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Scoreboard roundup — 12/18
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Miami 115 Orlando 105 Denver 133 Atlanta 115 Golden State 111 Boston 107 OT New Orleans 116 Milwaukee 112 San [Read More…]

COVID-19 live updates: Unvaccinated ‘looking at a winter’ of illness, death: WH
John Moore/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 803,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]

Storms, more possible tornadoes dominate forecast after week of wild weather
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After a series of strong and devastating tornadoes struck the Midwest and South this week, killing at least 89 people, a winter storm is threatening parts of the Northeast and [Read More…]

COVID-19 ‘raging’ in New Jersey as leaders weigh next steps
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With COVID-19 “raging” in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said this latest surge could bring about the return of some restrictions. New Jersey reported back-to-back days [Read More…]

Afghan Air Force pilots trapped in Afghanistan plead for evacuation
Obtained by ABC News (KABUL, Afghanistan) — Around two dozen U.S.-trained former Afghan Air Force pilots are still trapped in Afghanistan and pleading for the United States government to evacuate them from the country, where [Read More…]

Keri Hilson on her character’s merry and not-so-bright idea in ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’
VH1 On Sunday afternoon, VH1 is airing an encore presentation of its recent release, Hip Hop Family Christmas, as we get closer to the big day. If you miss it then, it’s also playing on Christmas [Read More…]

Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge tease ‘Legally Blonde 3’
Eric Ford/Online USA Reese Witherspoon and her Legally Blonde series co-star Jennifer Coolidge sat down via Zoom with Backstage, and dished not only about their respective hit shows, The Morning Show and White Lotus, but also teased a third Legally Blonde movie. Coolidge explained Reese is [Read More…]

“Hobbits really are amazing creatures”: The ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ turns 20 this weekend
New Line/WireImage Twenty years ago Sunday — December 19, 2021 — director Peter Jackson brought us the first installment of the eagerly anticipated Lord of the Rings trilogy, as The Fellowship of the Ring opened in the U.S. It set global [Read More…]

Pandemic-paused season of ‘The Amazing Race’ will debut on January 5
CBS The 33rd installment of CBS’ Emmy-winning reality show The Amazing Race will finally air on January 5, the network has announced. The season began filming in February of 2020, but then was halted during [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘How I Met Your Father’ drops trailer; Spike Lee’s Netflix deal, and more
We got the first official trailer on Thursday for How I Met Your Father, premiering January 18 on Hulu. The How I Met Your Mother spinoff is set “in the near future” as Sophie, played by Hilary Duff, tells her son the [Read More…]

Striking Kellogg’s workers to vote on tentative deal as lawmakers double down support for unions
Jenifer Veloso/Bloomberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Kellogg Co. said it’s reached a tentative agreement that could end the ongoing strike of some 1,400 workers, as lawmakers and even President Joe Biden have weighed in [Read More…]

Lawyers give closing arguments in Elizabeth Holmes trial, say she chose ‘fraud over business failure’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Federal prosecutors went toe-to-toe with defense attorneys for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes as both sides delivered hours-long closing arguments in her criminal fraud trial. Prosecutors concluded their roughly [Read More…]

‘Striking’ impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (NEW YORK) — Dr. Deborah Levine has been a pediatric emergency medicine physician in the New York City area for over two decades. In recent years, she has [Read More…]

CDC committee recommends opting for Pfizer or Moderna over J&J when there’s a choice
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation from its advisory committee Thursday that people who have a choice should get an mRNA vaccine, either Pfizer [Read More…]

Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf alongside 12-year-old son Charlie
Douglas P. DeFelice/Stringer/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Just months after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident, Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf on Friday. Woods, who suffered comminuted open fractures to his [Read More…]

Wisconsin basketball player raises over $150K for hometown wrecked by tornadoes
John Fisher/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — When a tornado ravaged his hometown in Kentucky, University of Wisconsin basketball player Chris Vogt was preparing for one of his team’s biggest games of the season. But instead [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 12/16/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 122, Detroit 113 Brooklyn 114, Philadelphia 105 New York 116, Houston 103 Phoenix 118, Washington 98 Chicago at Toronto [Read More…]

Widow of former NFL star Vincent Jackson speaks out for 1st time since his death, reveals CTE diagnosis
George Gojkovich/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former NFL star Vincent Jackson died in February and now as his widow reflects on his health and life, doctors have confirmed Jackson had Stage 2 CTE, a degenerative [Read More…]

Democrats leave for the holidays with much unfinished business
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are leaving Washington for the holidays having fallen short on a slew of President Joe Biden’s top domestic priorities and staring down the barrel of a politically-contentious 2022 in [Read More…]

Biden demands action on voting rights at South Carolina State University commencement
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday dug into Republican opposition to advancing federal voting rights legislation during a commencement address at South Carolina State University. His remarks came ahead of a [Read More…]