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Last-minute shipping dates for USPS, FedEx and UPS, plus Free Shipping Day details
Dmitry Vorobyev/iStock (NEW YORK) — Have gifts to ship that you want to arrive by Christmas? Then taking a trip to the post office might be in your future! Each year, we spend time sweating [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Fauci says omicron can evade vaccine protection, but boosters help
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Omicron can evade the protection initial vaccines give, but boosters increase efficacy and better protect against the newest variant of concern, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. The variant can also evade [Read More…]
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Peloton responds to ’Sex and the City’ sequel ‘And Just Like That…’ with ad featuring Chris Noth
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sex and the City fans were served a major surprise at the end of the first episode of the new sequel series, And Just Like That… — and Peloton [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/12/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 112, New York 97 Brooklyn 116, Detroit 104 Dallas 103, Oklahoma City 84 San Antonio 112, New Orleans 97 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
President Biden’s job approval sinking on inflation, crime and COVID: POLL
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is facing significant skepticism from the American public, with his job approval rating lagging across a range of major issues, including new lows [Read More…]
ABC National News
Deadly tornadoes in South and Midwest: Dozens dead as rescuers search for survivors
CHRISsadowski/iStock (NEW YORK) — At least 78 people across five U.S. states have been confirmed dead after a swarm of tornadoes tore through communities in the South and the Midwest over the weekend. There were [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: Vaccines appear less effective against omicron, WHO says
iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 797,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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After deadly tornadoes hit South and Midwest, horror and hope emerge from rubble
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As rescue workers combed miles of splintered houses and commercial buildings for survivors and the dead in Kentucky and seven other states devastated by a string [Read More…]
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One dead, 14 injured after shooting at vigil in Texas: Officials
kali9/iStock (BAYTOWN, Texas) — One person is dead and 14 are injured — three critically — after a shooting in Baytown, Texas, officials said. A gunman opened fire on a crowd participating in a celebration [Read More…]
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New cyber vulnerability poses ‘severe risk,’ DHS says
MF3d/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Late Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent statement about a new cyber vulnerability that could touch a wide swath of the internet. “This [Read More…]
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US Embassy in Tokyo warns foreigners of suspected racial profiling cases involving Japanese police
Rich Legg/iStock (TOKYO) — Earlier this month, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo warned foreigners of an increase in suspected racial profiling cases involving Japanese police. Non-Japanese people were being stopped and searched by the police, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Omicron appears to cause mild illness, but experts say too early to know for sure
Pekic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Since the first case of the new Omicron variant was detected last month, early anecdotal reports indicate people infected seem to be experiencing mild illness — leading some scientists to wonder if [Read More…]
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky discusses how pandemic may end
iStock/Viorel Poparcea (NEW YORK) — When Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, takes stock of the coronavirus pandemic, she knows it’s far from over. But she also believes it won’t [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Formula One’s popularity is growing. So are calls to make the sport more sustainable
iStock/Sjoerd van der Wal (NEW YORK) — Thousands of Formula One fans will pack Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday to watch the highly anticipated conclusion of this year’s nail-biter season. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton could [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Donald Trump’s 2024 tease creates potential campaign woes for Republican contenders
400tmax/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s public flirtation with the 2024 presidential race is complicating early stage campaigning for other Republicans who are criss-crossing the country to get an edge on their potential competition and pick up voters from [Read More…]
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What makes Kentucky’s devastating tornadoes so rare
Justin Hobson/iStock (NEW YORK) — At least 22 reported tornadoes ripped across six states overnight, devastating communities and killing dozens of people, including over 70 in Kentucky, during what is typically a quieter time in the United States [Read More…]
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How a Pennsylvania hospital system is working to free up beds during latest COVID-19 surge
sudok1/iStock (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Pennsylvania, straining health care facilities across the state, hospitals are working to find ways to free up valuable bed space once again. WellSpan Health, which [Read More…]
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Over 70 dead as 22 reported tornadoes rip across South, Midwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A devastating tornado outbreak has killed dozens of people across two states, with Kentucky seeing its deadliest tornado system ever, officials said. At least 70 people were killed in western [Read More…]
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Live updates: Michael Strahan, Blue Origin crew successfully land back on Earth
GETTY/Paula Lobo (NEW YORK) — “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan and the Blue Origin crew of astronauts successfully blasted off to space and back to Earth aboard New Shepard on Saturday morning. The Dec. 11 mission was [Read More…]
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Minneapolis braces for 1st major storm of winter season, tornadoes target the South
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A major storm is moving from the Rockies to the East Coast over the next two days, bringing with it heavy snow to the Upper Midwest and severe thunderstorms to [Read More…]