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Zendaya, Halle Berry, Viola Davis featured in ‘People’s’ 2022 “Beautiful” issue
Emma McIntyre/WireImage People unveiled their 2022 “The Beautiful Issue” on Wednesday, naming Zendaya, Halle Berry and Viola Davis to the magazine’s annual list of “funny, brilliant” women. “Everything I’ve experienced is what connects me to [Read More…]
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“I can use your expertise” — ‘Jurassic Park’ stars unite in new trailer for ‘Jurassic World Dominion’
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures has released a new, action-packed trailer to Jurassic World Dominion, in which we see Chris Pratt‘s Owen Grady recruiting original Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern. The [Read More…]
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FDA will review Moderna’s data on vaccine for young kids without waiting for Pfizer
Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the agency would move along to review Moderna’s data for its kid vaccine regardless of when [Read More…]
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Charleston church massacre survivor calls for state hate crimes law
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The fight to pass the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act in South Carolina is now intensifying, as several Republican state senators hold out against it. The state [Read More…]
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Oklahoma legislature passes 6-week abortion ban similar to Texas law
SunChan/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — The Oklahoma legislature gave final approval Thursday to a so-called “heartbeat bill” that seeks to ban most abortions in the state. It is the latest bill in the U.S. [Read More…]
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Black woman recognized as valedictorian nearly 40 years after high school snub
Nay Ni Ratn Mak Can Thuk / EyeEm (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A Black woman was finally named valedictorian at her Illinois high school nearly four decades after her graduation. Tracey Meares, a law professor at [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kyiv targeted in shelling as UN chief visits
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/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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Polish museum tour highlights horrors of the Holocaust
ABC News (LUBLIN, Poland) — The Majdanek death camp located in Lublin, Poland was the site of one of the largest mass executions recorded during the Holocaust. Over 18,000 Jews were killed on one day, [Read More…]
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More than 21% of reptiles at risk of extinction in coming decades, scientists say
DEA / C.DANI / I.JESKE/De Agostini via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a fifth of the world’s reptiles are at risk of extinction in the coming decades due to human activity, according to [Read More…]
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Trump, in deposition, calls 2015 protesters ‘troublemakers’
OlegAlbinsky/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump said his head of security “did nothing wrong” during a 2015 protest at Trump Tower at which five Hispanic men allege they were assaulted. Trump called [Read More…]
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Murder-suicide prompts New York to examine domestic violence policies
New York State Office of the Inspector General (NEW YORK) — Police arrived at a home in Selkirk, New York, just before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2020 to find a husband and wife dead. [Read More…]
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Alleged New York City subway gunman Frank James improperly searched, defense lawyers say
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal agents improperly questioned alleged New York City subway shooter Frank James this week, directed him to sign certain documents and took multiple swabs of his [Read More…]
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Parkland shooter’s death penalty case in disarray amid judge’s error, juror threats
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Jury selection in the death penalty case of confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz lapsed into disarray after potential jurors [Read More…]
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Northeast braces for winter-like conditions, fire warnings issued for Southwest
Aaron Foster/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new red flag warning has been issued from Nevada to Oklahoma where 60 mph winds and very dry conditions could create a dangerous fire situation. The Southwest will [Read More…]
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Single ticket sold in Arizona wins $473.1 million Powerball jackpot
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (GILBERT, Ariz.) — The winning ticket for the $473.1 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Arizona, officials said. Just a single ticket claimed the grand prize — which has a [Read More…]
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Paramount Pictures reveals the next ‘Mission: Impossible’ title: ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’
Paramount Pictures As part of a presentation on the last day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Paramount Pictures revealed the title of the next Mission: Impossible film. Variety reports the seventh adventure of his $3.5 [Read More…]
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‘Dopesick’, ‘Insecure’, ‘Reservation Dogs’ among this year’s Television Academy Honors winners
“Dopesick” — Hulu Hulu’s Emmy-winning prescription drug drama Dopesick, and Issa Rae‘s acclaimed HBO series Insecure are among this year’s winners of the Television Academy Honors. For the past 15 years, The Television Academy has [Read More…]
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FDA announces proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, a move that could further drive down smoking rates in the [Read More…]
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Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in new aid package to Ukraine
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden formally asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion in supplemental aid for Ukraine over the next five months to help counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion over [Read More…]
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Gunman allegedly kills four in shootings spanning two Mississippi cities
Tetra Images/Getty Images (GULFPORT, Miss.) — Four people were gunned down across two neighboring Mississippi cities Wednesday morning, allegedly by the same gunman, according to police. The first shooting was reported at about 9:11 a.m. [Read More…]