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Advocates warn legislation could harm LGBTQ youth mental health
Norberto Cuenca/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid a nationwide wave of what they call legislation targeting LGBTQ rights and representation, advocates are concerned about the impact on the mental health of LGBTQ youth. “LGBTQ youth [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 5/4/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 10, Kansas City 0 San Diego 5, Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 2 [Read More…]
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‘Significant damage’ in Oklahoma after severe weather, reported tornado
Warren Faidley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Severe weather caused “significant damage” and wide-spread power outages in Oklahoma Wednesday, officials said. Seminole got hit especially hard after a reported tornado touched down in the city, located [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Over 300 civilians evacuated from Mariupol, surrounding areas
Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
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UN says reproductive rights are ‘foundation’ of gender equality
Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres believes that women’s rights are vital to gender equality worldwide, a spokesman for Guterres said in response to [Read More…]
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Amber Heard takes the stand, details abuse, tumultuous relationship with Johnny Depp
Paul Morigi/Getty Images Amber Heard took the stand for the first time today, on the 14th day of her ex-husband Johnny Depp‘s defamation trial against her. The trial day began with the continued testimony of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecasted to rise in the US for first time in months
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in months, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the United States are both projected to increase over the next four weeks, according [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Here’s where abortion will be protected if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Al Drago/Bloomberg Creative Photos/FILE (WASHINGTON) — State governments across the country are taking steps to firm up abortion rights if the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that granted protections [Read More…]
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Mississippi abortion clinic director responds to SCOTUS draft: ‘It didn’t come as a shock to a lot of us here’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abortion-rights advocates are responding to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court majority opinion on the pending Mississippi abortion case that was first reported by Politico on Monday. [Read More…]
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for COVID-19
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 via a PCR test Wednesday afternoon, the State Department said. Blinken, who is vaccinated and boosted, is experiencing mild symptoms. [Read More…]
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Dr. Oz’s vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism
Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — As Dr. Mehmet Oz embarks on a bid for the U.S. Senate, the television star has largely shied away from discussing his ties to Turkey, where he maintains [Read More…]
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DOJ, Jan. 6 committee staff clash in interview with former U.S. attorney: Sources
Sarah Silbiger/Pool/Getty Images/FILE (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys with the Department of Justice recently clashed behind closed doors with staff members for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, two sources familiar with the [Read More…]
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Trevor Reed’s father advocates outside White House for other detained Americans
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The father of Trevor Reed, the American freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange last week, on Wednesday demonstrated outside the White House, calling for the Biden administration to help [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Marilyn Monroe documentary makers comment on Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look
NDZ/Star Max/GC Images Kim Kardashian wore a dress made famous by Marilyn Monroe to the Met Gala on Monday night, and people are still buzzing about it. On Wednesday morning, ABC Audio caught up with [Read More…]
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“They should feel deep shame”: Benedict Wong defends ‘Doctor Strange’ co-star Xochitl Gomez from online trolls
Marvel Studios Actor Benedict Wong became a real-life hero during an interview alongside his Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness co-star Xochitl [SOH-chee] Gomez. Gomez plays America Chavez in the film, a teen who [Read More…]
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“I’m sorry you got fired” — Tom Cruise pokes fun at James Corden’s leaving ‘The Late Late Show’
Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images As he usually does when he appears on The Late Late Show, Tom Cruise poked fun at his pal James Corden on Tuesday night. The Top Gun star appeared in [Read More…]
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Benedict Cumberbatch teases new ‘Doctor Strange’ film as “scariest” Marvel movie yet
Marvel Studios Benedict Cumberbatch can’t reveal much about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but he did tease it as the “scariest” installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet. Directed by Sam Raimi, the [Read More…]
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Meg Ryan sets rom-com return with ‘What Happens Later’
Taylor Hill/WireImage Entertainment Tonight reports Meg Ryan is making a return to rom-coms for the first time since 2008. The When Harry Met Sally star is set to direct and star opposite David Duchovny in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Biden touts economic growth, debt and deficit reduction ahead of Fed rate hike
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that the federal government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years. His remarks on [Read More…]