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Why Spanish-language voting ballots are critical for democracy, advocates say
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the midterm elections approach later this year, some states and jurisdictions have required voting ballots to be made available in other languages besides English. The [Read More…]
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Virginia, North Carolina issue states of emergency as snow takes aim on East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Southern states have declared states of emergency as snow targets the East Coast this weekend. The storm first hits the Midwest Friday night into Saturday. Roads will be dangerous in [Read More…]
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Students walk out over COVID-19 in-person learning conditions in schools
Cheney Orr/Bloomberg via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Students are walking out of their classes in Boston, Chicago and other cities across the country in protest of in-person learning conditions as COVID-19 rages on. Public school [Read More…]
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Wordle takes the internet by storm
Michael Dobuski/ABC News (NEW YORK) – The first big viral trend of 2022 is here, and it’s a colorful word game called Wordle. Players who visit Wordle’s website have six chances to guess a five-letter [Read More…]
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Maryland prosecutor Marilyn Mosby indicted for allegedly lying on loan application spent on vacation home
Larry French/Getty Images for BET Networks (BALTIMORE) — A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore City, on two counts of perjury and making false statements on mortgage [Read More…]
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1 woman dead, 2 children injured in car crash with deputy chasing robbery suspect
KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — A woman was killed and two children injured when a deputy collided with their vehicle while chasing a robbery suspect. Now, multiple authorities are investigating. The incident occurred Wednesday night in Houston, [Read More…]
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US accuses Russia of ‘fabricating a pretext’ to invade Ukraine
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a week of high-stakes diplomacy, the U.S. on Friday accused Russia of “fabricating a pretext” to invade its neighbor Ukraine. It’s another sign that the “drumbeats of war” are [Read More…]
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Ukraine says ‘massive cyberattack’ hits government websites
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukraine said Friday a “massive cyber attack” has knocked offline the websites of most of its government ministries. The websites of the government’s cabinet office, the foreign ministry, emergency services minister, [Read More…]
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North Korea test-fires missile for third time in 2022 alone
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Friday afternoon, three days after the regime claimed a successful launch of a newly developed hypersonic missile. [Read More…]
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Teachers in France strike over COVID-19 health and safety protocols
Denis Thaust/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A nationwide strike took place in schools across France on Thursday as teachers and other school staff demonstrated against the government’s management of COVID-19 protocols in [Read More…]
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Egypt to mark centenary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery by inaugurating new, lavish museum
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images (GIZA, Egypt) — Sharm El-Sheikh — Egypt said the best way to mark the centenary of Tutankhamun tomb’s discovery would be inaugurating a new state-of-the-art museum later this year to [Read More…]
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‘Peacemaker’, John Cena’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ spin-off series, drops today on HBO Max
HBO Max Early Thursday morning, HBO Max debuted the first three episodes of Peacemaker, the series spinning off John Cena‘s clueless vigilante character from writer-director James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad. Gunn surprised fans by announcing he was already at [Read More…]
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John Mayer helps rescue Bob Saget’s car from LAX while remembering the late comedian
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images After the tragic news broke Sunday that Full House star and comedian Bob Saget had died, his friend John Mayer paid tribute to him Monday with an emotional post, and followed it up with another one on Tuesday. But on [Read More…]
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An offer you can’t refuse: ‘The Godfather’ getting a theatrical re-release for its 50th anniversary
Paramount Pictures To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola‘s Oscar-winning epic The Godfather, Paramount Pictures has announced the acclaimed film is headed back to theaters. The masterpiece will screen for a limited time exclusively in [Read More…]
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Asking for a friend…The Oscars reaches out on Twitter to see who people want to see as host
AMPAS and ABC Days after the producers of the 94th Annual Academy Awards announced the upcoming telecast will have a host for the first time since 2018, they’ve reached out to fans to see who they’d like to [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Life Goes On’ getting NBC sequel series; Pete Davidson checks into ‘The Home’, and more
NBC has gone all-in on a sequel to the former ABC drama, Life Goes On, with original star Kellie Martin attached to reprise her role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, from All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro, will center on Martin’s Becca [Read More…]
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More rainy days from climate change could dampen economic growth: Study
TERADAT SANTIVIVUT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More rainy days and extreme rainfall likely will hurt global economies, according to new research from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. “This is about prosperity — and [Read More…]
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Consumer prices climb 7% in the past year, highest jump since 1982
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The latest government data on inflation indicates consumer prices are continuing their rapid rise as pandemic-battered supply chains struggle to keep up with rebounding consumer demand. The consumer price index [Read More…]
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IRS to commence tax season early, warns of potential hiccups due to pandemic and funding issues
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tax season will begin early this year and is already forecast to be an especially “frustrating” one, the Internal Revenue Service has warned, as pandemic-era tax changes and [Read More…]
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Guaranteed income experiment for Black women aims to tackle racial wealth gap
The Old Fourth Ward neighborhood in Atlanta, Ga. – Raymond Boyd/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — When Michelle Lockhart was a teenager in Atlanta, she had to work two jobs — as a camp counselor and fast-food [Read More…]