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Democrat Eric Adams projected to win New York City mayoral race
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Democrat Eric Adams is projected by ABC News to win the New York City mayoral race. The win, while expected in a city with many more registered Democrats [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: CDC panel votes ‘yes’ on Pfizer vaccine for young kids
peterschreiber.media/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 747,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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New theory about mysterious LAX ‘jet pack man’ released by police
Los Angeles Police Department (LOS ANGELES) — Following nearly two years of reported sightings of a man flying at relatively high altitudes around aircrafts landing at Los Angeles International Airport, the police department released a [Read More…]
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After ending Ethiopia’s trade status, US weighs sanctions, genocide designation over Tigray war
DavorLovincic/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is ending Ethiopia’s special trade status under U.S. law — the latest penalty imposed on the Ethiopian government amid its ongoing war with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, the [Read More…]
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COP26 live updates: Biden speaks on methane reduction, forest conservation
oonal/iStock (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Leaders from nearly every country in the world have converged upon Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference that experts are touting as the most important environmental summit [Read More…]
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“We’re blinking code red,” President Biden looks to put the US back at center of climate change fight
Oliver Weiken/picture alliance via Getty Images (GLASGOW, Scotland.) — COP26 is underway with President Biden looking to put the United States back at the center of the global effort on climate change. After leading the [Read More…]
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Lawyer for ‘Rust’ assistant director in tense exchange on Fox News; “He’s not responsible”
iStock/LPETTET On Monday, Lisa Torraco, the attorney for Rust assistant director Dave Halls, had a tense exchange with Martha MacCallum of Fox News, in which the lawyer shifted the blame for last week’s fatal set shooting away from her client. It had been widely reported [Read More…]
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Henry Winkler auctioning off one of his Fonzie jackets from ‘Happy Days’, ‘Scream’ mask, for charity
ABC Photo Archives If you’ve got the dough, you can soon walk away with some rare Hollywood memorabilia, from the collection of Emmy-winner Henry Winkler, “The Fonz” himself. And it’s all for a good cause. The New [Read More…]
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Looks like it’s back to the Squid Game after crypto coin busts; experts say it was a “scam”
Netflix If you dreamed of wealth by chasing a crypto coin named after — but not licensed by — Netflix’s hit Squid Game, it looks like you’ll have to find someone giving away the show’s creepy cards [Read More…]
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“It’s my wife’s last name, relax!” — Ken Jeong freaks out ESPN by shouting out his “Ho”
ABC/Tyler Golden Ken Jeong got some laughs — and apparently panicked co-anchors — on ESPN’s College GameDay show Saturday night — all for sweetly shouting out his wife. When asked for his picks in the Saturday evening match-up between UCLA [Read More…]
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Production on ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ begins, official cast revealed
Disney+ It’s a Halloween miracle: Production on Hocus Pocus 2 is officially underway. Disney announced Monday that the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 1993 movie has begun filming in Rhode Island, with stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy returning [Read More…]
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Why the John Deere strike is being viewed as harbinger of a new labor market
iStock/Wolterk (NEW YORK) — Members of the United Auto Workers Union are set to vote Tuesday on a tentative agreement that would end the ongoing strike of more than 10,000 John Deere workers. News of [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: Biden tests negative after press secretary contracts virus
iStock/Prostock-Studio (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 746,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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Justices take up Texas abortion law in fast-tracked hearing
iStock/leekris (NEW YORK) — Exactly two months after allowing Texas to impose a near-total ban on abortions, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was taking a closer look at the groundbreaking state law deliberately designed [Read More…]
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Biden reflects on American leadership, progress made at G-20 summit
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (ROME) — President Joe Biden reflected on progress he made with other world leaders at this weekend’s G-20 summit, including ways to combat climate change, as the event wrapped up in Rome on [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: Kids’ shots not widely available until Nov. 8
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 746,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Ahmaud Arbery case both expected to hinge on video
ABC obtained video (NEW YORK) — Two trials over killings that have garnered national attention are now going on simultaneously and legal experts said they expect both will hinge on video evidence. Jury selection in [Read More…]
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Dia de Los Muertos offers healing for COVID-19 victims’ Latinx families
iStock/Cavan Images (NEW YORK) — This year, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, many Mexican Americans will find solace in celebrating Día de los Muertos. The holiday, which is celebrated from Oct. 31 through Nov. [Read More…]
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Robert Durst indicted on murder of first wife, Kathleen
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — A grand jury indicted Robert Durst on a second-degree murder charge Monday in connection with the 1982 death of his first wife, Kathleen Durst. Westchester County prosecutors charged the real estate [Read More…]
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SpaceX prepares to send another NASA crew to International Space Station
iStock (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up to send a crew of astronauts to the International Space Station for the fourth time. The mission, dubbed Crew-3, will carry NASA astronauts Raja Chari, [Read More…]