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“A man among men” — Denzel Washington remembers worrying about health of the late Chadwick Boseman
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for WarnerMedia Denzel Washington remembers Chadwick Boseman in a new Variety feature, calling the late actor “a man among men.” Washington’s and Boseman’s paths crossed indirectly even before they finally worked together, when Denzel was a producer [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Facebook promoted extremism leading to federal officer’s murder: Lawsuit
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In May 2020, as protests over the death of George Floyd raged across the country, federal security officer Dave Patrick Underwood was shot and killed while protecting [Read More…]
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Two ticketholders win Powerball jackpot of $632.6 million — seventh largest in game’s history
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Two tickets sold in California and Wisconsin were the lucky winners of the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night. Both tickets matched all six numbers in Powerball’s drawing and the [Read More…]
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Walmart, Kroger raise at-home COVID test prices after agreement with White House expires
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Major retailers have increased the price of at-home COVID-19 tests now that an agreement with the White House to sell them at a fixed price has expired. [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Only 1 in 10 adults eating enough fruits and vegetables, CDC finds
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Most American adults are not getting enough of their fruits and vegetables, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with even greater disparities found [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about ‘flurona’
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the midst of a new pandemic surge, another seemingly new ailment is now grabbing headlines: flurona. Despite the catchy name, “flurona” [Read More…]
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Staff shortages from COVID forcing some health care facilities to limit services
Johnny Louis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to surge, some health care facilities have been forced to shut down facilities or departments as staffing shortages worsen. Holy Cross Health in Fort [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Djokovic in limbo amid Australian political tussle over COVID vaccination status
Xinhua/Bai Xuefei via Getty Images (HONG KONG) — The world’s top-ranked tennis player, Novak Djokovic, remains on Australian soil — for now at least — after having his visa to enter the country cancelled on [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 1/5/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte 140, Detroit 111 Philadelphia 116, Orlando 106 Houston 114, Washington 111 San Antonio 99, Boston 97 Dallas 99, Golden [Read More…]
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Djokovic denied entry into country ahead of Australian Open
Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fury, shock and widespread confusion unfolded on social media in Australia after tennis great Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday that he was granted a medical exemption to play [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 1/4/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 129, San Antonio 104 Memphis 110, Cleveland 106 New York 104, Indiana 94 Phoenix 123, New Orleans 110 LA [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 1/3/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 133, Houston 113 Washington 124, Charlotte 121 Memphis 118, Brooklyn 104 Detroit 115, Milwaukee 106 Chicago 102, Orlando 98 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Vice President Harris was inside the DNC on Jan. 6 when pipe bomb was found outside
Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris was inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pipe bomb was found outside the building, a White House official confirmed to [Read More…]
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House Jan. 6 investigators contact ex-Oath Keeper featured in ABC News documentary
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House investigators looking into the siege of the U.S. Capitol a year ago have contacted a former spokesman for the Oath Keepers militia, seeking to interview him about his time with [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 House select committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks on the insurrection a year later
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin reflected on the whirlwind period between the death of his 25-year-old son and the impeachment trial of former [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 anniversary live updates: Biden slams Trump for ‘web of lies’ about Jan. 6, election loss
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Thursday marks one year since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and Democrats plan to observe the anniversary with somber tributes at the building that’s the symbol of [Read More…]
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Dick Cheney comes to Capitol on Jan. 6, says he’s ‘deeply disappointed’ in GOP leadership
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While most Republicans were absent on Capitol Hill for the Jan. 6 anniversary Thursday, one of the party’s most prominent elder statesmen was there. ABC News Chief Washington [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fatal Philadelphia fire investigation getting help from national response team
Visoot Uthairam/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A National Response Team is being activated to help with the investigation into Wednesday’s devastating fire in Philadelphia. A residential fire in a converted apartment building killed 12 people, including [Read More…]
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COVID live updates: 126,000 Americans hospitalized with COVID-19
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 832,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
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More than 90 million people, 37 states on alert for hazardous weather conditions
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 90 million people around the country are expecting hazardous weather on Thursday into Friday morning. Thirty-seven states are under winter weather alerts for heavy snow, ice, brutal cold [Read More…]