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First Jan. 6 trial begins with high stakes for government prosecutors
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jury selection was set to begin Monday morning in the case of Guy Reffitt, who faces five felony counts in the first trial of an alleged participant in the Jan. [Read More…]
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DeSantis GOP’s rising star as 2024 hopefuls drill anti-‘woke’ message at CPAC
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has emerged from the annual Conservative Political Action Conference as the potential GOP presidential candidate most competitive with former President Donald Trump, [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian advance frustrated by resistance: US official
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
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Ukraine and Russia meet at Belarus border but no ceasefire agreement reached
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Delegations from Ukraine and Russia held talks Monday morning on Belarus’ border in an attempt to end Moscow’s invasion as Russian troops continue to attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed [Read More…]
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Ukraine mounting stiff resistance, inflicting painful casualties on Russia
DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — There is growing evidence that Ukraine is managing to inflict significant casualties on Russian forces as they try to advance deeper into the country — and that [Read More…]
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People, planet ‘getting clobbered by climate change,’ UN official says of new report
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the world follows news about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week, a group of international scientists warn the world can’t lose sight of another major threat: climate change. [Read More…]
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Same Indy, new hat: Producer Frank Marshall reveals fifth ‘Indiana Jones’ movie has wrapped
Robino Salvatore/GC Images With a production dogged by the pandemic, and an injury to its 79-year-old lead, Harrison Ford, franchise producer Frank Marshall revealed over the weekend that the fifth Indiana Jones movie has finished production. In a tweet that was [Read More…]
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In Brief: Spielberg reloading ‘Bullitt’, and more
Variety reports that Steven Spielberg is developing an original feature film based on Frank Bullitt, the fictitious San Francisco cop first played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller Bullitt. The original was based on the 1963 novel Mute Witness, which followed Bullitt’s [Read More…]
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‘Uncharted’ repeats at #1 at the box office with $23.2 million
Sony Pictures With no new major releases, this weekend’s box office top five was a repeat of last weekend’s. Uncharted held on to first place, earning an estimated 23.2 million dollars in its second week of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US and allies bar Russian Central Bank from accessing reserves worldwide
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Monday emphasized the drastic nature of economic sanctions levied again Russia over the weekend in which the U.S. and allies targeted Russia’s Central Bank, [Read More…]
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How one group fights to reclaim Black land and battle the economic divide
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 1912, Willa and Charles Bruce bought land southwest of Los Angeles in Manhattan Beach to turn into a resort for African Americans to [Read More…]
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Mom raises awareness after son is diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome
Courtesy of Katelyn Sample (NEW YORK) — A Georgia mom is on a mission to spread joy and raise awareness after her 1-year-old son was diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome, a hair disorder she’d never [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Minnesota at Philadelphia (Canceled) Detroit at Pittsburgh (Canceled) Philadelphia at Toronto (Canceled) Houston at NY Mets (Canceled) Texas at Cincinnati (Canceled) San [Read More…]
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Supreme Court weighs rollback of EPA’s power to fight climate change
Skyhobo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the impacts of global climate change exact an increasingly dire human and economic toll, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is considering a major challenge to the power of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Risky drivers drove more during pandemic, AAA says
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Traffic deaths surged during the pandemic, despite less cars on the road. A new study from AAA found an increase in reckless drivers on the roads may [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine, Russia at Belarus border for talks
ERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russia’s military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, attacking its ex-Soviet neighbor from multiple directions despite warnings of dire consequences from the United States and [Read More…]
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People, planet are ‘getting clobbered by climate change,’ UN report says
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the world follows news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine this week, a group of international scientists are warning that the world can’t lose sight of another major [Read More…]
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‘American Idol’ recap: Judges give out first ever platinum ticket
ABC/Eric McCandless American Idol is back! That’s right — the show dedicated to finding the next singing superstar returned Sunday night with judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie along with host Ryan Seacrest. This isn’t just your average season [Read More…]
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2022 SAG Awards: Complete winners list
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Here are the winners: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in [Read More…]
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Guaranteed income experiment provides hope for formerly incarcerated
Courtesy of Just Income GNV (GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — When Murray was released from prison in July, he didn’t have a source of income. The 54-year-old, whose last name is being withheld because he fears for [Read More…]