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‘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…]
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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…]
ABC Sports News
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…]
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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…]
ABC Sports News
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…]
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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…]
ABC Politics News
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…]
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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…]
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Trump ally Roger Stone invokes 5th Amendment in appearance before Jan. 6 committee
Ting Shen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Roger Stone, longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, appeared Friday before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, where he said he invoked his Fifth Amendment [Read More…]
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Supreme Court deals another blow to Texas abortion providers
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has dealt another blow to Texas abortion providers waging war against SB8 in order to restore a constitutional right for millions across the [Read More…]
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FDA lifts restriction on abortion pill, permanently allowing delivery by mail
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently lifted its restriction on the abortion pill mifepristone that required providers to dispense the drug in person, allowing [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID cases in New York state triple, hit new record on Friday
ED JONES/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York State reported 21,027 positive COVID test results on Thursday, a new single-day record, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. This brings the positivity rate in New York [Read More…]
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Florida police issue missing child alert for 12-year-old Edilsy Roca, say she could be in ‘danger’
Getty Images (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Police in Fort Myers, Florida, issued a missing child alert for 12-year-old Edilsy Roca from Lee County. According to police, Edilsy was last seen in Fort Myers at approximately [Read More…]
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Major sports and entertainment events canceled, rescheduled due to rising COVID-19 cases
Andrew Merry/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation alongside spread of the new omicron variant, several major events this week have been rescheduled or canceled. New York [Read More…]
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‘Shopping cart killer’ linked to at least 4 Virginia slayings, police say
Tadas Kazakevicius Copyrigted/ Getty Images (HARRISONBURG, Va.) — Police in Virginia said they believe an alleged serial killer whom they’ve dubbed the “shopping cart killer” may be responsible for the deaths of four people — [Read More…]
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Parents refuse to give up hope in search for missing 26-year-old daughter
Yuri Arcurs/Getty Images (DALLAS) — Mercedes Clement was last seen in surveillance video on Oct. 11, 2020, walking across the parking lot of the Koko Apartments in Dallas, Texas, with a man. She hasn’t been [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia makes sweeping demands for security guarantees from US amid Ukraine tensions
mashabuba/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Russia published a list of sweeping new security guarantees it wants from the United States and NATO on Friday — including a promise not to expand the alliance — staking out [Read More…]
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Notre Dame restoration kicking off in France
Francois LOCHON/ Getty Images (PARIS) — After 2 1/2 years of cleaning and consolidating — and a pandemic that halted French workers for a few months — the restoration phase of the Notre Dame cathedral [Read More…]
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Australia mourns 5 ‘angels’ killed in bouncy castle accident
JasonDoiy/iStock (LONDON) — Australia is coming together as a nation following Thursday’s bouncy castle tragedy in which five children were killed. A gust of wind lifted the castle into the air, causing several children at [Read More…]
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Haitian gang releases remaining hostages from US-based missionary group
Michael Hickey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The remaining 12 hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group have been released by the Haitian gang that had held them for two months, Haitian authorities and the missionary group confirmed [Read More…]