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Houthi militants strike US-owned commercial ship with anti-ship ballistic missile
alxpin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Houthi militants on Monday struck a U.S.-owned and operated container ship with an anti-ship ballistic missile, according to U.S. Central Command. “The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage [Read More…]
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday following a two-week stay for treatment of an infection after earlier prostate cancer surgery. The delay in informing [Read More…]
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Doctors’ group offers free measles vaccines in Philadelphia to fight outbreak
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A group of doctors in Philadelphia is offering free measles vaccines on the heels of an outbreak in the city. There have been eight confirmed cases of the disease since [Read More…]
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‘Sopranos’ creator David Chase says quality TV is “dying”
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images As his Emmy-winning series passes its 25th birthday, David Chase, the guy who created The Sopranos, says the golden age of TV that his show started is over. Speaking to the U.K.’s [Read More…]
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Kelvin Harrison Jr. is Martin Luther King Jr. in first look at ‘Genius: MLK/X’
Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images The first extended look at Kelvin Harrison Jr.’s take on Martin Luther King Jr. is here. Entertainment Tonight shared an exclusive first-look clip at the upcoming National Geographic series, Genius: MLK/X, on Monday, in honor of [Read More…]
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Ryan Gosling reveals his “cool” relationship with “lovely” original Fall Guy star Lee Majors
ABC/Fred Lee — Paul Archuleta/Getty Images In March, stuntman-turned director David Leitch‘s The Fall Guy hits theaters, about a stuntman, played by Ryan Gosling, whose skills are put to the test in a real-life action [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 1 dead, 17 injured in car-ramming attacks near Tel Aviv
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]
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Ukraine’s foreign minister warns ‘time is running out’ to pass funding deal for aid
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned that “time is running out” for Congress to pass a new funding deal for more military aid for Ukraine. The Biden Administration and [Read More…]
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Schools closed as Arctic blast slams South with snow, over 2,000 flights canceled
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been canceled Monday, with airports in Denver, Dallas, Houston and Chicago hit the hardest, as a major winter storm unleashes heavy snow [Read More…]
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Records show Jeffrey Epstein’s requests for multiple passports, travels to Africa and Middle East
A passport application from April 1983 when Epstein sought to replace a lost passport in time for a trip to London is seen. CREDIT: U.S. State Department (NEW YORK) — In June 2011, the U.S. [Read More…]
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Confederate monuments spark debate about how cities remember their history
Workers lower a ladder into a monument as they dismantle the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery December 20, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. CREDIT: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/GETTY IMAGES (NEW YORK) — More than 60 years after [Read More…]
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US Air Force Officer makes history as Miss America
Donald Kravitz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — History was made Sunday night at the 2024 Miss America pageant. Miss Colorado Madison Marsh was crowned Miss America, becoming the first active-duty military service member to win the [Read More…]
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Five things to watch for in the Iowa caucuses
Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 2024 primary season is finally beginning, with Iowa kicking it off with its first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses on Monday. Former President Donald Trump is the overwhelming favorite to win the [Read More…]
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Trump, Haley and DeSantis supporters talk Iowa caucuses, issues
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After months of hearing from presidential candidates, Iowans will face frigid temperatures Monday evening as they register their preferences in the first-in-the-nation Republican 2024 caucuses. In a state of a [Read More…]
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Iowa 2024 caucus results
Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses are on Monday night. The Republican caucuses will be held at 7 p.m. CST — or 8 p.m. EST — at precinct locations in all 99 counties. [Read More…]
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Robert Downey Jr. reads his own bad reviews while accepting his Critics Choice Award
Getty Images for Critics Choice Awards “I love critics,” Robert Downey Jr. said when accepting his Best Supporting Actor Critics Choice Award for Oppenheimer Sunday night. Tongue firmly in cheek, the actor continued, “You know, [Read More…]
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You go, Harry Styles! The ‘Mean Girls’ cameo that never was
Paramount Pictures Harry Styles‘ last two movies had him front and center, but he could have had a tiny part in the new musical version of Mean Girls. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, director Samatha Jayne talked about keeping certain [Read More…]
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Chelsea Handler dings Golden Globes host ex Jo Koy during Critics Choice monologue
Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association Chelsea Handler took a swipe at her ex Jo Koy and his recent Golden Globes hosting gig during her own monologue at Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards. As Koy [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: One dead, 16 injured in car-ramming attacks near Tel Aviv
A man holds the body of a small child as he and others mourn while collecting the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Photo by [Read More…]
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Arctic blast slams South with snow and ice, over 1,500 flights canceled across US
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 1,500 flights have been canceled Monday, with airports in Denver, Houston and Chicago hit the hardest, as a major winter storm unleashes heavy snow and [Read More…]