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Kaitlyn Dever cast as Abby in second season of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’
Photo: Cliff Watts HBO’s The Last of Us just cast a major character for the Emmy-winning show’s second season. Booksmart‘s Kaitlyn Dever will be playing Abby, familiar to players of The Last of Us Part [Read More…]
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Doubleplusgood: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Tom Hardy to voice Audible’s ‘1984’
Audible George Orwell‘s dystopian classic will be reaching a new audience, with Audible’s star-studded adaptation of 1984. Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy and Cynthia Erivo lend their voices to the project, which will also [Read More…]
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This is the way…to the movies: Lucasfilm announces ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ feature film
Luscasfilm In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Lucasfilm confirmed the rumors that the next chapter of the Emmy-winning Star Wars series The Mandalorian will indeed unfold on the big screen, not Disney+. The Mandalorian & [Read More…]
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Lindsay Lohan attends ‘Mean Girls’ premiere 20 years after original film’s release
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Lindsay Lohan must have felt a strong sense of déjà vu as she attended the premiere of the new Mean Girls movie 20 years after the original film’s release. The Parent Trap [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Blinken back in Israel amid rising tensions across region
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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US saw a historic number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023: NOAA
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last year proved to be one of the costliest in the United States due to extreme weather disasters, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [Read More…]
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Alaska Airlines timeline: How incident involving missing door plug unfolded
NTSB via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The defective door plug on an Alaska Airlines plane that forced an emergency landing as a door-sized hole opened up in the plane mid-flight is just the latest [Read More…]
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Trump juggles legal, political schedules in final stretch before Iowa voting
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For weeks, former President Donald Trump’s campaign teased a ramp-up in events in the new year ahead of the Iowa caucuses next Monday. Yet, with only four weekend rallies [Read More…]
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‘Only’ friends? Martin Short and ‘Only Murders’ co-star Meryl Streep spark dating rumors
CBS/Francis Specker Rumors Martin Short is romantically involved with his Only Murders in the Building co-star Meryl Streep haven’t gotten the requisite headlines of other supposed celebrity couplings — perhaps because they’re stars of a [Read More…]
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Dual US-Russian citizen arrested in Russia on drug charges, local officials say
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 32-year-old dual U.S.-Russian citizen has been arrested in Russia on drug charges, local officials said. Robert Woodland was arrested on Jan. 5 and appeared in court Jan. 6. This [Read More…]
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Hospital sees 30% rise in seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers, says doctor
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (DNIPRO, Ukraine) — The number of heavily wounded soldiers being treated at one of Ukraine’s largest trauma hospitals has risen by as much as 30% in the past few weeks, according to the [Read More…]
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Trump immunity hearing live updates: Trump arrives at court but doesn’t address press
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives for a “Commit to Caucus” rally in Clinton, Iowa, on Jan.6, 2024. (TANNEN MAURY/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals [Read More…]
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Bob Sauer, man who found door plug from Alaska Airlines plane, speaks out about his discovery
Bob Sauer appears on “Good Morning America,” on Jan. 9, 2024. (ABC News) (PORTLAND, Ore.) — A teacher in Portland, Oregon, who found the door plug that was blown out of an Alaska Airlines plane [Read More…]
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Maui residents’ post-fire rebuilding plans caught in insurance payout limbo
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Five months after the massive wildfires destroyed Maui and displaced thousands of residents, many are still facing hurdles when it comes to housing and rebuilding their homes. Thousands of insurance [Read More…]
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Josh Hutcherson was “absolutely” surprised at ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ success, talks sequel
Universal One of the biggest box office surprises of 2023 was the video game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s — and apparently one of those who was shocked was its main star, Josh Hutcherson. In the modestly [Read More…]
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‘Poor Things’ and ‘Spider-Man’ actor Willem Dafoe honored with Walk of Fame star
Amy Sussman/Getty Images Willem Dafoe, famous for his work in such films as The Lighthouse, Spider-Man and Poor Things, has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dafoe was honored during a ceremony [Read More…]
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In Brief: Globes ratings jump 50%; ‘Queer Eye’ season 8 trailer drops, and more
The Fab Five are back as Netflix’s Queer Eye returns for its eighth season. A new trailer shows Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness and Bobby Berk heading back to New Orleans, [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Blinken meets with Herzog, Netanyahu on weeklong trip
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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Copernicus report: 2023 is officially the hottest year on record as global temperatures close in on warming limit
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A year featuring extreme events across the globe is now officially Earth’s hottest year on record, according to Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service. 2023 has been confirmed as the hottest [Read More…]
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Dual US-Russian citizen arrested in Russia on drug charges, local officials say
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 32-year-old dual U.S.-Russian citizen has been arrested in Russia on drug charges, local officials said. Robert Woodland was arrested on Jan. 5 and appeared in court Jan. 6. Story [Read More…]