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New guidance suggests skipping Ozempic before surgery
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent years, Ozempic and other similar drugs, called GLP-1 agonists, have grown in popularity for weight loss. However, doctors are now cautioning people against taking these medications before undergoing [Read More…]
“God is good!” Celebrity friends react to Jamie Foxx’s first video post since health scare
Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage “Awww Man!! Who’s cuttin’ onions??” Will Smith posted almost immediately after Jamie’s post went up Friday night, July 21. “Love U Foxx!! Your Light Is Needed ‘n Appreciated Right Now!” Jamie’s [Read More…]
“I am on my way back”: Jamie Foxx speaks out about health issues
ABC Jamie Foxx has spoken out and addressed his medical complications for the first time since he was hospitalized in April. The 55-year-old actor posted a video on Instagram Friday night, July 21, saying that he has been [Read More…]
Netflix subscribers surged but its stock plummeted. Here’s why.
Harun Ozalp/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Netflix revealed blockbuster subscriber growth in a quarterly earnings report this week, but since then the company’s shares have plummeted more than 20%. The reaction on [Read More…]
AMC renews ‘Walking Dead’ spinoffs ‘Dead City’ and ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’
AMC On Friday, July 21, AMC announced there’s more life in The Walking Dead yet: The network has renewed the Negan and Maggie team up, Dead City, as well as the yet-to-debut The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, starring Norman Reedus. [Read More…]
How Sting (sort of) inspired Christopher Nolan’s new movie, ‘Oppenheimer’
Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan‘s much-anticipated new movie, Oppenheimer, arrives in theaters Friday, July 21. But it turns out Nolan may have never had the idea to make a movie about “the father of the atomic bomb” [Read More…]
26-year-old man who posed as high school student arrested on sex crime charges: Police
Lincoln Police Department (LINCOLN, Neb.) — A 26-year-old Nebraska man accused of posing as a high school student at two different schools has been arrested on sex crime charges, police said. Zachary Scheich, of Lincoln, [Read More…]
DeSantis says Jan. 6 was ‘unfortunate’ but not an insurrection
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week refused to call the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol an “insurrection” and blamed the press for having “spun up” the attack [Read More…]
Grand jury probing Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election did not meet Friday: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election did not meet on Friday, according to sources. Court security confirmed to [Read More…]
DOJ warns Texas against using buoys in Rio Grande to stop migrants
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Friday warned Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott that his administration’s use of ballards — or buoys — in the Rio Grande river to stop [Read More…]
Harris blasts Florida’s history standards claim slavery included ‘benefit’ to Black Americans
Tetra Images/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Friday to keep up her “fight” back against new, controversial Black history standards approved unanimously this week by the state’s board of [Read More…]
Past comments may give new clues in mystery around why US soldier entered North Korea
Stockbyte/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New details emerged Friday that might provide clues in the mystery about why a 23-year-old U.S. Army private crossed the border into North Korea earlier this week. A U.S. official confirms [Read More…]
Alec Baldwin, The Muppets and more pay tribute to the late, great Tony Bennett
Dana Edeson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images The entertainment world is mourning the loss of legendary singer Tony Bennett, who has died at age 96. The tributes continue to roll in, and [Read More…]
Ryan Reynolds backs revival of cult classic animated series ‘Biker Mice from Mars’
The Nacelle Company While his in-production Deadpool 3 is on ice for the time being because of the SAG-AFTRA strike, ABC Audio has learned Ryan Reynolds has signed on to a revival of the beloved [Read More…]
‘Barbie’ beats ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Avatar’ and more with summer-topping $22.3 million sneak peek take
© 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Barbie is a real doll — at the box office, that is. The movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling netted the biggest sneak preview numbers [Read More…]
UK rally supporting SAG-AFTRA strike draws Emmy winner Brian Cox, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell and more
Borja B. Hojas/WireImage At London’s famed Leicester Square on Friday, July 21, U.K. actors like Succession Emmy winner Brian Cox, Mission: Impossible partners Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell, and Selma and Silo star David Oyelowo [Read More…]
Trump Organization, Michael Cohen agree to settle million-dollar lawsuit
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Trump Organization and former President Donald Trump’s one-time attorney Michael Cohen agreed Friday to settle a million-dollar dispute, just days before a jury trial was scheduled to start. Cohen [Read More…]
School bus monitor charged after 6-year-old with special needs dies in bus incident
Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office (SOMERSET COUNTY, N.J.) — A school bus monitor is facing charges after a 6-year-old girl with special needs died following an incident on a bus ride in New Jersey, prosecutors said. [Read More…]
Reward up to $40,000 for information in mysterious shooting of Birmingham firefighters
Birmingham Police Department (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Police in Birmingham, Alabama, are urging the public to come forward with information as they continue their search for the gunman who shot two firefighters inside a fire station [Read More…]
‘We want to play fair’: Wesleyan president on ending legacy admissions
sshepard/Getty Images (MIDDLETOWN, Conn.) — The Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action nationwide was based on what was described as a fundamental sense of fairness. The rationale was that a student’s college acceptance should [Read More…]