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Far-right pundit vies for French presidential office
Jaroslav Frank/iStock (NEW YORK) — On Sunday, Eric Zemmour, a former journalist and far-right political pundit with tough views on immigration had his first campaign rally as candidate for the French presidential election. Zemmour announced the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Issa Rae supports Black businesses for the holidays, ‘Get Out’ voted number one screenplay, and more
Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic Issa Rae is supporting Black businesses for the holidays. The Insecure star has teamed with American Express for this weekend’s ByBlack Bazaar pop-up marketplace in Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday. The shopping event, located at [Read More…]
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Mads Mikkelsen makes debut as Grindelwald in new ’Fantastic Beasts’ teaser
Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Harry Potter fans get to return to the world of wizardry with a teaser trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The clip advertising the third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise offers [Read More…]
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Lucy Hale reveals ’The Hating Game’ author rallied to cast her in movie adaptation
Raymond Hall/GC Images Lucy Hale loved starring in The Hating Game and it may have something to do with playing a character that shares her name. The 32-year-old actress also revealed it wasn’t a coincidence — but fate — that [Read More…]
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John Legend to bring ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to New Orleans in modern-day retelling
Bruce Glikas/WireImage John Legend is about to give Phantom of the Opera a modern twist. The “All of Me” singer has teamed with partner Mike Jackson and producer Harvey Mason Jr. to take the famous tale out of France and set it in New Orleans, Louisiana. [Read More…]
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Peloton releases statement after shocking death on ’Sex and the City’ sequel ‘And Just Like That…’
Craig Blankenhorn / HBO Max (SPOILERS AHEAD) 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… Mr. Big, husband to Sarah Jessica [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation hits 39-year high as consumer prices continue to climb
Moyo Studio/iStock (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices are continuing to climb, causing new pain for Americans’ pocketbooks, as inflation tightens its grip on the economy and hobbles the post-pandemic recovery. The consumer price index, which [Read More…]
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Now-defunct e-cigarette company agrees to pay $50 million for marketing to minors
Marccophoto/iStock (NEW YORK) — A now-defunct e-cigarette retailer has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve allegations it marketed and sold vaping products to minors by appealing to their social media preferences, taste for fruit [Read More…]
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Flight attendants say they’re nearing breaking point: ‘My job is not to manage you’
Mutlu Kurtbas/iStock (NEW YORK) — A year and a half into the global pandemic, with the Omicron variant lurking and holiday travel looming, many flight attendants say they’ve reached their breaking point with unruly passengers, [Read More…]
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Starbucks cafe in Buffalo votes to form coffee chain’s first union in US
mattjeacock/iStock (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Workers with at least one Starbucks outpost in Buffalo, New York, voted on Thursday to form the coffee chain’s first labor union in the U.S., according to results of the vote [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky: No concerns about myocarditis with nearly 5 million children vaccinated
Matt Miller/ABC (ATLANTA) — With nearly 5 million children ages 5 to 11 now vaccinated against COVID-19, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky says real-world monitoring finds vaccines are safe for [Read More…]
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Five things parents can do as surgeon general warns of youth mental health crisis
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A report released this week from the United States surgeon general warns of a growing mental health crisis among young people amid the coronavirus pandemic. Citing statistics like an over [Read More…]
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‘All options’ on the table as Rhode Island sees rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise in Rhode Island, hospitals are strained by staffing shortages and testing turnaround times are delayed, Gov. Dan McKee is urging residents to “take these [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/9/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Utah 118, Philadelphia 96 Memphis 108, L.A. Lakers 95 San Antonio 123, Denver 111 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Chicago 2, Montreal [Read More…]
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Social spending plan will help ease pain from record-breaking inflation: White House
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has weighed in on the Department of Labor report out Friday that shows the consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of [Read More…]
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Biden eulogizes former Sen. Bob Dole at Washington National Cathedral funeral
Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Sen. Bob Dole — decorated World War II veteran, longtime lawmaker and former presidential candidate — was honored Friday at Washington National Cathedral before being brought back to his [Read More…]
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Supreme Court allows challenge to Texas abortion law to continue but lets SB8 stand
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Texas’ near-total ban on abortions to stay in effect more than three months after a majority of justices allowed the law, SB8, to be implemented, denying [Read More…]
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‘Stop the Steal’ organizer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee probe, sits for 8-hour interview
Jon Cherry/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ali Alexander, a prominent conservative activist who organized “Stop the Steal” rallies after the 2020 election, spent eight hours Thursday taking questions from the House select committee investigating the Jan. [Read More…]
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New York City gives noncitizens right to vote in local elections
JasonDoiy/iStock (NEW YORK) — For Julieta Larsen, elections are bittersweet. Hailing from Argentina, Larsen moved to New York City after meeting her husband, a firefighter with the FDNY. Now, seven years and two children later, [Read More…]
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City settles for $5.75 million with those injured in 2020 summer protests
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay $5.75 million in damages to people injured during a wave of protests last year, according to a settlement reached Thursday. Protests [Read More…]