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William Shatner channels Captain Kirk for historic Blue Origins space flight
ABC News (NEW YORK) — William Shatner will make history Wednesday as he boldly goes where few have gone before while aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard. The Star Trek actor who played the iconic Captain [Read More…]
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Facebook exec says company will make itself ‘more transparent’
bigtunaonline/iStock (NEW YORK) — Facebook will implement new tools to increase transparency and safety for users following Tuesday’s explosive whistleblower hearing, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said Sunday. “We will, of course, [Read More…]
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Selma Blair opens up about living with MS in new documentary
Jade Anderson/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Selma Blair is getting candid about living with multiple sclerosis in a new documentary. In Introducing, Selma Blair, the actress opens up about how she is embracing the disease [Read More…]
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New treatments bring hope for those with triple-negative breast cancer
ThitareeSarmkasat/iStock (NEW YORK) — For years, triple-negative breast cancer has been perceived as aggressive with little hope of treatment, but that thought appears to be changing among experts as more promising treatment options develop. “I [Read More…]
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Trump boasted of crowd size at Jan. 6 riot, new book says
James Devaney/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — While the Capitol was under attack on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump remained out of sight from the public and watched TV in the White House private dining room, [Read More…]
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Remains found in California desert may belong to missing 30-year-old
Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) — Remains found in a Southern California desert this weekend may belong to 30-year-old Lauren “El” Cho, who has been missing for months, authorities said. The remains [Read More…]
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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of officer outside police department in Georgia
McRae-Helena Police Department (ALAMO, Ga.) — Investigators announced Sunday afternoon they had arrested the suspect wanted in connection with the killing of a central Georgia police officer who was shot outside his police department early [Read More…]
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Fourteen people wounded, one killed in St. Paul bar shooting
kali9/iStock (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A woman was killed and 14 other people were wounded early Sunday when at least three patrons pulled guns and opened fire at a popular bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, [Read More…]
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Native Hawaiians demand justice for sex-trafficking victims amid searches for missing women
ferrantraite/iStock (NEW YORK) — When someone goes missing in Hawaii, local activist Ihilani Lasconia says that many in the island’s Native communities first suspect one thing: sex trafficking. “Everybody knows that it’s happening, everybody knows [Read More…]
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Louisiana police officer found dead during search for suspect in several shootings
Matthew Mire, 31, is suspected of killing at least one person and shooting several others in a crime spree across Louisiana on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. – Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (NEW ORLEANS) — A [Read More…]
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Turn up the volume: Automakers targeting audiophiles to lift sales
FlamingoImages/iStock (NEW YORK) — In 2005, when music producer and engineer Elliot Scheiner was working with the Foo Fighters on “In Your Honor,” he had the rock group sit in an Acura TL parked outside [Read More…]
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As stocks soar to historical highs, some experts say conditions ripe for correction
Nikada/iStock (NEW YORK) — The stock market has been a roller coaster ride in recent weeks, with wild swings from day to day at times. The major indices have also hit record after record this [Read More…]
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Jets and Falcons to face-off in NFL return to England
by_nicholas/iStock (LONDON) — After a two-year pandemic break, football is returning to London this weekend as the NFL ventures over for the first of two regular season matchups. The New York Jets will face the [Read More…]
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Kyrsten Sinema has rankled fellow Democrats, but will it matter in her home state of Arizona?
rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — While national Democrats, including President Joe Biden, struggle with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s positions in an evenly-divided Senate, progressives at home are launching campaigns to pressure the state’s senior senator, threatening a [Read More…]
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Snapchat goes to Washington: New feature helps young people run for office
stockcam/iStock (NEW YORK) — Snapchat is looking to help America’s youth become potential Washington, D.C., power players with its latest feature, Run for Office Mini. The new, in-app feature helps Snapchat users navigate which offices [Read More…]
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‘Dangerous times’: Four federal agents shot this week
DEA Speciat Agent Mike Garbo in an undated photo. – (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) (NEW YORK) — It has been a particularly perilous week for federal law enforcement. On Monday, DEA Special Agent Michael Garbo, [Read More…]
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Restrictive Texas abortion law back in effect as appeals court issues temporary stay
DNY59/iStock (DALLAS) — A panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary administrative stay Friday night that will allow state courts in Texas to continue accept lawsuits under the [Read More…]
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At star-studded Hollywood Bowl appearance, Dave Chappelle kills cancel culture with “kindness”
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton (NOTE LANGUAGE, CONTENT) “If this is what being canceled is about, I love it,” Dave Chappelle told a cheering crowd of more than 18,000 people at the Hollywood Bowl Thursday night, where his documentary Untitled screened. The Hollywood [Read More…]
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Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o and Bingbing Fan save the world in ‘The 355’
Universal Pictures Five kick-butt actresses join Sebastian Stan in the action-packed new trailer for The 355. The title refers to the code-name of George Washington‘s female spy in the Revolutionary War — and also the name of the movie’s [Read More…]
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Netflix greenlights ‘That ’70s Show’ spinoff ‘That ’90s Show’
Netflix Netflix is prepping a spin-off of the hit Fox series That ’70s Show with a Gen-X twist, ABC Audio has confirmed. That ’90s Show already has snagged ’70s vets Debra Jo Rupp and Kurtwood Smith, who played, respectively, Kitty and Red [Read More…]