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In Brief: ‘Cyrano’ premiere cancelled over COVID; Hulu’s ‘The Dropout’ first look, and more
Thursday’s Los Angeles premiere of Cyrano has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. “Out of an abundance of caution given the changing COVID landscape, United Artists Releasing has decided to postpone the Los Angeles premiere of CYRANO,” the [Read More…]
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Jeff Garlin out at ‘The Goldbergs’ following HR investigation into on-set behavior
ABC/Scott Everett White ABC’s long-running sitcom The Goldbergs lost cast member George Segal last year when the veteran actor passed away, and now it has lost its patriarch. Jeff Garlin has reportedly exited the show, following “multiple misconduct allegations and [Read More…]
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Ben Affleck responds after “insensitive” comments seemed to blame ex-wife Jennifer Garner for his drinking
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images After an interview on Sirius/XM’s The Howard Stern Show made headlines for all the wrong reasons, Ben Affleck tried to set the record straight on Wednesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! During the chat with Stern, Affleck talked at length about his career, [Read More…]
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Flavor Flav says he was Kim Kardashian’s “birthday gift” to Pete Davidson
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Flavor Flav is shedding some light on how that picture of him with Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson and Kris Jenner came to be. Turns out Flav was a gift from Kim to her rumored beau, Pete. Speaking [Read More…]
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Report: NeNe Leakes dating new man three months after losing husband to cancer
ABC Months after losing her husband to cancer, NeNe Leakes appears to have found a new boo. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum is dating businessman Nyonisela Sioh, who owns a couture suit company in Charlotte, North Carolina, sources tell TMZ. Sioh, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Lawmakers propose bipartisan committee on supply chain issues
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Not far from the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in Orange County, which sees 40% of the nation’s imports, Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., has been witnessing supply chain issues in [Read More…]
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Fed to more rapidly end pandemic-era policies amid inflation, sees 3 rate hikes in 2022
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve officials announced Wednesday that they intend to more rapidly end pandemic-era monetary policies meant to support the economy as surging inflation casts a new shadow over [Read More…]
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Kroger ends COVID sick pay benefits for unvaccinated employees
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kroger, one of the largest employers in the U.S. with 500,000 workers, announced that it will pull paid emergency COVID leave for unvaccinated employees. The grocery chain is also [Read More…]
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Hard Rock buys iconic Mirage hotel in Las Vegas for over $1 billion
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (LAS VEGAS) — Hospitality company Hard Rock International has bought The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from MGM Resorts International for approximately $1.08 billion, the company announced on Monday. According to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Americans avoiding health care in pandemic over cost concerns
PeopleImages/iStock (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted Americans’ perceptions of health care, and not for the better, according to a new survey. Nearly half of Americans say the pandemic has worsened their perceptions [Read More…]
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Senators take aim at fraudsters flooding the market with fake masks
Kilito Chan/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Two senators are taking aim at the widespread issue of fake and ineffective masks flooding the U.S. market. A new bill announced Thursday and obtained exclusively by ABC News will grant [Read More…]
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COVID deaths for pregnant people spiked during delta: Data
Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — As the delta variant of COVID-19 spread across the United States this summer, the virus appeared to take a particular toll on unvaccinated pregnant [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/15/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 111, Orlando 99 Cleveland 124, Houston 89 Miami 101, Philadelphia 96 Milwaukee 114, Indiana 99 LA Lakers 107, Dallas [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/14/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Golden State 105, New York 96 Brooklyn 131, Toronto 129 (OT) Phoenix 111, Portland 107 (OT) Detroit at Chicago (Postponed) [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Expanded child tax credit nears end as Senate stalls and parents’ fears grow
Pixelimage/iStock (WASHINGTON) — When Sarah Hutchinson, mom of a 5-year-old son, saw her $300 child tax credit payment deposited into her bank account Wednesday, she said she felt a sense of both relief and fear. [Read More…]
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Alwyn Cashe set to become first Black recipient of Medal of Honor for service in post-9/11 war on terror
U.S. Army (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to award the Medal of Honor — the nation’s highest military award for valor — to three U.S. soldiers for their service during the [Read More…]
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Biden surveys ‘beyond belief’ tornado damage in Kentucky, commits to federal aid
Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MAYFIELD, Ky.) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday surveyed damage in Kentucky he described as “beyond belief” and met with families in neighborhoods ravaged by deadly tornadoes last weekend. After [Read More…]
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Airline CEOs face lawmakers on cancellations, delays despite $54B bailout
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Major U.S. airline CEOs were in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon, questioned by lawmakers on whether they appropriately spent billions in taxpayer dollars. The airline industry received [Read More…]
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Tapering, explained: Federal Reserve to reel back massive bond-buying program
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s been hard for Americans to avoid headlines and statements about “tapering” in recent months, as economists and policymakers debate how to best support the economy while the pandemic ebbs [Read More…]
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Education secretary urges schools use federal funding to combat teacher shortages
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Education on Thursday urged districts to combat pandemic-fueled teacher shortages by offering them more money from the pot of federal COVID-relief aid, in a letter sent to [Read More…]