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Threat of massive Hollywood strike looms with Monday deadline
iStock/Josh Steichmann With representatives from the massive Hollywood union the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and those from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers still at the bargaining table, things are [Read More…]
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It’s not me, it’s ‘You’: Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti shed light on their character’s season 3 motivations
Courtesy of Netflix Penn Badgley returns as Joe Goldberg, an unassuming serial killer, stalker, and book enthusiast turned suburban dad, in season three of Netflix’s You. Badgley tells ABC Audio that although he appears to have met his [Read More…]
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‘Squid Game’ creator on deadly K-Pop choreography, subtitles, and “stealing” ideas for season 2 from fans
Netflix/Noh Juhan In less than a month, Netflix’s dystopian thriller Squid Game has officially become a cultural phenomenon, with record viewers on the streaming platform. The success was a surprise to the hyper-violent show’s creator, Hwang Dong-Hyuk. But he [Read More…]
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Holiday travel may be more chaotic than ever this year, transportation experts say
Evgenia Parajanian/iStock (NEW YORK) — Holiday travel may be more chaotic this year, experts warn, as looming vaccination deadlines threaten airline and airport staffing. Forty percent of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workforce hasn’t received [Read More…]
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Ex-Boeing test pilot indicted for fraud in 737 Max probe
sanfel/iStock (NEW YORK) — Boeing’s former 737 MAX test pilot, Mark Forkner, was indicted for fraud Thursday for allegedly misleading regulators about problems tied to the aircraft’s two fatal crashes. The ex-chief technical pilot is [Read More…]
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Henrietta Lacks family seeks justice: Grandchildren sue biotech company
JHVEPhoto/iStock (NEW YORK) — The family of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells were collected from her body and used for medical research without her consent in 1951, is seeking justice for their [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Independent FDA panel votes to authorize booster shots for Johnson & Johnson vaccine
JHVEPhoto/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A day after voting in support of Moderna booster shots for certain at-risk Americans, an independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday voted to move forward with Johnson & Johnson [Read More…]
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All three COVID-19 vaccines still produce strong immune response eight months later, new study finds
carmengabriela/iStock (NEW YORK) — All three currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines still showed signs of a strong immune response eight months later without a booster, according to a study published Friday in the New England Journal [Read More…]
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Miscarriage and stillbirth: Everything you need to know but were too nervous to ask
kieferpix/iStock (NEW YORK) — Miscarriage — the loss of a pregnancy — is a common occurrence that affects countless women but remains a taboo topic for many. Statistics differ, but according to the Mayo Clinic, [Read More…]
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Fungal disease on the rise in West possibly tied to changing climate patterns: Experts
David McNew/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over the last several years, cases of valley fever, a disease common to the arid West, have been steadily creeping up. Between 2014 and 2018, valley fever cases tripled [Read More…]
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Independent FDA panel votes to authorize Moderna booster for seniors and high-risk Americans
Teka77/iStock (WASHINGTON) — An independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to authorize Moderna Covid-19 vaccine boosters for Americans 65 and older, anyone 18 and older with underlying conditions and those [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 10/14/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS LA Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1 (LA wins 3-2) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Atlanta 127, Miami 92 [Read More…]
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Gymnasts call on Congress to dissolve US Olympics board over Larry Nassar case
Saul Loeb – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four elite gymnasts are calling on Congress to dissolve the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s board of directors, alleging the body fostered a culture of abuse and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DOJ to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law
Robert Cicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block the most restrictive abortion law in the country, after a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the [Read More…]
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Former President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with blood infection
Noam Galai/Getty Images (ORANGE, Calif.) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a California hospital on Tuesday for an infection, according to a spokesperson. “On Tuesday, President Clinton was admitted to UCI Medical Center [Read More…]
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First lady Jill Biden will stump in New Jersey, Virginia to help elect Democratic governors
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden is hitting the campaign trail Friday, hoping to help deliver victories for Democrats in two gubernatorial elections. Biden will travel to Virginia [Read More…]
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Youngkin calls pledge to flag ‘carried’ at Jan. 6 rally ‘weird and wrong’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hours after his Democratic opponent called on him to publicly condemn attendees of a GOP rally who pledged allegiance to an American flag said to have been flown at the [Read More…]
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Biden embraces Trump accords, but struggles with his withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal amid growing threat
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — There have been major differences between the administrations of Donald Trump and Joe Biden on foreign policy — not least over the Iran nuclear deal, with [Read More…]
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US Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction related to Jan. 6 attack
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice over allegations he encouraged an alleged participant of the Jan. 6 riot to delete social media posts that [Read More…]
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Nikolas Cruz plans to plead guilty in Parkland shooting
wellesenterprises/iStock (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — The 11 mass deadly school shootings that happened since Columbine There have been many more shootings, but 11 with four or more victims. Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty in the [Read More…]