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Democrats dig in while GOP negotiates with themselves as shutdown looms
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday night that Republicans will “regroup” and “come up with another solution” after the government funding bill they negotiated with President-elect Donald Trump that would avert [Read More…]
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Teamsters say ‘momentum continues’ as Christmastime strike against Amazon enters 2nd day
WABC (NEW YORK) — As the Teamsters’ cross-country Christmastime strike against Amazon entered its second day on Friday, the union said that “momentum continues to mount” as workers seek “fair treatment” from the online retailer. [Read More…]
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Teamsters president to rally with workers as Amazon strike set to go into 2nd day
Amazon workers in New York striking Thursday morning. Image via WABC. (NEW YORK) — Workers affiliated with the Teamsters began striking at Amazon facilities across the country Thursday morning — in what the union calls [Read More…]
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Rose Byrne, Meghann Fahy to star in ‘The Good Daughter’ limited series
William Morrow The limited series adaptation of The Good Daughter has found its stars. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Karin Slaughter, the upcoming Peacock series will star Rose Byrne and [Read More…]
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Raw oysters linked to norovirus outbreak leaves at least 80 sickened in Los Angeles
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images/STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — An event celebrating the top restaurants in Los Angeles left at least 80 people sickened with norovirus due to an outbreak linked to raw oysters, LA County’s Department of [Read More…]
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ICE removed largest number of people in US illegally since 2014: report
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. immigration authorities in 2024 removed the largest number of people in the country illegally in a decade, according to a new report. In fiscal year 2024, Immigration [Read More…]
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Trump endorses GOP leadership’s spending deal that would avert shutdown
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a spending deal that House Republican leadership said it had reached to continue to fund the government through March and avoid a government shutdown at the [Read More…]
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‘The Housemaid’ film starring Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney gets release date
Grand Central Publishing The Housemaid film adaptation has a release date. On Thursday, the cast of the upcoming film shared a fun video announcing that the movie is coming to theaters on Dec. 25, 2025. The video, [Read More…]
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FBI says man was plotting attack with Madison school shooting suspect
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CARISBAD, Calif.) — A judge granted a gun violence protective order against a Carlsbad, California, man who authorities allege was communicating with the Abundant Life Christian School shooting suspect. Carlsbad police filed the [Read More…]
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Judge in Uvalde criminal case denies motion to dismiss charges, sets tentative trial date
Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images, FILE A judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges in the Uvalde, Texas, criminal case stemming from the 2022 mass shooting and has set a tentative trial date. Former Uvalde [Read More…]
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Democrats dig in while GOP negotiates with themselves as shutdown looms
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — GOP House leaders and Vice-President-elect JD Vance continue to meet behind closed doors in Speaker Mike Johnson’s office Thursday to craft a path forward and reach a budget deal — [Read More…]
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Trump says he gave permission to Elon Musk to trash GOP-proposed spending bill on X
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump, after rejecting House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown, worked the phones on Thursday, showing wavering confidence in Johnson and claiming he is aligned [Read More…]
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‘Ghostbusters’ animated film coming from Sony Animation, Netflix: Report
Sony Who you gonna call? Sony Animation and Netflix are teaming up for a Ghostbusters animated film, Deadline reports. While plot details are under wraps and the project is currently in early development, Kris Pearn [Read More…]
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Tom Holland on working with Zendaya: ‘Best thing that’s ever happened to me’
Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images Tom Holland and Zendaya have made three films together, and they recently signed on for a fourth one. Holland, who is in a relationship with Zendaya, opened up about the [Read More…]
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Potential government shutdown impacts: Millions of federal workers at risk of furlough
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If Congress fails to pass the continuing resolution to fund the government by Saturday, millions of federal workers could head into the holidays without paychecks. They could be [Read More…]
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Trump threatens government shutdown unless debt limit demand met, blames Biden if it happens
Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday took credit for killing the House Republican-proposed government funding bill, telling ABC News there will be a government shutdown unless Congress eliminates or extends the limit on [Read More…]
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione faces federal charges including stalking, murder
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is charged in a four-count federal criminal complaint with stalking, murder through the use of a firearm and [Read More…]
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FAA temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey, notice threatens ‘deadly force’ for ‘imminent security threat’
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ban on drone operations in several areas of New Jersey until Jan. 17, unless operators are granted special permission from the government [Read More…]
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Ingrid Lewis-Martin, NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief adviser, surrenders on criminal charges
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, surrendered at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Thursday morning to face criminal charges. [Read More…]
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Court disqualifies Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump, but indictment still stands
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in their election interference case. [Read More…]