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Out with the old, in with the new: TikTok wedding trends in 2022
Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two years of postponed and canceled weddings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, couples are making their way down the aisle again surrounded by their loved ones. And in [Read More…]
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Shamrock Shakes will be back at McDonald’s later this month
McDonald’s (NEW YORK) — Spring and St. Patrick’s Day are around the corner, which means it’s almost McDonald’s Shamrock Shake and Oreo Shamrock McFlurry season. The iconic creamy, frozen treats will officially return to McDonald’s [Read More…]
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Parents remember 7-year-old daughter who died after contracting COVID-19
Jennifer Graviss (NEW YORK) — A Tennessee family is speaking out to share memories of their 7-year-old daughter, who died Feb. 7, less than 72 hours after testing positive for COVID-19. “She was just a [Read More…]
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Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA Olympic closing ceremony flag bearer
Julian Finney/Getty Images (BEIJING) — After missing the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony due to a positive COVID test, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor will have her chance to wave the American flag at the closing ceremony [Read More…]
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Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, sentenced to 24 months
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to 24 months on Friday, following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia-backed separatists announce mass evacuations
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
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Abandoned cargo ship carrying more than 1,000 luxury cars is burning in the Atlantic
Marinha Portuguesa (NEW YORK) — An abandoned cargo ship carrying more than 1,000 Porsches and other luxury vehicles is burning in the Atlantic Ocean. The fire on the Felicity Ace broke out on Wednesday. The [Read More…]
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‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell “really startled” about HBO Max’s follow-up ’And Just Like That…’
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows Candace Bushnell is sharing how she really feels about And Just Like That…. In an interview with The New Yorker, the author, who wrote the column that inspired the original series Sex and the [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Forrest Gump’ trio going to ‘Here’; John Williams returns for ‘Kenobi’, and more
Out of the blue clear sky, the trio behind the 1994 film Forrest Gump is reuniting for an adaptation of Richard McGuire‘s 2014 graphic novel, Here. Deadline reports Eric Roth will co-write the script with Robert Zemeckis, who will also direct, and Tom Hanks will star. [Read More…]
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Tiger Woods gives health update nearly one year after car crash
Jun Sato/Getty Images Nearly one year after undergoing emergency surgery following a serious car accident, Tiger Woods is giving fans a health update. During news conference at Wednesday’s Genesis Invitational, the professional golfer told reporters, “I wish I [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin to oversee massive nuclear drills on Saturday
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
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‘Severance’ is a workplace comedy with a sinister twist
Courtesy of Apple TV+ How do you balance the time between your work and your life? That’s one of the central questions of the new Apple TV+ series Severance, in which employees voluntarily undergo a procedure [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 2/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 117, Brooklyn 103 Miami111, Charlotte 107 (2OT) Dallas 125, New Orleans 118 Philadelphia 123, Milwaukee 120 LA Clippers 142, [Read More…]
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Judge sets trial date for case against Trump inaugural committee
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Washington, D.C., judge on Thursday set a September trial date for a case brought by the D.C. attorney general against former President Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee. D.C. Superior Court [Read More…]
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Senate averts government shutdown after amendments to repeal COVID mandates fail
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators narrowly avoided a government shutdown Thursday evening, passing a short-term funding bill one day before funds were set to lapse. The bill, which continues funding at current levels, will [Read More…]
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Judge rules Trump must testify in New York attorney general’s probe
Zach Gibson – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children must testify in the investigation by the New York state attorney general into [Read More…]
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Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, to be sentenced on manslaughter convictions
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter will receive her sentence on Friday, Feb. 18 following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black [Read More…]
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FDA warns about some powdered infant formula amid investigation of 4 illnesses
iStock/x-reflexnaja (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas made at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility amid an investigation into four infant illnesses. Parents should [Read More…]
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Austin to pay $10 million to protesters injured by police after George Floyd’s death
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (AUSTIN, Texas) — The City of Austin has agreed to pay a combined $10 million to two demonstrators who were injured during by police during the 2020 racial justice protests that took place in [Read More…]
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More than 180 million Americans on high alert for severe weather
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — Americans in at least 30 states are on high alert for snow, ice, flooding and tornadoes as storms sweep across the eastern half of the country. They could bring [Read More…]