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Scoreboard roundup — 8/22/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Arizona 6 Texas 3 Tampa Bay 12, Colorado 4 Detroit 8, Chi Cubs 6 Washington 2, NY Yankees 1 [Read More…]
Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi says she has “not been OK” since mom’s death
Chloe, John Easterling and Olivia Newton-John in 2019 – Sam Tabone/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE Chloe Lattanzi, the daughter of Olivia Newton-John, continues to grieve the loss of her mother. In an Instagram post Saturday August 19, [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Depp v. Heard’ debut big for Netflix, and more
With 16.2 million total views, Netflix’s Depp v. Heard debuted at #1 on the English-Language TV chart on the streamer’s Top 10 during the August 14-20 viewing window. The limited docuseries, chronicling Johnny Depp’s widely [Read More…]
Sam Richardson, Method Man, and more star in new scripted audio comedy ‘Yes We Cannabis’
Audible Yes We Cannabis, a new scripted audio comedy, is set to debut this Thursday, August 24 and it’s a story about, well, cannabis. “It’s a ten episode, half hour comedy narrative series on Audible [Read More…]
1-year-old dies after left in day care van, driver arrested: Police
Omaha Police Department via AP (NEBRASKA) — The driver of a day care van was arrested after a 1-year-old girl who was left in the vehicle for several hours amid sweltering temperatures died, police said. [Read More…]
New York man found guilty of attack on Black Lives Matter demonstrators, prosecutors say
via Queens County District Attorney (NEW YORK) — A Queens, New York, man was convicted last week on multiple counts of attempted murder for attacking peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators in 2020, according to prosecutors. [Read More…]
Bail set for more than half the defendants in Georgia election case
James Devaney/GC Images (ATLANTA) — A Fulton County Superior Court judge has set bond for more than half of the 19 defendants charged in District Attorney Fani Willis’ election interference case. Judge Scott McAfee on [Read More…]
Suarez criticizes DeSantis’ handling of slavery curriculum, addresses Trump indictments
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In a sit-down interview with ABC News, Miami mayor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez took repeated aim at one of his party’s most prominent White House hopefuls — [Read More…]
Recent obstruction charges against Trump, others followed cooperation from Mar-a-Lago IT worker: Sources
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Mar-a-Lago Information Technology worker’s decision to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith and change his previous testimony paved the way for prosecutors to seek new obstruction charges against former [Read More…]
2 cases, 1 death of rare EEE seen in Alabama
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease have been reported in Alabama, including one death, according to officials. The cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) occurred in Spanish Fort, [Read More…]
Pakistan cable car updates: All 8 passengers rescued from 600 feet in the air
ABC News (LONDON) — Two adults and six children were rescued Tuesday after they were left dangling hundreds of feet above the ground in Pakistan when a cable car used to get kids to school [Read More…]
Canada’s unprecedented wildfires could soon get worse, experts say
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The historic wildfire season currently plaguing Canada is expected to persist, perhaps becoming even worse in the coming weeks – a potentially devastating forecast made more likely due to [Read More…]
Sister says her enduring love drove her to find brother lost in Maui wildfire
ABC News (MAUI) — For nearly two agonizing weeks, Dana Condrey said she and her parents lived in horror as they watched the death toll climb from the wildfire that devastated the Hawaiian Island of [Read More…]
Biden administration launches new student loan repayment plan application
photo by Bill Koplitz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Biden administration is launching an application for a new student loan repayment plan Tuesday as part of its latest attempt to offer relief to borrowers as [Read More…]
Trump indictment spotlights Georgia voting rights movement, activists say
Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — As the 2024 election draws near, voting rights advocates are taking lessons from the 2020 elections to safeguard the rights of voters in areas like Fulton County, Georgia, where former [Read More…]
What’s at stake: Biden to visit India for G20 summit
Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden will travel to India next month to attend this year’s Group of 20 leaders’ summit, potentially placing him in the same venue as Russian President Vladimir [Read More…]
Vivek Ramaswamy insists only 2 candidates matter in GOP primary race: Him and Trump
Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite entrepreneur and commentator Vivek Ramaswamy’s political inexperience, he has gotten some early traction with conservative voters: The 2024 Republican hopeful currently sits at third place in FiveThirtyEight’s national [Read More…]
What to know about the 1st Republican presidential primary debate
ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — The leading 2024 Republican presidential candidates are set to face off in a series of debates — the first of which is Wednesday night in Milwaukee, airing on [Read More…]
As some women report mistreatment during maternity care, the CDC looks to raise awareness
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness about the potential mistreatment of and discrimination against women receiving maternity care during pregnancy and delivery in the United States. [Read More…]
Sales slumps at Target and Bud Light may fuel more boycotts, experts say
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Target’s sales declined over a three-month period for the first time in six years, the company announced last week, attributing the loss in part to what the company’s Executive [Read More…]