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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh, three hospitalized
Pittsburgh Public Safety via Twitter (PITTSBURGH) — A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday morning, sending three people to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Five cars and a Port Authority bus were on [Read More…]
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Northeast, Boston may face ‘historic storm’ as blizzard conditions loom
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The East Coast is bracing for a weekend snow storm stretching from the Carolinas to Maine, with blizzard conditions expected in several areas. The snow, set to begin Friday night [Read More…]
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New York college student dies after being found unconscious outside in extreme cold: Police
iStock/Motortion (NEW YORK) — Authorities are investigating after an upstate New York college student died after spending hours off-campus in subzero temperatures, police said. SUNY Oneonta student Tyler Lopresti-Castro, 20, was discovered by two Oneonta [Read More…]
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Man released after nearly 20 years in prison due to twin confessing to murder
iStock (CHICAGO) — A Chicago man was released from prison on bond Tuesday after serving nearly 20 years due to his twin brother confessing to the crime. Kevin Dugar walked out of Cook County Jail [Read More…]
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Rifle used by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha shooting to be destroyed
iStock/south agency (KENOSHA, Wis.) — The AR-15-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used in the shooting of three men during a 2020 protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will be destroyed. State prosecutors, the defense and the man [Read More…]
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Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield unite for a video interview about ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Sony Pictures (SPOILERS FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME) In a video conversation posted to Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s official YouTube channel, Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield came together virtually to discuss uniting in the blockbuster movie. It was the first [Read More…]
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‘Grown-ish’ stars Yara Shahidi, Chloe Bailey, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook on what’s next for their characters
Freeform/Jabari Jacobs After four years of love, heartbreak, and life lessons, it’s officially senior year on grown-ish. Season 4B of the Freeform series airs Thursday and will lead fans on a drama-filled journey all the way to [Read More…]
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“Wookiee welcome”: Widow of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew welcomes new actor into the furry fold
Lucasfilm One of the characters from The Book of Boba Fett that has had fans buzzing just got the blessing of Angie Mayhew, the widow of Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy and its prequels. Black [Read More…]
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Julia Stiles welcomes second child with husband Preston Cook
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Family of four coming through — Julia Stiles and husband Preston Cook have welcomed baby number two! Sharing a photo of their newborn’s feet, the 40-year-old actress shared that she’d given birth in an Instagram post on Wednesday. [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Succession’ takes all categories in Directors Guild noms for drama; ‘Downton Abbey’ movie moves, and more
The Directors Guild revealed its TV nominations Wednesday, and Succession is sure to pick up one of those awards — all five nominees for Dramatic Series are episodes of the HBO drama. In the Comedy Series category, [Read More…]
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What to expect from more grocery store price hikes, products impacted
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prices have continued to climb from the grocery store to the gas station amid the pandemic. According to a new report, the prices of some foods and household staples [Read More…]
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Commission approves new safety standards for crib mattresses
Kyryl Gorlov / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After 139 child deaths since 2010, new safety standards for crib mattresses will go into effect this fall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a new rule [Read More…]
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Commission approves new safety standards for crib mattresses
Kyryl Gorlov / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After 139 child deaths since 2010, new safety standards for crib mattresses will go into effect this fall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a new rule [Read More…]
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Black-owned autonomous grocery store opens in Georgia
Nourish + Bloom Market (FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) — When Jilea Hemmings’ oldest son was diagnosed with autism, she and her husband, Jamie, started experimenting with food that seemed to help improve their child’s performance. The Georgia [Read More…]
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Why the global chip shortage threatens the economy, national security and Americans’ ‘status quo’
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In an increasingly digitized world, almost no industry has been left unscathed by the global shortage of electronic chips. Demand for these dime-sized building blocks needed to [Read More…]
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California bill would allow kids 12 and up to get vaccines without parents
EFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A new bill in California would allow children to get vaccinated against diseases including COVID-19 without their parents’ consent. Currently, kids in the state between ages 12 [Read More…]
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With young people getting colon cancer at high rates, doctors highlight importance of screening
SCIEPRO/Getty Images (DENVER) — A major new study has found that more and more young people are being diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, prompting renewed calls among doctors for early detection and screening. Researchers from [Read More…]
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As experts warn of ‘unfinished learning’ due to COVID-19, here are tips to help kids cope
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the coronavirus pandemic upends a third consecutive school year, Adam Solovoy, of Chicago, said learning loss due to the pandemic is something he has witnessed firsthand in his [Read More…]
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Boston hospital denies heart transplant to man who hasn’t gotten COVID-19 vaccine
Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — The family of a Boston man is speaking out after they say their 31-year-old son was struck from a waitlist for a heart transplant because he was not [Read More…]
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Scientists monitoring new omicron subvariant BA.2
Win McNamee/Getty Images (GENEVA) — Even as the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to sweep the globe, scientists are now monitoring a new mutation of omicron, dubbed BA.2. The World Health Organization maintains that BA.2 is [Read More…]