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Judge orders immediate enforcement of Georgia election workers’ $148M judgment against Giuliani
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Wednesday granted former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss’ request to expedite their $148 million judgment against Rudy Giuliani, saying that the mother and [Read More…]
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Trump asks Supreme Court not to weigh in, now, on whether he’s immune from Jan. 6 charges
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of the legal debate over presidential immunity regarding his actions attacking the 2020 election [Read More…]
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Qualifications announced for ABC News’ New Hampshire Republican debate
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — ABC News on Wednesday announced how Republican presidential candidates will be able to qualify for the network’s upcoming New Hampshire primary debate in January. To earn a spot on stage, [Read More…]
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Republican candidates defend Trump after Colorado 14th Amendment ruling
Former U.S. President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers fell in [Read More…]
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Biden claims Trump ’embraces political violence,’ plays down his poor polling
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an economic event at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/20/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Cleveland 124, Utah 116 Indiana 144, Charlotte 113 Miami 115, Orlando 106 Philadelphia 127, Minnesota 113 Denver 113, Toronto 104 [Read More…]
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Zack Snyder on crafting the intricate universe in ‘Rebel Moon’
Netflix Are you ready to travel to Rebel Moon? Zack Snyder’s latest directorial effort is the sprawling space epic Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, which streams Thursday on Netflix. Snyder told ABC [Read More…]
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Detroit officer accused of fatally punching 71-year-old man charged with manslaughter
Michigan State Police (DETROIT) — A Detroit police officer was charged with manslaughter for allegedly punching a 71-year-old man who prosecutors say then fell and hit his head and died from his injuries several weeks later. [Read More…]
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WPVI news helicopter crashes in New Jersey, 2 killed
Piccell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A local news helicopter operated by Philadelphia ABC station WPVI crashed Tuesday night in a wooded area in New Jersey, killing two people on board, the station said. A pilot and [Read More…]
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Shannen Doherty says ‘Charmed’ co-star got her fired from series
Getty Images On the latest episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast, Shannen Doherty let something off her chest: She never quit the series Charmed. Doherty recounted with her guest, former Charmed co-star Holly Marie [Read More…]
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Co-writer says Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated version would have been the “greatest ‘Star Trek’ film”
ABC/Randy Holmes Quentin Tarantino is reportedly ready to call it a career with his 10th directorial effort, the forthcoming The Movie Critic. But that likely means fans will never see what he would have made [Read More…]
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Taraji P. Henson gives tearful response about quitting acting, citing unfair pay
ABC/Troy Harve Taraji P. Henson says she’s tired of being paid unfairly for her work as an actor and as a result, she may quit. One of the stops as part of the press run for The Color [Read More…]
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Xi told Biden at summit that China plans to reunify with Taiwan
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden directly at their recent summit that China will reunify with Taiwan, sources confirmed to ABC News. NBC News was the [Read More…]
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Xfinity hack could compromise user information from 36 million customers, state AG says
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hackers compromised a vulnerability in a third-party vendor that serviced Xfinity, which lead to some customer information being stolen, a state attorney general’s report said. Nearly 36 million people could be [Read More…]
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California faces dangerous holiday travel conditions as storm hits coast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful rain storm is hitting the California coast causing dangerous travel conditions as the holiday rush begins. Significant travel delays and road closures are likely, as there’s a high risk [Read More…]
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‘Fat Leonard,’ mastermind behind US Navy corruption scandal, arrested
U.S. Marshals Service via AP (NEW YORK) — Fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind behind the worst corruption scheme in U.S. Navy history, was arrested and returned to the U.S. Wednesday [Read More…]
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Boston Mayor Wu apologizes to 2 Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder
Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Massachusetts Conference For Women (BOSTON) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu publicly apologized to two Black men who were wrongfully accused in the 1989 murder of a pregnant white woman. Willie Bennett and [Read More…]
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DOJ alleges Houston developer swindled Hispanic borrowers with ‘bait and switch’ scheme
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced its first-ever predatory mortgage lending lawsuit against a Houston-based developer they accuse of swindling tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers into buying flood-prone [Read More…]
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US releases ally of Venezuela’s President Maduro in a swap for 10 jailed Americans
Gaby Oraa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration completed a prisoner swap with Venezuela Wednesday, granting clemency to one of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s close allies in exchange for the freedom of 10 Americans who had [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Federal judge says research can’t be used to link acetaminophen to autism, ADHD
George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 440 lawsuits brought against the makers of Tylenol and generic acetaminophen do not have “admissible evidence” to show that prenatal exposure to the medication can lead to [Read More…]