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Scarlett Johansson out, Ana de Armas in, opposite Chris Evans in Apple TV+ film ‘Ghosted’
de Armas in “No Time To Die” — © 2021 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM/Nicola Dove Scarlett Johansson won’t be teaming up with her longtime friend and fellow Avenger Chris Evans in Ghosted after all. Apple TV+ has announced that newly [Read More…]
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Saddle up with the action-packed new trailer to ‘Yellowstone’ prequel series ‘1883’
Paramount+ “The Road West Was Paved with Blood,” reads a title card in the new trailer of Yellowstone‘s prequel series 1883 — and there’s plenty of the red stuff to go around. As previously reported, real-life husband and wife Tim McGraw and Faith [Read More…]
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New ‘Peacemaker’ trailer shows that John Cena’s vigilante character has daddy issues, too
HBO Max (NOTE LANGUAGE) HBO Max has released a new trailer to its upcoming spin-off of The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, and in it, John Cena‘s over-the-top anti-hero shows off a vulnerable side. Not only is Cena’s titular character apparently having second [Read More…]
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Biden speaks to ‘incredible news’ inside sluggish November jobs report
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of a sluggish November jobs report, President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s employment landscape as improving despite there being fewer jobs added last month than [Read More…]
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Facebook ‘failing’ to tackle COVID-19 misinformation posted by prominent anti-vaccine group, study claims
Charday Penn/iStock (NEW YORK) — At least until June 2021, Facebook had significant gaps in its efforts to tackle COVID-19 misinformation from one of the most prominent anti-vaccine groups in the world, according to a [Read More…]
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Amy Coney Barrett raises adoption in abortion case hearing that poses challenge to Roe v. Wade
Bill Clark/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a headline-making line of questioning came from the [Read More…]
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What is known about the omicron variant that’s arrived in the US
narvikk/iStock (NEW YORK) — As health officials expected, the United States has now confirmed several cases of the omicron variant, which was first identified in Botswana and has since been detected in at least 35 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
What to expect from the college championship conference games
artisteer/iStock (ATLANTA) — It’s a big weekend for college football. Conference championships this weekend will set the stage for the playoffs. Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America for a preview of this [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/2/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago 119, New York 115 Toronto 97, Milwaukee 93 Memphis 152, Oklahoma City 79 Phoenix 114, Detroit 103 San Antonio [Read More…]
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Kevin McCarthy defends Rep. Lauren Boebert after anti-Muslim remark, downplays House infighting
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., attempted to downplay the tumultuous week in the Republican conference on Friday, acknowledging only that some of his hard-right members distract from the GOP [Read More…]
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Biden signs short-term funding bill, averting government shutdown through February
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open until Feb. 18, 2022, narrowly averting a shutdown that loomed for Friday, the White House said. [Read More…]
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Bidens help light National Christmas Tree outside White House
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Christmas season has begun in Washington, with bright lights, festive trees and a touch of bipartisanship in the spirt of the holiday. President Joe Biden, joined by [Read More…]
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Appeals court weighs whether Justice Department should substitute for Trump in defamation suit
Bloomberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Friday peppered the Justice Department with questions over whether it’s appropriate for the department to substitute for former President Donald Trump in the defamation lawsuit brought [Read More…]
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Blizzard warning issued for Hawaii with at least 12 inches of snow forecast
ronniechua/iStock (HONOLULU) — A blizzard warning has been issued for Hawaii, with at least 12 inches of snow forecast this weekend. The warning is in effect for the Big Island summits from 6 p.m. Friday [Read More…]
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Parents charged in Michigan school shooting returning to town, attorney says
Scott Olson/Getty Images (OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.) — The parents charged in connection with this week’s deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are returning to town for their arraignment, their attorney said, after detectives announced [Read More…]
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Jury seated for trial of officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop
Kerem Yucel/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The jury has been selected in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, who’s charged with fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop [Read More…]
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Omicron live updates: Variant found in 6 people in Nebraska, 1 person traveled to Africa
Marca Piner/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 785,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
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“Something to remember me by”: Scott Adkins tore Dolph Lundgren’s bicep in their ‘Castle Falls’ fight scene
Shout! Studios While stuntman and actor Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren are both no stranger to action on screen, their dust-up in the Lundgren-directed action pic Castle Falls proved painful — for Dolph. Adkins, a martial artist and veteran of Marvel [Read More…]
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See a life-sized house made of candy come to life on Hulu’s ‘Candified: Home for the Holidays’
Hulu (NOTE LANGUAGE) If you’re in the mood for something sweet this weekend, how does a thousand-square-foot house made of candy sound? Candified: Home for the Holidays is now streaming on Hulu, giving you the chance to see [Read More…]
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Dolly Parton, Sandra Oh, Simone Biles and America’s Teachers named ‘People’ magazine’s People of the Year
People People magazine is releasing four covers for its 2021 year-end wrap-up, and each hails one of its People of the Year: Dolly Parton, Killing Eve‘s Sandra Oh, Simone Biles and “America’s Teachers” were all given the honor this year. In [Read More…]