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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…]
ABC Sports News
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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
ABC National News
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…]
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Dallas apartment building partially collapses, 7 injured: Officials
WFAA-TV (DALLAS) — A Dallas apartment building has partially collapsed after firefighters were called to investigate a carbon monoxide leak, according to officials. When firefighters arrived at the South Dallas apartment building around 10:30 a.m. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia threatens to block YouTube as confrontation with Google escalates
v777999/iStock (MOSCOW) — Russia’s state censor has threatened to block YouTube in the country in retaliation for the Google-owned video platform deleting two German-language channels belonging to the Kremlin-funded broadcaster RT for allegedly publishing misinformation [Read More…]
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Prince William, Kate release job listing for a personal assistant
marcin_libera/iStock (LONDON) — Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are hiring. The Cambridges are searching for a personal assistant to add to their team, according to a new job listing. The [Read More…]
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Afghanistan updates: Top generals back for second day of grilling on US withdrawal
KeithBinns/iStock (WASHINGTON) — It’s been nearly one month since the U.S. withdrew all U.S. troops from Afghanistan on President Joe Biden’s order to leave by Aug. 31, ending a chaotic evacuation operation after the Afghan [Read More…]
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Taliban official’s comments on education, jobs fuel more fears for Afghan women’s rights
omersukrugoksu/iStock (KABUL, Afghanistan) — Over one month into Taliban control of Afghanistan, fears for women’s and girl’s rights and education have only grown — fueled further Tuesday by a top Taliban official’s comments that “women [Read More…]
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Issa Rae discusses married life and the possibility of having kids in ‘Self’ magazine
Photo: Andy Jackson Issa Rae is sharing rare details about her personal life in the September issue of Self magazine. Rae, who recently tied the knot to longtime boyfriend Louis Diame over the summer, says [Read More…]
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Following jail sentence in college cheating scandal, Lori Loughlin returning to TV’s ‘When Hope Calls’
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images After serving time over her involvement in the Varsity Blues college cheating scandal, ABC Audio has confirmed Lori Loughlin is returning to TV, on the series When Hope Calls. The show [Read More…]