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Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump: Sources
Ethan Miller/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaking with special counsel Jack Smith’s team earlier this year, former Vice President Mike Pence offered harrowing details about how, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald [Read More…]
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Five things to know as Congress heads into whirlwind sprint to the end of the year
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers returned from their Thanksgiving break Monday with much work to accomplish and relatively little time to accomplish it in. Here are five things to watch for [Read More…]
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DeSantis courts donors for new political group after tensions flared among allies
Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will meet this week with high-dollar Republicans to try to cement their support for the newest political action committee supporting his presidential bid, his [Read More…]
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First lady Jill Biden unveils 2023 White House holiday decor
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s the holiday season at the White House and thousands of feet of ribbon, ornaments and bells are helping mark the occasion. First lady Jill Biden unveiled the holiday decor [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Denver 113, LA Clippers 104 Philadelphia 138, LA Lakers 94 Washington 126, Detroit 107 Portland 114, Indiana 110 Utah 114, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tim Allen on his Christmas “wish” for ‘The Santa Clauses’ co-star Eric Stonestreet’s Mad Santa
Disney/James Clark Tim Allen once again plays Scott Calvin/Santa in season 2 of The Santa Clauses, which is now streaming on Disney+. But this time around, Scott and his family tangle with Eric Stonestreet‘s Magnus Antas aka the Mad [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: 11 more Israeli hostages released
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Portland public school classes resume after first-ever teachers strike
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 40,000 Oregon students returned to classes Monday for the first time this month as Portland teachers ended the longest U.S. teachers strike in 2023. Over the weekend, Portland [Read More…]
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Taika Waititi says he only took ‘Thor’ directing jobs for the money
Marvel Studios Marvel movie fans notoriously take the material seriously, but the same can’t be said for Taika Waititi. Waititi was a relative unknown when he was given the directing job on 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. [Read More…]
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Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross talk new holiday film ‘Candy Cane Lane’
Prime Video/Claudette Barius ‘Tis the season to enjoy some favorite holiday movies, and Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross hope to add their new Prime Video film, Candy Cane Lane, to your collection. “We were looking for something special and we [Read More…]
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Three-year cruise canceled weeks before setting sail, prompting passenger backlash
David Sacks/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Less than two weeks before its maiden voyage, Life at Sea Cruises announced it had canceled its three-year voyage after delays and logistical challenges, leaving passengers who spent tens [Read More…]
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Cantaloupes linked to salmonella outbreak in 32 states that left two dead, CDC says
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers about a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to some cantaloupes. The CDC published a food safety alert on Friday, after [Read More…]
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New York prosecutors move to vacate ‘wrongful’ murder convictions of two men
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City prosecutors moved on Monday to vacate the convictions of two men who both spent more than 20 years in prison after being convicted in the 1990s [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about the respiratory illnesses surging in some parts of China
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of respiratory illnesses related to flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other infections has been sweeping across some parts of China and mainly infecting children, as the [Read More…]
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Ruptured appendix sidelines Stephen Colbert from ‘The Late Show’
CBS/Mary Ellen Matthews Stephen Colbert will be taking an extended Thanksgiving break from The Late Show, but for all the wrong reasons. The host apologetically explained on the show’s Instagram that he needed a week away for medical reasons. [Read More…]
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‘Law & Order’, ‘FBI’ and more: Dick Wolf show stars back on the beat after SAG-AFTRA strikes
Peregrym in ‘FBI’ – CBS-Universal Television/Michael Parmelee The NBC shows created by Dick Wolf, including Law & Order, FBI and its spinoffs, are back in production Monday, following the holiday and the lengthy SAG-AFTRA strikes. [Read More…]
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‘Twilight’ director recalls having to make star Robert Pattinson “look good”
L-R: Stewart, Pattinson, Hardwicke in 2008 – Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images In a recent chat on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed who she’d cast in an imagined reboot of the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Agreement reached to extend truce for two more days
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
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North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ after withdrawing from military agreement with South Korea
South Korean Defense Ministry (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea has redeployed troops and equipment at the front-line guard posts within the Demilitarized Zone after withdrawing from a military agreement with South Korea last week. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Black Friday shopping takeaways and what they mean for the economy
ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Black Friday sales did gangbusters as the nation enters a holiday shopping season expected to test shoppers, who account for nearly three-quarters of U.S. economic activity. Consumers spent a record [Read More…]