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Tesla files countersuit against JPMorgan, accuses bank of ‘illegitimate machinations’
iStock/jetcityimage (NEW YORK) — Tesla filed a counterclaim against JPMorgan Chase Monday, the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between the electric automaker and the country’s biggest bank. The lawsuit accused JPMorgan of filing “cynical [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19 vaccines do not affect fertility for women or men, study finds
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study adds to the growing evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for both pregnant people and people hoping to become pregnant. The study, which looked at more [Read More…]
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Hospitals in Seattle are at their breaking point amid COVID crush of patients
iStock/peterspiro (SEATTLE) — Seattle doctors say hospitals are reaching their breaking points as they deal with a crush of COVID-19 patients amid the latest surge fueled by the omicron variant. Between Jan. 13 and Jan. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Australian Open organizers reverse ban on T-shirts supporting Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai
Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (MELBOURNE, Australia) — After immense international backlash, Tennis Australia has reversed course on its ban of spectators donning T-shirts in support of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai at the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 1/24/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cleveland 95, New York 93 Chicago 111, Oklahoma City 110 New Orleans 117, Indiana 113 Phoenix 115, Utah 109 NATIONAL [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pelosi announces she is running for reelection
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she is running for reelection. “While we have made progress much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives. This election is crucial: [Read More…]
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US evacuated diplomats’ families from Ukraine out ‘abundance of caution,’ acting ambassador says
Sean Gallup/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukriane) — The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told ABC News Tuesday that an order for diplomats’ families at the embassy to leave the country was issued because Russia could attack [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones reveals he appeared before Jan. 6 committee
Jon Cherry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones appeared before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, he disclosed on his show, telling his audience he invoked [Read More…]
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Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman gives 1st interview since Jan. 6 attack
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, the man who led rioters up the stairs and away from the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, broke his [Read More…]
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Biden warns he would sanction Putin personally if Russia invades Ukraine
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday there could be some U.S. troop movements in the “nearer term” in Eastern Europe — and that he would consider personally sanctioning Russian [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: WHO warns of rising cases of omicron sub-variant
Go Nakamura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 868,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by [Read More…]
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Idaho activates crisis standards of care in 3 districts
Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — Faced with a severe medical staffing shortage due to a surge in the COVID-19 cases and dwindling blood supply, Idaho health officials have activated crisis standards of care guidelines [Read More…]
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2nd NYPD officer dies from Harlem shooting
Free Agents Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second NYPD officer has died after being shot at a domestic violence call in Harlem this weekend. Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, who died Tuesday, is “3 times [Read More…]
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Coast Guard searching for 39 people after boat capsizes near Florida
@USCGSoutheast/Twitter (FORT PIERCE INLET, Fla.) — The Coast Guard was combing the waters off eastern Florida Tuesday afternoon, looking for 39 people on a boat that capsized. The vessel may have been part of a [Read More…]
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Black correction officer mistaken for shoplifter sues Walmart for ‘racial profiling’
Google Maps Street View (FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) — A Black law enforcement officer is alleging that he was racially profiled in a Georgia Walmart store after he was handcuffed and wrongfully accused of shoplifting — and [Read More…]
ABC World News
US warns Russian attack may be ‘imminent,’ Ukraine disagrees: Here’s why
benstevens/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. continues to warn that the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine remains “imminent,” there is one dissenting voice that has grown stronger — Ukraine’s. From President Volodymyr [Read More…]
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North Korea fires pair of projectiles presumed to be cruise missiles in fifth test this year
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired a pair of projectiles on Tuesday morning believed to be cruise missiles, a South Korean official told ABC News. An official with the [Read More…]
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Stampede at Africa Cup of Nations soccer game leaves eight dead, 38 injured
KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least eight people died in a stampede outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa’s top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, officials said. The deadly crush [Read More…]
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Will British Prime Minister Boris Johnson be ousted amid COVID-19 party controversy?
Christopher Furlong – WPA Pool /Getty Image (LONDON) — The British prime minister’s political future is in the balance. “If Boris Johnson is still PM by the end of the week, I’d be very surprised,” [Read More…]
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Canada’s foreign affairs department hit with cyberattack
Bill Hinton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada’s foreign affairs department was hit with a cyberattack last week, according to the Treasury Board of Canada. The hack of Global Affairs Canada, the government entity responsible for [Read More…]