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Majorities back maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states’ abortion clinic restrictions (POLL)
DNY59/iStock (NEW YORK) — As abortion returns to the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, majorities of Americans support maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states making it harder for abortion clinics to operate and see abortion primarily [Read More…]
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Trump allies pressed Defense Department to help overturn election, new book says
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the aftermath of the 2020 election, some of Donald Trump’s closest allies embarked on an unprecedented effort to get the Department of Defense to chase down outlandish [Read More…]
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Steve Bannon surrenders to FBI on contempt of Congress charges
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s political ally Steve Bannon on Monday surrendered to the FBI on charges of criminal contempt of Congress stemming from his refusal to cooperate with the House [Read More…]
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Climate groups slam Biden administration oil auction as ‘hypocritical’
Proposed drilling in the Gulf of Mexico – ABC News Photo Illustration, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of his stirring plea at the just-completed Glasgow Climate Conference for “every [Read More…]
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Democratic Sen Patrick Leahy announces he won’t seek reelection
Pete Marovich/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Senate’s most senior member and third in line to the presidency, announced Monday that he will retire from the chamber in 2022 rather than seek [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: US daily case average jumps 23%
Tomwang112/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 763,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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Kyle Rittenhouse trial Day 10 ends with closing arguments: Key takeaways
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A Wisconsin jury will begin deliberating the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse on Tuesday after hearing starkly different theories of the same evidence, with a prosecutor portraying the teenager as a trouble-seeking [Read More…]
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Six teens hospitalized after shooting at park in Aurora, Colorado
iStock/South_agency (AURORA, Colo.) — Six high school students are in the hospital after they were shot at a park near their Aurora, Colorado, school, police said. All injuries are non-life-threatening, Aurora police Chief Vanessa Wilson [Read More…]
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Details emerge in case against mom of New Jersey teen who went missing
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — Details have emerged in the criminal case against the mother of a 14-year-old who went missing in October from her home in New Jersey before being sound safe nearly a month [Read More…]
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Voluntary recall issued for ABUS youth helmets due to risk of head injury
iStock/LeManna (NEW YORK) — The Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSC) announced on Nov. 10 a voluntary recall on the “ABUS Mountz Youth Helmets,” citing that the products pose a risk of head injury. The recall [Read More…]
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US condemns Russian anti-satellite test it says created ‘dangerous’ debris field
United States Space Command (WASHINGTON) — The United States on Monday condemned a Russian anti-satellite test against one of its own satellites that the U.S. said created a field of more than 1,500 pieces of [Read More…]
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Migrants stranded at Belarus border in new standoff with Polish police
iStock/AndreyPopov (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of migrants moved to a crossing point on the border between Belarus and Poland on Monday, encouraged by Belarusian security forces in what Poland’s government said was another attempt by [Read More…]
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Relief for Afghan pilots flown out of Tajikistan by US
Juanmonino/iStock (NEW YORK) — Around 150 former Afghan Air Force pilots and personnel, who were trapped in Tajikistan for months after fleeing Afghanistan, have been airlifted by the United States out of the country to [Read More…]
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Queen Elizabeth misses Remembrance Sunday Service due to sprained back
iweta0077/iStock (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II canceled a planned public appearance Sunday after spraining her back. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the queen “has decided this morning with great regret that she will not [Read More…]
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Military families push extended health care benefits for their children
adamkaz/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Debra Ward — a military wife and mother — assumed her husband’s more than 25 years of service would provide a safety net whenever their child became sick. The couple’s only son, [Read More…]
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Woman killed in Atlanta park was stabbed, cut over 50 times, autopsy shows
Kali9/iStock (ATLANTA) — A woman killed while walking her dog in an Atlanta park this past summer was stabbed and cut over 50 times, according to a medical examiner’s report released this week. Katherine “Katie” [Read More…]
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Letitia Wright’s vaccination status; Wesley Snipes reacts to new ‘Blade’ star; Offset’s HBO Max series The Hype renewed
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images As Letitia Wright recovers at home in London from an injury suffered on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, her vaccination status may determine if she can return to work in America. CDC’s [Read More…]
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“Best Day Ever”: Britney Spears’ conservatorship is terminated
In an L.A. courtroom Friday, Britney Spears‘ 13-year-long conservatorship was terminated “in its entirety, effective immediately.” Britney was not present in the courtroom, but she was made aware of the decision. There were no objections. [Read More…]
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Kevin Costner’s ‘Yellowstone’ lassos three slots on “most watched” top 20 for last week
Paramount+ The Kevin Costner-led Paramount+ Western drama Yellowstone found its posse last week, snaring three of the top 20 slots on Digital Entertainment Group‘s weekly chart of the “Most Watched at Home” movies and TV shows. While Ryan Reynolds‘ blockbuster Free [Read More…]
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Oscar winner Melissa Leo gets “respect” as a crime boss in ‘Ida Red’
Paramount Pictures The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo stars in the new crime thriller Ida Red, in which she plays the incarcerated, terminally ill head of a family of criminals. The actress explained to ABC Audio why she jumped [Read More…]