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Lake Tahoe sees 16 feet of snow in December, crushing records
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — Following a year of both extreme heat and drought, Lake Tahoe has seen a record-breaking amount of snow this December, according to the U.C. Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab. [Read More…]
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Ghislaine Maxwell jury wants more testimony
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Jury deliberations in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial resumed Wednesday morning. Maxwell was walked partway into the courtroom around 9:25 a.m., wearing a burgundy turtleneck and clutching a green folio. While the [Read More…]
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European countries tighten COVID-19 restrictions as omicron spreads
Chesnot/Getty Images (LONDON) — France this week became the latest European country to tighten its coronavirus restrictions, with nations across the continent posting record numbers of COVID-19 infections in an omicron-fueled surge. On Dec. 21, [Read More…]
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Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News to close after police raid
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people linked to Stand News, an independent online media outlet, in another sign that the city’s once-thriving press freedom is taking a [Read More…]
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Russia shuts down human rights group that recorded Stalin-era crimes
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — In what has been described as a watershed moment for President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on dissent, Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial International, the [Read More…]
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Hundreds in Australia receive wrong COVID test results
iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — SydPath, an Australian-based lab, sent hundreds of patients the wrong test results, due to a “data processing error,” it said in a statement. The lab announced in a statement Monday that [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Broadway musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ latest to close amid COVID-19 cases
Virginia Sherwood/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Another Broadway show bites the dust due to COVID-19. The Temptations musical Ain’t Too Proud announced it will be closing for good next month, after the latest pandemic surge [Read More…]
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The Year in Entertainment 2021: TV viewers binge ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and more
Noh Juhan | Netflix TV viewing choices ran the gamut in 2021, from the wholesome Ted Lasso to the brutal Squid Game. Here are some of the highlights: — Red light, green light — if [Read More…]
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Michael B. Jordan shares lessons from Denzel Washington; Nick Cannon celebrates Christmas with all his kids
KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images As Michael B. Jordan prepares to make his directorial debut with the next Creed film, he’s drawing upon lessons he learned from Denzel Washington. Denzel directed Michael in Journal for Jordan, which premiered on Christmas. Jordan says [Read More…]
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Survey: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ most-anticipated blockbuster of 2022
Courtesy of Marvel Studios Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the most-anticipated blockbuster of 2022, according to a new survey by Fandango. The survey of more than 6,000 moviegoers put the Black Panther sequel — due [Read More…]
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The Fab 5 says howdy to Texas in new ‘Queer Eye’ trailer
ILANA PANICH-LINSMAN/NETFLIX Say howdy to an all-new season of Queer Eye. Netflix has released the season six trailer for the show, which finds the Fab 5 bringing their makeover magic to Austin, Texas. This season, [Read More…]
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Holiday travel nightmare continues with COVID-related flight cancellations
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The omicron variant continues to wreak havoc on holiday travel from coast to coast. Over the weekend, airlines reported more than 3,000 flight cancellations with at least [Read More…]
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NYC entertainment industry workers worry about future amid show cancellations
Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in New York, workers in the entertainment industry, many of whom are freelancers, are worried about the prospect of another [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Experts troubled by TikTok trend that can have teens believing they have serious mental disorders
MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new trend on TikTok could lead some teens to believe they have a serious mental disorder, according to some experts. The app, which has become a [Read More…]
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What the CDC’s latest COVID-19 quarantine recommendations mean for you
iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — Amidst growing pressure as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now announced that it will shorten the recommended isolation time for [Read More…]
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Fauci warns omicron cases ‘likely will go much higher’
Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the “extraordinarily contagious” omicron variant surges across the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that COVID-19 cases will likely continue to climb. “Every day it [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
The 10 most memorable moments in sports in 2021
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As athletes returned to the playing field and fans returned to the stands, there was some level of normalcy in the sports world in 2021. Still, COVID-19 left its [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
2021 was pivotal year for abortion laws in America
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For half a century, American women have had the right to choose to end a pregnancy at any point before a fetus is viable outside the womb. If 2021 saw [Read More…]
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Bidens’ Christmas message recognizes those ‘who have lost loved ones’ during pandemic
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored those grieving loved ones lost during the pandemic in their joint message to Americans on Christmas Day. The Bidens [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: CDC shortens recommended isolation period for some patients
John Paraskevas/Newsday 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 818,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]