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GOP debate lineup in flux as some race for spots, and other takeaways from the campaign trail
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several Republican candidates are clawing for a spot on next week’s presidential debate stage, while former President Donald Trump plans to skip the event altogether. With time quickly running out [Read More…]
Trump plans to skip GOP debate, considers interview with Tucker Carlson instead: Sources
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is planning on not attending the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee next Wednesday and is strongly considering sitting down for an interview with Tucker Carlson [Read More…]
Trump’s GOP rivals needle him about showing up to debate days after 4th indictment
Bloomberg/Alyssa Pointer/Bloomberg via Getty Image (ATLANTA) — Just days after a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, most [Read More…]
Green Party candidate Cornel West owes more than half a million dollars in taxes and child support: Records
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Philosopher and presidential Green Party candidate Cornel West currently owes more than half a million dollars between unpaid taxes and unpaid child support, according to tax records. Records show West [Read More…]
‘Ahsoka’ will now debut a day early, August 22
Lucasfilm In a surprise move that will leave far fewer Star Wars fans reaching for their coffee, Lucasfilm announced that Ahsoka will now debut with two episodes on Tuesday, August 22, at 9 p.m. ET. [Read More…]
‘The Flash’ running onto Max on August 25
Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Films The Flash is running home quicker than you might expect. Deadline reports the movie starring Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck and Sasha Calle will be streaming for free for Max subscribers on August 25. The film from It series director Andy Muschietti had [Read More…]
Taye Diggs, Glee vet Amber Riley to voice King Triton and Ursula for ‘Disney Junior’s Ariel’
Disney At a Disney Junior & Friends Playdate event at Disney California Adventure Park on Friday, August 18, Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, announced plans for content headed to the kids network. For [Read More…]
Over 100k ‘toddler towers’ recalled due to fall risks, head injuries
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Ohio-based company is voluntarily recalling over 100,000 of its products for young kids due to the potential for injuries, including head injuries. The Simplay3 Company has received over one [Read More…]
Maui wildfires live updates: Residents ‘could not drive fast enough to outrun it’
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history, officials said. The blazes spread [Read More…]
CDC tracking new COVID lineage BA.2.86 after it was detected in the US
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19 after it was detected in the United States. Named [Read More…]
Hurricane Hilary expected to weaken to tropical storm before crossing into California
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hilary, now a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is expected to make landfall in Mexico’s Baja California by Sunday morning and then weaken to a tropical storm before crossing into California [Read More…]
Trump cancels press conference intended to dispute Georgia election interference charges
Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s press conference previously scheduled for Monday regarding Georgia’s 2020 election results — in which he was expected to provide more unproven claims about voter [Read More…]
Pentagon to make changes at military service academies to stem sexual assaults
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The three U.S. military academies must implement changes to stem an increase in sexual assaults, according to a Pentagon study released Thursday that showed cadets and midshipmen were receiving “mixed [Read More…]
Republicans want the next GOP president to curb election security agency that angered Trump
Chris Clor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of influential Republicans are preparing for the possibility that their party will retake the White House next fall — and, if they do, they’re planning to scale back [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 8/17/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 10, Boston 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Cleveland (Postponed) Seattle 6, Kansas City 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona 3, [Read More…]
‘Raging’ birthday: Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul McCartney and more show up for Robert De Niro’s 80th celebration
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Robert De Niro turned 80 on Thursday, August 17, and People is reporting a lot of his celebrity friends turned up in New York City that evening for a [Read More…]
‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ showrunner and director on working with Sigourney Weaver
Amazon/Hugh Stewart As The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart continues its rollout with new episodes Fridays on Prime Video, the series’ creatives spoke with ABC Audio about adapting Holly Ringland’s novel and what it’s like to work with Sigourney [Read More…]
‘Blue Beetle’ hits theaters Friday
Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Films On Friday, August 18, DC Films’ Blue Beetle takes flight in theaters. Cobra Kai‘s Xolo Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes, an everyday teenager who finds himself the recipient of an alien scarab that [Read More…]
‘Barbie’ and ‘Fast X’ digital releases; ‘Suits’ sets another streaming record, and more
Two of this summer’s big releases, Barbie and Fast X, will be available for streaming in September. Barbie, which recently topped $1.2 billion dollars globally since its July 21 release, will be available on paid [Read More…]
‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’ is an alien invasion movie with a twist
Lynsey Weatherspoon The new movie Landscape with Invisible Hand, out in theaters this weekend, is about an alien invasion, but not in any way we’ve seen alien invasions portrayed on screen before. “This is not your [Read More…]