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Tax dollars for religious school tuition? Supreme Court conservatives warm to the idea
iStock/plherrera (NEW YORK) — Two families from Maine asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to expand taxpayer support for religious schools by requiring a state tuition assistance program to include sectarian as well as nonsectarian institutions. The [Read More…]
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Omicron live updates: ‘Signs of hope’ as hospitalizations remain low in South Africa
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 793,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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Missing 15-year-old Indiana girl may be in danger, police say
Courtesy Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. (INDIANAPOLIS) — Police in Indiana are asking the public to help find a missing 15-year-old girl who they said may be in danger. Cabrini Stott was last seen on Sunday, [Read More…]
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Kim Potter trial updates: Trial begins over fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
DNY59/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, began Wednesday. Opening [Read More…]
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Two juveniles arrested in school bus stop shooting that killed 16-year-old boy
kali9/iStock (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Two juveniles have been arrested in connection to a shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, school bus stop that killed a 16-year-old. The juveniles, whose names were not released, were taken into [Read More…]
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Police reform moves forward amid officer’s trial for death of Daunte Wright
amphotora/iStock (BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.) — As the trial of former police officer Kim Potter begins in Minnesota, the Brooklyn Center City Council has officially backed the formation of a new public safety department that will [Read More…]
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India’s top military leader among 13 dead in helicopter crash
omersukrugoksu/iStock (NEW YORK) — India’s military chief and his wife were among 13 killed in a helicopter crash around noon local time on Wednesday. Gen. Bipin Rawat was traveling to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington [Read More…]
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Pressure grows on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over alleged lockdown Christmas party
GETTY/WPA Pool (LONDON, U.K.) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to resign over reports that members of his staff attended a Christmas party last year while the country was in lockdown. The Daily Mirror newspaper reported [Read More…]
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Biden warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin moves on Ukraine
iStock/dicus63 (UKRAINE) — President Joe Biden gave his first comments Wednesday on his video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he was “very straightforward” with the Russian leader, that “there were no minced words,” and [Read More…]
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Royals get into holiday spirit at Christmas carols concert hosted by Duchess Kate
GETTY/Chris Jackson/Staff (UNITED KINGDOM) — Members of Britain’s royal family got into the holiday spirit Wednesday, attending a Christmas carol service. Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, were front and center at the service [Read More…]
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E! People’s Choice Awards 2021 — The winners
Alberto Rodriquez/E! Entertainment/NBC After weeks of voting, the results are in! The 2021 E! People’s Choice Awards celebrated all things entertainment Tuesday night in a two-hour ceremony hosted by actor and comedian Kenan Thompson. Prior to [Read More…]
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Rebel Wilson says her Hollywood team thought losing weight would cost her “millions”
ABC/Robert Trachtenberg As Adele recently told Oprah Winfrey, some of the singer’s fans took issue with her losing weight, and it seems Rebel Wilson had to grapple with that herself. In an interview with the BBC, Wilson, 41, said her plan [Read More…]
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Groundbreaking comic book artist George Perez reveals terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic George Perez, a groundbreaking comic artist whose work on the pages of DC and Marvel Comics reverberated in films like Wonder Woman and the Avengers movies, revealed on Facebook he’s suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. Perez, 67, famous for [Read More…]
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Starz renews ‘Power Book II: Ghost’, Boyz II Men musical, and more
Starz Power Book II: Ghost has been renewed for a third season on Starz with production set to commence in early 2022. The series features Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick, Mary J. Blige as Monet Stewart Tejada, Cliff [Read More…]
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“She didn’t need any more training. She got me.” — Father of Rust armorer speaks out after fatal set shooting
ABC News Sharpshooter and movie consultant Thell Reed said he’s not concerned about the possibility that his 24-year-old daughter, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, could go to jail. Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of all weapons on the set of the film Rust. [Read More…]
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Instagram rolls out features to protect young users amid mounting controversies
iStock (NEW YORK) — Instagram announced a slew of updates on Tuesday that aim to protect teens on the app, in an announcement that notably comes one day before Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is [Read More…]
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White House issues nationwide call to action on maternal health crisis
iStock/PeopleImages (NEW YORK) — The Biden administration on Tuesday issued a “nationwide call to action” on the maternal health crisis in the United States, which continues to have the highest rate of maternal mortality among [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/6/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Indiana 116, Washington 110 Oklahoma City 114, Detroit 103 Philadelphia 127, Charlotte 124 (OT) Memphis 105, Miami 90 Atlanta 121, [Read More…]
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Mark Meadows no longer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee, say sources
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has informed the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that he is no longer cooperating with their probe, [Read More…]
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Why Congress keeps letting deadlines pile up and pushing them back
Stephen Emlund/iStock (WASHINGTON) — When asked Monday about whether his sweeping social spending and climate agenda — the Build Back Better Act — can pass the Senate before Christmas as he and congressional leaders want, [Read More…]