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Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview ensemble enshrined as ‘Dress of the Year’ in British fashion museum
Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese The $4,750 black Armani dress Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle wore during her sit-down with husband Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey is being touted as 2021’s Dress of the Year by Bath, England’s Fashion Museum. Specifically, it’s not the “screen-used” garment, to use [Read More…]
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Maternal mortality rates increased during 1st year of COVID pandemic: CDC
JGI/Jamie Grill (ATLANTA) — Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. rose during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial disparities that existed before the pandemic were perpetuated, according to a new report published [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
2 prosecutors leading Manhattan DA’s Trump probe resign, leaving charges in doubt
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two prosecutors leading the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his family real estate business have resigned, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said, casting doubt about the [Read More…]
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Ivanka Trump in discussions with Jan. 6 committee for voluntary interview
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of former President Donald Trump, is in active conversations with the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 about meeting for a voluntary interview, ABC News [Read More…]
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Family files civil suit after woman dies in Chicago police custody in apparent suicide
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The family of Irene Chavez – a woman who died in Chicago police custody last December after an apparent suicide – filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city [Read More…]
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Breonna Taylor raid trial: Neighbor testifies gunshots ‘inches away from hitting me’
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett [Read More…]
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ tackles ‘Avengers: Endgame’ as Vudu’s most pre-ordered title ever
Sony Pictures/Matt Kennedy While the movie is still raking in the dough in theaters, fans apparently can’t wait to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home at home. The $1.83 billion-grossing Sony film has become the most pre-ordered title [Read More…]
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Deconstructing Frederick Douglass: Colman Domingo voices an American legend in new HBO documentary
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images He was a Maryland slave who taught himself to read and write, then escaped to New York disguised as a sailor. At just 20 years old, young Frederick Douglass took his first steps to [Read More…]
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New book details explosive combination of Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron on ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ set
Warner Bros. Pictures (NOTE LANGUAGE) While there were plenty of explosions in George Miller‘s Oscar-winning action epic Mad Max: Fury Road, a new book details some of the major fireworks were between stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. The pair played, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Sanofi and GSK plan to ask regulators to authorize their COVID-19 vaccine
Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced Wednesday they are planning to ask regulators to authorize their new COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The companies said data shows the shot works [Read More…]
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Three-time heart attack survivor starts mobile bus to screen Black women for heart disease
Tara Robinson (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A woman who survived three heart attacks in three days at age 40 is now leading an effort to make Black women aware of the risks of heart disease. [Read More…]
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Former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid goes on trial, expected to testify in his defense
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Wednesday marked the start of the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine updates: US says Russian forces ‘as ready as they can be’ to invade
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — To address the crisis at its border after publicly downplaying warnings, Ukraine on Wednesday took steps to brace for a possible Russian invasion, declaring a nationwide state of emergency and [Read More…]
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump urges Biden to nominate Jackson to Supreme Court
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/POOL (WASHINGTON) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump publicly urged President Joe Biden to tap Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the president closes [Read More…]
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Jury gets case in federal civil rights trial of George Floyd officers
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A federal jury began deliberating Wednesday morning the fates of three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not providing medical aid during [Read More…]
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Storm wreaks havoc on Midwest roads, second storm set to pummel Northeast with ice, snow
ABC News (NEW YORK) — One winter storm has wreaked havoc on Midwest roadways, and another is gearing up to bring a dangerous wave of ice and snow to the Northeast. The first storm slammed [Read More…]
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Ahmaud Arbery Day officially recognized on second anniversary of his death
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Ahmaud Arbery Day has been officially recognized in Georgia on the second anniversary of Arbery’s death, just one day after his killers were found guilty on [Read More…]
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Officials investigating DC apartment fire that killed two, left 40 units ‘uninhabitable’
Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials are investigating what caused a fire that killed two people and displaced multiple residents at an apartment building in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday. The two people that died, [Read More…]
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Trial begins for only former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid
Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Opening arguments will take place Wednesday in the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia to meet US sanctions with ‘strong response’
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden said the world is witnessing “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine” after weeks of escalating tensions in the region as he announced new economic sanctions [Read More…]