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Florida mall shooting: Reward up to $10,000 as police hunt for suspect
First responders are shown at the scene of a shooting at the Paddock Mall in Ocala, Fla., on Dec. 23, 2023. — Ocala Police Department (OCALA, Fla.) — Police are still hunting for the man [Read More…]
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Powerball jackpot grows to estimated $700 million for Wednesday night drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $700 million after there was no winner in Monday’s drawing. The estimated cash value of the prize is $352.3 million, according [Read More…]
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‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson says childhood bully asked him for a selfie
Prime Video While his onscreen character Jack Reacher certainly can’t stand bullies, the actor who plays him, Alan Ritchson, says he “obliged” a former high school bully who wanted a picture. In a chat with [Read More…]
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‘Percy Jackson’ conjures up big numbers on Disney+
Disney+ The first episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians debuted on Disney+ on December 19, and by Christmas Day it had drawn an audience of some 13.3 million viewers across Disney+ and Hulu. The [Read More…]
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Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers comedy duo dead at 86
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Tom Smothers, of The Smothers Brothers comedy duo and co-star of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, has passed away at 86 years old, his comedy partner and younger brother Dick Smothers has [Read More…]
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Trump should be barred from blaming others for Jan. 6 riot at trial: Special counsel
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump shouldn’t be allowed to make “irrelevant” claims targeting President Joe Biden or say others are to blame for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot during his federal election [Read More…]
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Senate negotiations on border and Ukraine aid to resume
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bipartisan negotiations resume Wednesday between senators on a potential border security package, a source familiar confirms. ABC News is told the conversations will be held remotely as the Senate is [Read More…]
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Michigan Supreme Court rejects 14th Amendment election challenge to Trump
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal aimed at barring former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot based on Section 3 of the [Read More…]
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Michigan health system reports second data breach, affecting more than 1M patients
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A health system in Michigan has experienced its second cybersecurity breach this year, affecting more than 1 million patients, according to state officials. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced [Read More…]
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Taraji P. Henson reveals she “fired” all her reps for not taking advantage of ‘Empire’ fame
Getty Images for Warner Bros. In a wide-ranging interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation about her career, Taraji P. Henson says she “fired” her entire team for not helping her capitalize on her Empire fame. Henson [Read More…]
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Patrick Schwarzenegger’s engagement to Abby Champion “inspires” mom Maria Shriver
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Cleobella x Katherine Schwarzenegger Wedding bells are in the air for actor Patrick Schwarzenegger and his longtime girlfriend, model and actress Abby Champion. On Tuesday, the couple announced their engagement in [Read More…]
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‘Parasite’ star Lee Sun-kyun found dead at 48
Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a main role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead in his car in Seoul, South Korea on December 27. He was 48. Officials were investigating [Read More…]
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The Year in Entertainment 2023: Hollywood’s year of the strike
Arguably, the biggest story of the year in Hollywood was what the entertainment industry wasn’t making. For the first time since 1960, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television [Read More…]
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Christmas Day box office tally sees ‘The Color Purple’ singing at the top
© 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. The numbers are in for movies that made their debut in theaters on Christmas Day and the musical adaptation The Color Purple beat expectations with an $18 million debut, [Read More…]
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Missing pregnant teen believed to be in imminent danger: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LEON VALLEY, Texas) — A pregnant teenager who was set to be induced over the weekend is missing and believed to be in imminent danger, Texas authorities said. Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, [Read More…]
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Police increase security for Colorado Supreme Court justices in wake of Donald Trump ruling
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (DENVER, Colo.) — Denver police are increasing security for members of the Colorado Supreme Court after last week’s ruling that Donald Trump should be disqualified from running for president under the 14th [Read More…]
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Holiday spending grew, erasing worries of a downturn
lechatnoir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer spending grew solidly this holiday season, rebuking concerns of a slowdown and reinforcing positive signals about the U.S. economy as it approaches the end of a tumultuous year. Buying [Read More…]
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‘The Dreamer’: Morgan Freeman narrates trailer for Dave Chappelle’s newest Netflix special
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Dave Chappelle is one of comedy’s most influential voices, and now he’s tapped one of the most famous voices in the world to narrate the trailer for his forthcoming Netflix special. The Dreamer [Read More…]
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Ken Jennings reacts to being named full-time host of ‘Jeopardy!’
ABC/Eric McCandless Earlier this month, it was announced that Mayim Bialik would not be returning as co-host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, and that Ken Jennings would be its full-time host going forward. Now, Jennings is sharing his thoughts on [Read More…]
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The Year in Entertainment 2023: “Barbenheimer” shakes up the box office
Warner Bros. Pictures – Universal It was a movie date night nobody could have predicted that proved that opposites attract. On July 21, moviegoers had a choice: On one hand, there was Greta Gerwig‘s cotton [Read More…]