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Hundreds of hospital staffers fired or suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of health care workers across the country are being fired or suspended in droves for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. President Joe Biden announced earlier this month a vaccine [Read More…]
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UPDATE: Britney Spears’ father Jamie suspended as her conservator, hearing to decide on end of conservatorship set for November
Britney Spears is finally free…of her father. Judge Brenda Penny — whose main role at today’s hearing in L.A. was determining what is in Britney’s best interests — said that the “toxic environment” between Jamie [Read More…]
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Netflix head teases ‘Stranger Things’ spin-off, says ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Bird Box’ topped its viewership lists
Netflix While taking part in the Code Conference at the Beverly Hilton this week, Netflix chief Ted Sarandos shared some viewer numbers from the normally-secretive streaming service, and also teased a spin-off of one of its hit [Read More…]
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Not participating in a standing ovation led Neil Patrick Harris to ice out Mayim Bialik
Terence Patrick ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved It seems that a disagreement over Rent put the friendship between Neil Patrick Harris and Miyam Bialik in jeopardy. On Tuesday night’s episode of The Late Late Show, the newly minted co-Jeopardy! host confessed that, unlike [Read More…]
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‘True Lies’ TV series finds its Helen in ‘She-Hulk’ and ‘Kenan’ star Ginger Gonzaga
Michael Tullberg/FilmMagic — Amanda Edwards/WireImage The CBS adaptation of the 1994 James Cameron hit True Lies now has its main couple. Variety reports that actress Ginger Gonzaga, who will be seen in the Marvel Studios Disney+ show She-Hulk and currently appears on NBC’s Kenan, will [Read More…]
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50 Cent launches entrepreneur program for Houston high school students
Mike Coppola/Getty Images Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has created an entertainment empire with his G-Unit music label, and several TV series, including the Power franchise and his latest production, BMF. Now he’s mentoring future entrepreneurs with a new business program [Read More…]
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Costco, Walmart rent out own shipping containers amid supply chain hiccups ahead of holidays
slobo/iStock (NEW YORK) — The backup of container ships off the coast of major ports of entry has greatly slowed the nation’s supply chain, prompting new possible workarounds ahead of the busy holiday retail season. [Read More…]
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NYC Department of Health warns about lead found in traditional ceramic
Mlenny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Recent cases of lead poisoning have been associated with the use of traditional or handmade ceramic ware, a recent health advisory from the New York City Department of Health and Hygiene [Read More…]
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Some school districts adopt new testing protocol to keep kids in class and out of COVID quarantine
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — With schools back in session again, many parents around the country on edge — dreading the news of a positive coronavirus case in their children’s classes. Coronavirus outbreaks have led to [Read More…]
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NBA tells unvaccinated players they won’t get paid for missed games
matimix/iStock (NEW YORK) — The NBA is warning players unvaccinated for COVID-19 that they will not be paid for games they miss due to local executive orders governing requirements for shots. “Any player who elects [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 9/28/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox 7, Cincinnati 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 4, Boston 2 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 NY Yankees 7, [Read More…]
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Select committee issues subpoenas to 11 associated with planning of Jan. 6 rally
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack issued 11 subpoenas Wednesday to organizers of the pro-Trump rally outside the White House that turned into a march on the [Read More…]
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If there’s a government shutdown, here’s what you need to know
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A possible government shutdown is looming as funding runs out at the end of the day Thursday, and Congress has yet to pass a temporary measure to keep the government going. If [Read More…]
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Air Force veteran sentenced to 45 days in jail for joining Jan. 6 riot
kuzma/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An Air Force veteran who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for joining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to 45 days in jail — marking the first [Read More…]
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New DHS commission will look at best law enforcement practices: Mayorkas
aijohn784/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the formation of the Law Enforcement Coordination Council — an effort to “institutionalize best practices in law enforcement,” Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in an [Read More…]
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What the debt ceiling is, and why you should care about it
rrodrickbeiler/iStock (WASHINGTON) — While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem “in the weeds,” it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol [Read More…]
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Jelani Day’s family suspects foul play in son’s death, urges public for answers: ‘Somebody knows something’
Courtesy of the Day family (BLOOMINGTON, Ill.) — The family of Jelani Day, an Illinois grad student and aspiring doctor whose body was found floating in the Illinois River five days ago, is desperately searching [Read More…]
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Laundrie bought new cellphone before going on hike, FBI now in possession: Live updates
AlessandroPhoto/iStock (NORTH PORT, Fla.) — A massive search is continuing in Florida for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing on a cross-country trip and who authorities confirmed as [Read More…]
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2 Michigan men charged in separate vaccination card schemes
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock (SOUTHGATE, Mich.) — Federal investigators announced on Wednesday that they’d charged two Michigan men in a pair of unrelated schemes where each allegedly sold phony COVID-19 vaccination cards. The defendants, one of whom is [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: One state’s daily cases up by nearly 2,500% since mid-July
scaliger/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 693,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people [Read More…]