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Haley addresses backlash over Civil War comments
Former UN ambassador and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks at a town hall campaign event at Kennett High School in North Conway, New Hampshire, on December 28, 2023. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
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‘The Santa Clauses’ co-stars Eric Stonestreet, Gabriel Iglesias talk “brilliant” ‘Modern Family’ collab
Irvin Rivera/Getty Images for IMDb Eric Stonestreet and Gabriel Iglesias can be seen, respectively, as the Mad Santa and Kris Kringle in the second season of Disney+’s hit The Santa Clauses, but the pair previously collaborated on Stonestreet’s former [Read More…]
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Palestinian children find some moments of joy at Gaza shelter school
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rawan, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl, said she is fearful living in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war. But she can find moments to be a kid again and cheer on others [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: American-Israeli-Canadian hostage confirmed dead
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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‘It is historic’: US poised to see record drop in yearly homicides despite public concern over crime
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With 2023 ticking down, the nation is poised to finish the year with its biggest annual drop in homicides on record, according to preliminary data from law enforcement agencies both [Read More…]
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University of Idaho murders: House demolished despite mixed feelings from families
mphotoi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The off-campus house where four University of Idaho students were killed was demolished on Thursday — despite mixed feelings from victims’ families. The demolition began before the sun came up. [Read More…]
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Lauren Boebert will switch congressional districts in 2024 reelection bid
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., announced Wednesday that she will switch congressional districts when she runs for reelection next year after barely eking out a victory in 2022. Boebert, a [Read More…]
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Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads next month
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amazon will begin displaying advertisements in movies and TV shows on its Prime Video streaming service next month, the company said in an email to subscribers this week viewed [Read More…]
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‘Rustin’ star Colman Domingo reveals the rejection that nearly made him quit acting
Netflix/David Lee With an Emmy for Euphoria already under his belt, and likely on the Oscar track thanks to his Golden Globe-nominated lead role in Rustin, Colman Domingo is on top of the world. But [Read More…]
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President-turned-movie producer Barack Obama nominates some of his own movies among year’s best
‘Leave the World Behind’ – Netflix With the year winding down, many critics are dropping their lists for the year’s best films, and former president-turned-movie producer Barack Obama has now done the same. Obama did [Read More…]
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Storm batters Northeast after downpours set records in mid-Atlantic
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Much of the Northeast was soaked by heavy rainfall overnight and into Thursday morning, after daily records were set in several areas of Pennsylvania [Read More…]
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Record number of anti-LGBTQ legislation filed in 2023
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year, state legislators introduced and passed a record-breaking number of legislative efforts targeting LGBTQ healthcare, access to public accommodations, inclusion in education, and more in the U.S. The [Read More…]
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Powerball jackpot jumps to $760 million after no ticket matches winning numbers
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has grown from an estimated $700 million to $760 million after no one matched all of the numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers drawn [Read More…]
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison after serving time for mom’s murder
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman sent to prison for the murder of her mother, Clauddinnea “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who allegedly abused her daughter and kept her sick for years, [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 132, Washington 102 Philadelphia 112, Orlando 92 Milwaukee 144, Brooklyn 122 Phoenix 129, [Read More…]
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Danny Masterson admitted to state prison after rape conviction
California Department of Corrections Former That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson was admitted to state prison on Wednesday after being convicted of raping two women. Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison [Read More…]
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The Year in Entertainment 2023: The year these celebrities called it quits
The heart wants what it wants, as the saying goes, and the same goes for Hollywood: Here’s a timeline of the stars who won’t be kissing their former significant others on New Year’s Eve: March [Read More…]
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Federal judge blocks Idaho gender-affirming transgender care ban
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (IDAHO) — A federal judge has preliminarily blocked an Idaho law banning gender-affirming healthcare treatments for transgender people under 18 years old. The law was set to go into effect on Jan. [Read More…]
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Fishermen help rescue man who had been trapped in crashed truck for nearly a week
Twenty47studio/Getty Images (INDIANA) — Two Indiana fishermen happened upon a crashed motorist who survived nearly a week by drinking rainwater while trapped in his mangled truck after it overturned into a creek, police said. “Quite [Read More…]
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1 sibling killed, 1 injured in Christmas Eve argument over presents
Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Two male Florida siblings have been arrested and charged after one of them allegedly fatally shot their sister amid a Christmas Eve argument over presents. The second brother then allegedly [Read More…]