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Football leads the charge for most-watched TV of 2023
Getty Images Variety has compiled its list of the year’s 100-most-watched telecasts, and as always, the NFL remains unchallenged for broadcast viewer supremacy: In fact, 19 of the top 20 in that 100 were football [Read More…]
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Gary Oldman says he was “mediocre” in the ‘Harry Potter’ films
Oldman in ‘Slow Horses’ – Apple TV+ Gary Oldman was already known as one of the best actors in the world before snagging a Best Actor Oscar for playing Winston Churchill in 2017’s Darkest Hour, [Read More…]
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US shoots down Houthi drone, ballistic missile in Red Sea
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A United States Navy ship in the Red Sea shot down a ballistic missile and a drone on Thursday night, officials confirmed to ABC News. The USS Mason shot down [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF publishes findings after 3 hostages accidentally killed
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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Over 4M portable blenders recalled due to potential fire, laceration risks
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 4 million portable blenders sold across the United States and Canada are being recalled due to potential fire and laceration risks, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety [Read More…]
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17-year-old murder suspect accused of shooting 2 teens at his home
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Texas teenager accused of shooting two people at his home, one fatally, allegedly told police that he wanted to “commit a homicide for a long time,” according to [Read More…]
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Ohio governor vetoes transgender sports, gender-affirming care ban
rolfo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed Ohio House Bill 68, which is comprised of two acts: the “Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act,” which would ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming [Read More…]
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Ryan Seacrest’s ready for ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ with new co-host, a lineup “for all generations”
Disney This year’s edition of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest is bigger than ever: In addition to Times Square and Hollywood, Ryan Seacrest and co-host Rita Ora will manage performances and countdowns from Puerto Rico, Miami, Las [Read More…]
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Barack Obama updates list of favorite movies of the year to include ‘The Color Purple’
ABC/Jeff Niera As reported, former president turned movie producer Barack Obama had posted to social media his list of his favorite movies for 2023 — including films he co-produced, Rustin, American Symphony and Leave the [Read More…]
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Branding together: Progressive’s “Flo” has the back of AT&T’s “Lily”
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images Being a brand spokesperson has its ups and downs, Milana Vayntrub, who has played perky store manager “Lily” in AT&T commercials since 2013, tells The New York Times. But at least “Flo [Read More…]
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Waves of Russian missiles strike civilian targets across Ukraine in deadly overnight attack
OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV and LONDON) — Russia’s military struck cities across Ukraine overnight, sending waves of missiles and drones in an hourslong attack that Ukrainian officials said may be among the biggest [Read More…]
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Colorado mother on the run after allegedly murdering two of her children
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Police are searching for a Colorado mother who is suspected of killing two of her children and injuring a third. Kimberlee Singler, 35, is accused of lying about [Read More…]
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Maine secretary of state rules Trump ineligible for state’s 2024 primary ballot
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot. Bellows, a Democrat, issued her decision [Read More…]
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Seven of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From new vaccines to the first drugs of their kind for hard-to-treat disorders, 2023 has been a year full of medical breakthroughs. They offer opportunities for people to protect [Read More…]
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Adam Driver talks fast cars, Ninja Turtles and ‘Ferrari’
Lorenzo Sisti Michael Mann’s latest film, Ferrari, raced its way into theaters on Christmas Day. It stars Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari and follows a brief period of the founder of the Italian car company’s complicated life. The film also [Read More…]
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Two persons of interest sought in murder investigation involving missing pregnant teen
San Antonio Police Department (SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — Police said they are seeking two persons of interest in a capital murder case after 18-year-old Savanah Soto is believed to have been found dead days after [Read More…]
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‘Really scary’: Families brace for impact of transgender youth care ban in Ohio
Courtesy of Alicia Burke (NEW YORK) — Astrid Burkle, a 10-year-old transgender girl who lives in Ohio, said she wishes she “could have a normal life.” Her desire for normalcy — a life of baking [Read More…]
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Pizza Hut restaurants in California could lay off thousands as minimum wage law goes into effect
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — With the minimum wage in California increasing to $20 an hour for fast food workers in 2024, some Pizza Hut franchisees say they’re preparing to eliminate jobs as well [Read More…]
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Kevin Hart reportedly sues YouTuber Tasha K, former assistant over “false and defamatory” interview
ABC/Christopher Willard Kevin Hart is following in the footsteps of Cardi B and suing YouTuber Latasha Kebe aka Tasha K, claiming a former assistant of his conducted a “false and defamatory” interview with her. People [Read More…]
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17-year-old murder suspect accused of shooting two teens at his home
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (FRIENDSWOOD, Texas) — A Texas teenager accused of shooting two people at his home, one fatally, allegedly told police that he wanted to “commit a homicide for a long time,” according to [Read More…]