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‘Leave or face death’: Fleeing Palestinians speak out after Israel calls for northern Gaza evacuation
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — Fleeing Palestinians are facing fear and uncertainty after the Israeli military told all residents north of Wadi Gaza — 1.1 million people — to evacuate their homes within [Read More…]
‘Ferrari’ stars Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz on becoming Enzo and Laura Ferrari
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for FLC Director Michael Mann’s Ferrari biopic makes its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival on Friday, October 13. Prior to the premiere, stars Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, who portray Enzo Ferrari and his wife, Laura, spoke at [Read More…]
Grandson recounts seeing graphic video of beloved grandmother killed by Hamas terrorists
Courtesy Yoav Shimoni (NEW YORK) — Yoav Shimoni opened up to ABC News about the traumatic moment he saw a graphic video of his beloved grandmother lying on the floor of her home dying, surrounded [Read More…]
Hamas ‘Day of Rage’ protests break out in Middle East and beyond
Yawar Nazir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pro-Palestinian protests broke out across the Middle East and beyond on Friday after a former Hamas leader called on supporters to join in a “Day of Rage” amid the [Read More…]
‘Night again. Terror again’: Palestinian woman describes her life under siege
ABC News/Courtesy of Tala Imad Herzallah (LONDON) — Tala Imad Herzallah remembers every bombardment she has witnessed in her 21-year-old life in Gaza. At 1 p.m. last Saturday, she heard the pounding sound of a [Read More…]
Members of Congress ask Biden for clemency for Native American leader convicted of murder
Mahika Gupta, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Thirty-three members of Congress are asking President Joe Biden to grant clemency to a Native American leader convicted of shooting and killing two FBI agents. Rep. Raúl Grijalva and [Read More…]
Biden speaks with families of missing Americans, says they’re going through ‘agony’
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of 14 missing Americans, saying they are in “agony” as they wait for more information about their loved ones who remain [Read More…]
Jim Jordan wins nomination in GOP’s chaotic House speaker battle
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans voted Friday to nominate conservative firebrand Jim Jordan for speaker of the House — the latest twist in a chaotic battle for speakership. Jordan, the chairman of the [Read More…]
Ohio begins voting on amendment that would guarantee abortion rights
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio residents this week began voting on a constitutional amendment whose fate will ultimately determine abortion access in the state. Voters are considering two ballot initiatives; ballots began [Read More…]
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ director regrets splitting the book into two films
Lionsgate Director Francis Lawrence regrets splitting his adaptation of the final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay, into two movies. In an interview with People ahead of the November 17 release of his newest film, The Hunger Games’ President Snow origin story The Ballad of Songbirds [Read More…]
Godzilla is back in new trailer for ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’
Apple Legendary’s Monsterverse expands in the new trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. From Apple TV+, the new series is the first TV show set inside the universe of four films that began with 2014’s Godzilla and extends through 2021’s Godzilla [Read More…]
Melissa McBride to return as Carol Peletier in ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ season 2
Jace Downs/AMC Melissa McBride is returning to The Walking Dead universe. The actress will reunite with Norman Reedus in season 2 of the spinoff series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, reprising her role as Carol Peletier. Announced Thursday during AMC’s presentation at [Read More…]
With Scalise out, all eyes on Jim Jordan in chaotic House speaker race
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans will cast ballots in a candidate forum Friday afternoon with just one candidate: Rep. Jim Jordan. It’s the latest in a speakership battle riddled with chaos and uncertainty. [Read More…]
Brie Larson tackles sexism and more in the Apple TV+ series ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Apple TV+ Brie Larson is dishing out chemistry lessons in the new Apple TV+ series Lessons in Chemistry. The show premieres Friday, October 13 and it’s based on the popular book. Showrunner Lee Eisenberg tells [Read More…]
Police arrest teen in shooting at Morgan State University, second suspect still at large
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Baltimore Police Department announced on Friday they’ve made in arrest in this month’s shooting at Morgan State University. Police arrested a 17-year-old on attempted murder charges in Washington [Read More…]
Executives and employees at Israel’s startups are joining the fight against Hamas
Omer Keilaf, CEO and co-founder of the Israeli-based tech startup Innoviz Technologies. — David Garb/Innoviz Technologies (NEW YORK) — Israel’s government is mobilizing 360,000 reservists as the nation responds to the sudden attack by Palestinian [Read More…]
R.L. Stine gave the new ‘Goosebumps’ TV series his blessing
Disney/David Astorga Just in time for spooky season comes the new TV series Goosebumps, which fittingly drops on Disney+ and Hulu this Friday the 13th. Based on the popular children’s horror books by R. L. Stine, this [Read More…]
In brief: New ‘Suits’ series, ‘Based on a True Story’ renewed, and more
This year’s Suits resurgence has broken several streaming records, and now the series will be making a comeback. Suits Creator Adam Korsh is developing a new show for NBCUniversal that will take place in the [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says ‘all residents of Gaza City’ should ‘evacuate’
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,300 people have died and 3,227 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]
Humanitarian crisis for food insecurity, lack of water supply about to begin in Gaza, experts say
Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An already precarious situation regarding food and water supplies for the residents of Gaza has exacerbated into a humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas [Read More…]