal is Europe’
Andriy Dubchak / dia images 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,” [Read More…]
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Prince William, Kate face protests on Caribbean tour
Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage (NEW YORK) — Prince William and Duchess Kate are facing protests as they continue their week-long tour of the Caribbean to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess [Read More…]
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Rachel Zegler finally invited to the Academy Awards — as a presenter
ABC The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has just guaranteed West Side Story star Rachel Zegler‘s seat at the 94th Annual Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the actress, who was famously snubbed for a ticket [Read More…]
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Heeere’s Joey! Joseph Gordon Levitt to star in Johnny Carson biopic series
Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Vulture Joseph Gordon Levitt will play legendary talk show host Johnny Carson in an upcoming biographical series called King of Late Night. Deadline reports that Levitt was already in the sights of Game Change and Austin Powers series director Jay Roach and [Read More…]
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Judge “terminates” Amanda Bynes’ conservatorship
Bynes in 2013 — Raymond Hall/FilmMagic Amanda Bynes is now in control of her own affairs. In a brief hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday afternoon, Ventura County Judge Roger Lund ruled in favor of [Read More…]
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Disney employees stage walkout to demand action against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Melvyn Longhurst/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — LGBTQ workers and employee allies at The Walt Disney Company staged a walkout in protest of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by [Read More…]
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Report: Beyoncé in talks to perform at the upcoming Oscar Awards
Kevin Winter/Getty Images If a Variety report that Queen Bey is planning an Oscar performance comes to be true, then the 94th Academy Awards will be one you definitely won’t want to miss. According to the media outlet, “Beyoncé‘s [Read More…]
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Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott change son’s name from Wolf: “Didn’t feel like it was him”
David Livingston/WireImage Over a month after giving birth to her son with Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner announced that they’ve changed his name. “FYI our sons [sic] name isn’t Wolf anymore,” the Kylie Cosmetics founder shared in an Instagram Story on Monday evening. [Read More…]
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Marvel Studios trolls fans with “new” Thor trailer
Marvel Studios Maybe it was the God of Mischief Loki, or his real-life equivalent, prankster director Taika Waititi, but Marvel Studios trolled the heck out of fans with its release of the “all new trailer” to [Read More…]