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Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie “go deep” in their new thriller ‘Eileen’
Jeong Park In the new movie Eileen, Oscar winner Anne Hathaway plays Rebecca, an alluring psychologist at a juvenile detention facility, who draws Thomasin McKenzie‘s withdrawn title character out of her shell. Hathaway tells ABC Audio there were “so [Read More…]
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Israeli defense minister predicts 2 more months of war, then ‘mop up’
200mm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Irael’s war with Hamas in the neighboring Gaza Strip is expected to continue at its current intensity for two more months, followed by what Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called [Read More…]
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UNLV shooting: At least one fatality, sources say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect is dead following a fatal shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday, according to authorities and sources. There is at least one fatality, according [Read More…]
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Kevin McCarthy resigning from Congress after being ousted as House speaker
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted from his role by a faction of his own party earlier this year, will resign from Congress at the end of the [Read More…]
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Then-Prince Charles once asked Natalie Portman if she was in 1977’s ‘Star Wars’
Bravo/Charles Sykes Natalie Portman‘s recent appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live had two tidbits for Star Wars fans: One, the Oscar winner said she’s open to reprising her role as Padmé Amidala, Luke and [Read More…]
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UNLV shooting: Multiple victims reported, suspect dead, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A suspect is dead after reports of an active shooter at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. University police said shots [Read More…]
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AP African American Studies course finalized for next school year
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Advanced Placement African American Studies course that sparked controversy among some conservative lawmakers has been revised and was released by the College Board on Wednesday. The updated curriculum [Read More…]
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How scientists are tracking mosquitoes that could be carrying deadly diseases
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tracking one of the deadliest living beings on Earth will be the key to saving thousands of lives each year, researchers at the University of South Florida say. [Read More…]
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Fox announces new special: ‘M*A*S*H’: The Comedy That Changed Television’
L-R: Alda, Rogers, Swit – CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images On the evening of Monday, January 1, Fox is taking a look back at one of the most celebrated television series in history. M*A*S*H: The Comedy [Read More…]
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Eddie Murphy’s ‘Candy Cane Lane’ had most-watched Amazon MGM Studios-produced movie debut ever
Amazon MGM Studios Amazon MGM Studios got to unwrap a Christmas gift early this year: The streaming numbers are in, and Eddie Murphy‘s holiday film, Candy Cane Lane, had the studio’s biggest debut yet. Released [Read More…]
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‘Doctor Strange’ sequel star Xochitl Gomez says ‘DWTS’ win “feels crazy”
Good Morning America Xochitl Gomez is reflecting on her big Dancing with the Stars win with pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy. “It feels crazy,” she told Good Morning America Wednesday, the morning after she and Chmerkovskiy took home the first Len Goodman Mirrorball [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza hospital says it’s ‘besieged’ by Israeli forces
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended early Friday, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of [Read More…]
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Eighty-eight dead after military drone mistakenly strikes festival in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, local officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Nigerian Army mistakenly killed at least 88 people in a military drone strike on a religious festival in the country’s Kaduna State, local officials said. Officials announced that what they [Read More…]
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NASA celebrates 25th anniversary of the ISS with call to crew aboard the station
ElOjoTorpe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NASA and its astronauts are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station being in orbit. The federal space agency broadcast a live conversation between the Expedition 70 crew [Read More…]
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Suspect ID’d in Texas shooting spree that left six dead, three injured
kali9/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A 34-year-old suspect was identified Wednesday morning in a series of shootings in Texas on Tuesday that left six dead and injured several others, including two police officers, authorities said. [Read More…]
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More rain heading to flooded Washington state: Forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Record-breaking rainfall has inundated the Pacific Northwest — and more rain is on the way. Some areas in western Washington state saw 6 to 10 inches of rain in less [Read More…]
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Man jailed after 6-minute video emerges of him beating wife that was filmed by youngest child
Yuba County District Attorney’s Office/Facebook (NEW YORK) — A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after a 6-minute video that his 9-year-old child took of him beating and injuring his wife emerged, [Read More…]
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Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Crystal, George Clooney and more react to the death of TV legend Norman Lear
Kimmel and Lear with ‘Live In Front of a Studio Audience’ cast — Eric Mccandless/ABC via Getty Images The word of Norman Lear‘s death is reverberating through Hollywood, with stars publicly mourning the passing of [Read More…]
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J-Lo: No Grammy or Oscar, but she’s a five-time icon
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for ELLE Jennifer Lopez is living proof that you don’t need a lot of awards to be considered a success in the entertainment biz. When Jennifer received the Icon Award at the Elle Women in [Read More…]
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Ryan Reynolds pleads with photographers not to spoil the “audience joy” with ‘Deadpool 3’ set shots
20th Century Studios In an Instagram Story, Ryan Reynolds — and co-star Hugh Jackman, more on that in a second — pleaded with photographers not to spoil scenes from Deadpool 3 by creeping into their [Read More…]