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“Cheers to you”: Vanna White reacts to Pat Sajak’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement
ABC/Eric McCandless Vanna White has responded to Pat Sajak‘s announcement that he’s retiring from hosting Wheel of Fortune. “When we started @WheelofFortune who could have imagined we’d still be at it 41 seasons later?” she [Read More…]
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Tom Holland on passing “the baton” of Spider-Man and why he won’t talk about his relationship with Zendaya
©2021 CTMG. All Rights Reserved. In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, The Crowded Room star Tom Holland talked about his superhero success, and pondered hanging up his web-shooters once and for all. The actor [Read More…]
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Seventy-eight dead, 104 rescued after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Greece
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Pylos, Greece. At least 104 [Read More…]
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Boat carrying wedding guests capsizes in Nigeria, killing at least 103
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll from a capsized boat that was carrying wedding guests in Nigeria has risen to more than 100, authorities said Wednesday. The wooden boat overturned early Monday as it [Read More…]
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Officials unveil Interstate 95 collapse repair plan in Philadelphia: ‘This is our championship’
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Officials unveiled on Wednesday a plan to repair an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that collapsed when a tanker truck caught fire in the underpass. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh [Read More…]
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Woman, 28, arrested for allegedly enrolling at high school as a 17-year-old
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a 17-year-old student and attending a Louisiana high school, authorities said. Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano, 28, and her mother, Marta Elizeth [Read More…]
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South braces for severe weather, dangerous heat: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The South is bracing for severe weather on Wednesday, including strong tornadoes, powerful winds and large hail. The bull’s-eye will be from Jackson, Mississippi, to Montgomery, Alabama, to Albany, Georgia, [Read More…]
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What GOP candidates have said about promising to pardon Trump in classified docs case
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal [Read More…]
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Federal Reserve expected to pause monthslong string of rate hikes
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is expected to pause its aggressive series of interest rate hikes on Wednesday, ending a string of 10 consecutive rate increases that stretches back 15 months. The [Read More…]
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Netflix and chew: Streaming giant planning pop-up restaurant
‘Chef’s Table’ – Sofie Delauw/Netflix Netflix pretty much brought the term “bingeing” into public consciousness, so it’s almost natural it will be letting fans binge in the traditional way: at a restaurant. The streamer just [Read More…]
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Why Tom Hanks turned down ‘When Harry Met Sally’ role
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic In a tale that could have given us one of the most iconic rom-com pairings, Tom Hanks‘ wife, Rita Wilson, has revealed the reason behind Hanks turning down the opportunity to star opposite [Read More…]
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Whoopi Goldberg thinks hosting ‘Wheel of Fortune’ would be “lots of fun”
ABC/Robert Ascroft The big question is who will host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak leaves the long-running game show, and Whoopi Goldberg appears interested in taking over the reins. On the Tuesday, June 13 [Read More…]
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In Brief: Marvel Comics legend John Romita Sr. dies, and more
Stephen Colbert has extended his contract as host of CBS’ The Late Show through 2026, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The extension will take Colbert into his 11th year as host of the The Late Show, which he took over [Read More…]
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Fifty-nine dead, 104 rescued after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Greece
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Pylos, Greece. At least 104 [Read More…]
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Global number of displaced children reaches new high amid Ukraine war
AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The global number of children forcibly displaced from their homes reached a record 43.3 million by the end of 2022, fueled by conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, [Read More…]
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Interstate 95 collapse repair plan to be announced in Philadelphia
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Officials are expected to unveil on Wednesday a plan to repair an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that collapsed when a tanker truck caught fire in the underpass. [Read More…]
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Police K-9 dies from heat exhaustion after patrol car malfunctions, unexpectedly shuts off
KTRK-TV (HOUSTON) — A 4-year-old police K-9 named Aron with one-and-a-half years of experience on the force has died from heat exhaustion after being left in an air-conditioned patrol car that unexpectedly shut off when [Read More…]
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A ‘unity’ ticket in 2024 presidential race? Why Democrats are objecting to third-party group’s plan
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A “unity” team running for the White House next year may sound farfetched — one Republican and one Democrat teaming up to share a platform and a presidential ticket — [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 6/13/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Colorado 7, Boston 6 NY Yankees 7, NY Mets 6 Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 5, Kansas City 4 [Read More…]
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US Olympian dies from pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The unexpected death of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie is putting a spotlight on a pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women. Bowie, 32, was found dead last month [Read More…]