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Buy your holiday airline tickets now or face price hikes, experts say
iStock (NEW YORK) — If you want to find the best deals for holiday flights, experts say you will find the lowest prices of the season this week. Airlines are being forced to drop fares [Read More…]
ABC Business News
First female-led food hall offers new opportunity for entrepreneurs and delicious, affordable food
Sebastian Fahrni/iStock (SAN FRANCISCO) — La Cocina Municipal Marketplace, which started as a non-profit kitchen incubator, has become the nation’s first women-run, immigrant-owned food hall. “It’s a dream come true. I feel so proud especially [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Whose outfits stood out the most at the 2021 Met Gala?
Rob Kim/GC Images, ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images, Raymond Hall/GC Images Fashion was on high display at this year’s Met Gala, celebrating the theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.” Of course, the night drew [Read More…]
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Kate Hudson announces engagement to Danny Fujikawa
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa are engaged. The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star, 42, took to Instagram on Monday to announce the good news, posting a photo of her and Fujikawa, 35, sharing a romantic kiss. [Read More…]
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Audra McDonald, Leslie Odom to host 74th annual Tony Awards; Watch teaser for ‘Colin in Black & White’
Courtesy of CBS; Tony Duran Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom have been tapped to host the 74th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, September 26. McDonald, a six-time Tony winner, will host the awards portion of [Read More…]
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‘Jeopardy!’ stage dedicated to the late Alex Trebek
Sony Pictures Television/Jeopardy! Productions The producers of Jeopardy! have honored beloved late host Alex Trebek by naming the game show’s very stage after him. The show’s producers posted a video to Instagram of Trebek’s wife, Jean, son Matt, and [Read More…]
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“Life is beautiful”: Jeff Bridges reveals his cancer is in remission, details COVID-19 battle
Bridges and Geston in 2019 – Steve Granitz/WireImage The Dude abides. Jeff Bridges shared a promising update with fans Monday about his cancer battle. “My cancer is in remission — the 9″ x 12″ mass has shrunk [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Fortress Australia’ cautiously moving away from COVID Zero, but there’s still a long path to freedom
raisbeckfoto/iStock (SYDNEY) — Australia’s approach to the pandemic — strict border policies, snap lockdowns and aggressive contact tracing — saw the country, along with neighboring New Zealand, praised throughout 2020 for taking a no-tolerance approach [Read More…]
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Afghanistan updates: 2nd passenger flight from Kabul lands in Doha
christophe_cerisier/iStock (NEW YORK) — With the U.S. military and diplomatic withdrawal now complete after 20 years in Afghanistan, the Taliban has taken over the country, including the Kabul airport, the site of an often-desperate evacuation [Read More…]
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Prince Andrew avoiding service of lawsuit, accuser’s lawyer says
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Britain’s Prince Andrew and his lawyers have refused multiple attempts to serve the beleaguered royal with notice of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against him last month in New [Read More…]
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North Korea holds 1st military parade since Biden took office
iStock/narvikk (NORTH KOREA) — North Korea hosted its 73rd anniversary parade late Wednesday going into early Thursday morning, with a display of soldiers in bright orange hazmat suits and gas masks marching in Pyongyang, according [Read More…]
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Afghan girls in climbing group wait and hope, desperate to escape Taliban rule
IStock/Trent Inness (AFGHANISTAN) — For girls and young women accustomed to mountain climbing and physical fitness training six times a week, being confined in a crowded wedding hall near an airport in northern Afghanistan is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Teenager shot dead at Pennsylvania Halloween hayride event, suspect on run: Police
D-Keine/iStock (NEW YORK) — A teenager was killed and another was critically injured when gunfire erupted at a popular Halloween hayride attraction in a Pittsburgh suburb, and police said the suspected gunman remained on the [Read More…]
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How a federal judge’s decision to temporarily block Florida’s anti-riot law could affect protesters nationwide
E4C/iStock (NEW YORK) — In the wake of a Florida judge calling the state’s anti-riot law unconstitutional, advocates are saying it should serve as a warning to other states looking to implement similar legislation. Chief [Read More…]
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Families of Afghanistan troops grieve, reflect on past 2 decades
Courtesy of Kylie Owen Willis (NEW YORK) — Kylie Willis says she remembers when her father told her that he wanted to enlist in the Army. She was 9 at the time, and said she [Read More…]
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3 arrested for shooting that left 7 injured, including 3-year-old
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock (EAST SAINT LOUIS, Ill.) — Three people have been arrested for allegedly carrying out a mass shooting that injured seven, including a 3-year-old child, in southern Illinois. Three suspects opened fire near 6th Street [Read More…]
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20 years after 9/11, Islamophobia continues to haunt Muslims
Cloud-Mine-Amsterdam/iStock (NEW YORK) — Sept. 11, 2001, marked the start of a new era for Muslims in the United States. Shortly after al-Qaida terrorists attacked the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, many Muslims, as well [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Tropical Storm Nicholas to bring heavy rain, flash flooding to Gulf Coast
ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) — Tropical Storm Nicholas has set a course toward the Gulf Coast and is expected to bring drenching rains to some regions still recovering from Hurricane Ida. The system strengthened from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Larry Elder, Gavin Newsom gear up for California recall battle
LordRunar/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — There are still two days to go before California’s gubernatorial recall election, but the current governor’s team and his leading opponent, Larry Elder, have each already indicated they’re ready for legal [Read More…]
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Manchin, Sanders at odds over $3.5 trillion budget resolution
dkfielding/iStock (NEW YORK) — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reiterated his call on Sunday for a strategic pause on the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, while Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., doubled down on the need to pass [Read More…]