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House votes to temporarily raise debt limit
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House voted Tuesday to temporarily raise the debt ceiling by $480 billion after the Senate approved the stopgap measure late last week, putting off the risk of default until early December. [Read More…]
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White House tells governors: Get ready to start vaccinating kids
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In a private phone call Tuesday with the nation’s governors, the White House said states should prepare to begin vaccinating elementary-aged kids against COVID-19 in early November and that it would [Read More…]
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Trial starting for Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas, in campaign finances case
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani face no criminal charges but their names will figure into the trial that starts Tuesday in Manhattan of Soviet-born and Florida-based businessman Lev Parnas, [Read More…]
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US in middle of constitutional crisis: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on ‘The View’
Alliance for Women in Media Foundation/Getty Images for Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (NEW YORK) — Democrats will reach a deal on President Joe Biden’s agenda in the Senate, former Secretary of State and [Read More…]
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Monoculture farming is another way modern-day agriculture is killing bees, scientists say
xalanx/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists have discovered another way modern-day farming techniques are killing off bee populations. While pesticides have long been blamed for the decline in pollinators, a study published in Proceedings of the [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated NBA player won’t play until he can be a full participant
Mongkolchon Akesin/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 715,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million [Read More…]
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Medical examiner: Gabby Petito died by strangulation
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — A Wyoming coroner on Tuesday said Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose remains were recovered in September in a national park, died by strangulation. Petito’s boyfriend and cross-country traveling companion, [Read More…]
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Alisal Fire in California shuts down Highway 101, prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County
iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires wreaking havoc in several West Coast regions are expected to burn throughout the night as dangerous conditions may further increase their spread. The Alisal Fire in Southern California already had [Read More…]
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Wyoming coroner set to make announcement on Gabby Petito autopsy
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (TETON COUNTY, Wyo.) — A Wyoming coroner is expected to announce the results of an autopsy Tuesday on Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old travel blogger whose remains were recovered in September in a [Read More…]
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US investigating reported cases of ‘Havana syndrome’ in Colombia ahead of Blinken visit
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (BOGOTA, Colombia) — A “few” U.S. personnel at the embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, have reported symptoms consistent with “Havana syndrome,” a source familiar with the cases confirmed to ABC News. Colombia is now [Read More…]
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Nobel Prize Foundation under fire for rejecting ethnic, gender quotas
iStock (LONDON) — The Nobel Prize Foundation is facing pushback after saying it would not implement gender or ethnicity quotas in selecting nominees. Only 59 women, or 6.2% of total winners, have ever received a [Read More…]
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Shipwreck off Colombian coast kills three migrants, six are still missing
Max2611/iStock (CABO TIBURON, Colombia) — Three people are dead and six are still missing after a ship sank in Cabo Tiburon, Colombia. Units of the Colombian Navy in coordination with Panamanian authorities are carrying out [Read More…]
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Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 evacuated from Afghanistan
KeithBinns/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then Sen. Joe Biden during a congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan in 2008 has been evacuated from the country, the State Department and the nonprofit that [Read More…]
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Human-inducted climate change may affect 85% of the global population, researchers say
E4C/iStock (NEW YORK) — Scientists are beginning to paint a clearer picture on just how many people will be affected by climate change if current warming trends continue. About 85% of the world’s population already [Read More…]
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Dwayne Johnson shares relatable parenting moment of being forced to sit through a non-stop sing along
ABC/Randy Holmes (NOTE LANGUAGE) It’s pretty much a fact that parents of young children will have to sit through their fair share of endless kids’ songs sing-alongs — “Baby Shark,” anyone? For Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, however, his three-year-old [Read More…]
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‘No Time to Die’ tops the box office with less-than-expected $56 million
Nicola Dove – © 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The eagerly awaited James bond film No Time to Die, originally slated to hit theaters in 2020, fell short of expectations, but still delivered [Read More…]
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Evangeline Lilly says South of Heaven showcases the dark side of Jason Sudeikis
RLJE Films Evangeline Lilly stars as a terminally ill wife-to-be in the new indie thriller South of Heaven alongside Jason Sudeikis, who plays her just-released from jail beau who is trying to walk the straight and narrow, [Read More…]
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Kim Kardashian roasts her family on ‘SNL’; here’s how they reacted
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Kim Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time this weekend and held nothing back, roasting the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan. After explaining her reason for hosting — to prove she was “more than [Read More…]
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William Shatner channels Captain Kirk for historic Blue Origins space flight
ABC News (NEW YORK) — William Shatner will make history Wednesday as he boldly goes where few have gone before while aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard. The Star Trek actor who played the iconic Captain [Read More…]
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Facebook exec says company will make itself ‘more transparent’
bigtunaonline/iStock (NEW YORK) — Facebook will implement new tools to increase transparency and safety for users following Tuesday’s explosive whistleblower hearing, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said Sunday. “We will, of course, [Read More…]