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Judges in Arbery, Rittenhouse cases frustrated as they work to maintain fair trials
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Under the glare of dueling national spotlights, judges presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial in Wisconsin and the case against three white Georgia men in the death of Ahmaud Arbery [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: Hospitalizations on the rise in 14 states
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 758,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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NJ state senator-elect Edward Durr meets with Islamic group after apologizing for anti-Muslim tweet
iStock/JillianCain (NEW YORK) — A political newcomer who beat New Jersey’s veteran state senate president in a surprise election upset met with a local Islamic group Wednesday after apologizing for a previous anti-Muslim tweet. Edward [Read More…]
ABC World News
Every US citizen who wants out of Afghanistan offered departure, State Department says
christophe_cerisier/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has arranged a means out of Afghanistan for the last remaining U.S. citizens who are seeking help departing, a senior State Department official told ABC News. It is an [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dwayne Johnson teases his ‘Red Notice’ co-star Ryan Reynolds over his Netflix usage
Netflix While Ryan Reynolds‘ fake feud with good buddy Hugh Jackman is the stuff of Twitter legend, it seems that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is angling for a piece of the action. Johnson posted to social media with a photo of an outdoor [Read More…]
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Jared Leto claims he was “only joking” about his gross ‘Suicide Squad’ gifts
Neil Mockford/Ricky Vigil M/GC Images (NOTE LANGUAGE, CONTENT) While he’s gone on the record as having done so, Oscar winner Jared Leto now claims he was joking when he said he’d sent his Suicide Squad co-stars gross “gifts,” like sex toys and used condoms, [Read More…]
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Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, armorer and others over fatal shooting on ‘Rust’ set
iStock/MattGush A senior crew member on the set of the movie Rust has filed suit against Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls over the fatal October 21 shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Serge Svetnoy was a key gaffer on the production [Read More…]
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Frank Grillo’s revved up about ‘Lamborghini’ biopic, reveals the benefits of becoming a cartoon in ‘What If…?’
Grillo on the “Lamborghini: The Legend” set — Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Frank Grillo has had a busy couple of months. He’s in theaters and can be seen on demand in the crime thriller Ida Red opposite Oscar [Read More…]
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50 Cent on his role in ‘The Expendables 4’: “This is my movie. Everybody else just in it”
Prince Williams/FilmMagic 50 Cent has joined the star-studded Expendables franchise featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren. Those actors are famous for their many action films, yet Fiddy says for his role in The Expendables 4, he deserves top billing. “This is [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Consumer prices soar 6.2% in October, largest jump since November 1990
MicroStockHub/iStock (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices continued to climb at an alarmingly rapid pace last month, according to data from the Labor Department on Wednesday, as inflation woes have cast a shadow over the post-pandemic [Read More…]
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Biden to visit Baltimore port amid supply chain, inflation woes
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans to visit Baltimore on Wednesday to tout his infrastructure bill and highlight his administration’s work to ease port delays as the United [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Battle rages over conservation and local economy in Alaska
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tongass National Forest stretches across nearly 17 million acres of land in southeast Alaska and is home to a lush vibrant ecosystem. It is now also at the center of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Hearst’s magazine workers protest mandatory return-to-office through the National Labor Relations Board
iStock/littlehenrabi (NEW YORK) — After more than a year of working remotely through the COVID-19 pandemic, staffers at Hearst’s magazines are fighting back against a mandatory return to office. Workers at the magazine-publishing division of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Risk of measles outbreaks growing as 22 million infants miss 1st vaccine: Officials
iStock/Pornpak Khunatorn (NEW YORK) — More than 22 million infants across the globe didn’t get their first measles vaccine dose last year, according to a joint statement Wednesday from the World Health Organization and the [Read More…]
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Pfizer asks FDA to amend booster authorization to include all adults
no_limit_pictures/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Pfizer on Tuesday requested the Food and Drug Administration allow all Americans over 18 to be eligible for booster shots, submitting data from a 10,000-person trial that found its third shots to [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/9/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 118, Philadelphia 109 Utah 110, Atlanta 98 LA Clippers 117, Portland 109 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE New Jersey 7, Florida [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Read the memo from Trump aide’s office making the case to fire Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In a memo never before made public, the Presidential Personnel Office under the direction of John McEntee, a favorite aide of former President Donald Trump, made a case for firing then-Secretary [Read More…]
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Transcript of Cuomo investigation interviews released
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/File (NEW YORK) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in an interview over the summer he “wouldn’t be surprised” if somebody who worked for him at some point sat on [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas targeting Trump administration officials
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued 10 subpoenas on Tuesday to former members of the Trump administration — including West Wing aides and senior officials who were [Read More…]
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Sununu not running for Senate from New Hampshire, likely hurting GOP hopes to gain a seat
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that he will not run for Senate in the 2022 midterms, likely hurting Republicans chances to gain a seat in Washington. Instead, [Read More…]