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Powerball jackpot balloons to $1 billion after no winners Monday
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $1 billion after Monday night’s drawing produced no winners, the third-largest purse in Powerball history. The winner numbers in Monday’s [Read More…]
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Everything to know for the next Powerball drawing as jackpot hits $1 billion
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $1 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing. It’s the third-largest purse in the game’s history and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot, according to [Read More…]
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Matt Damon admits to high-profile Hollywood negotiation with his wife that allowed him to shoot ‘Oppenheimer’
Universal For Hollywood stars, high-profile negotiations about big-name projects are par for the course, but Matt Damon explained he got everything he wanted for Oppenheimer from a particularly tough opponent: his wife. In an Entertainment [Read More…]
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With Lindsay Lohan’s new baby, ‘Freaky Friday’ mom Jamie Lee Curtis declares herself a “movie grandmother”
Lohan and Curtis in 2003 — Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Jamie Lee Curtis now has a new title to go with her new Oscar: “movie grandmother.” The actress beamed with pride at the news that her Freaky [Read More…]
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Paramount+ unveils first look and release date for Stephen King prequel ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’
Philippe Bosse/Paramount Players On Tuesday, July 18, Paramount+ revealed that Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, a prequel to Stephen King‘s chilling 1983 book-turned movie, will debut on the streaming service Friday, October 6. The film, starring E.T.‘s [Read More…]
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Raylan Givens butts head with new baddie & daughter in ‘Justified: City Primeval’
Courtesy of FX The new FX series Justified: City Primeval sees Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, once again played by Timothy Olyphant, transplanted to Detroit where he crosses path with new baddie Clement Mansell, played by Boyd Holbrook, who certainly [Read More…]
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Studios fire back at “disingenuous” strike claims made by SAG-AFTRA
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images With studios bearing the brunt of criticism since the SAG-AFTRA strike began last week, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fired back in a statement released on Tuesday, July [Read More…]
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Amid tensions with North Korea, US nuclear-capable submarine arrives in South Korea for first time in decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) pulls into port in Busan South Korea July 18, 2023. — Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/US Navy (BUSAN, South Korea) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-capable [Read More…]
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US service member in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. service member who crossed into North Korea “without authorization” is in custody in the secretive country, United Nations and U.S. officials said Tuesday. “A U.S. National on a [Read More…]
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Relentless heat wave shatters records across US with no end in sight
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Scorching temperatures continue to shatter records amid a relentless heat wave across the United States. Monday marked the 18th consecutive day that temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit were [Read More…]
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Why police arrested suspected Gilgo Beach killer away from his house
Rex Heuermann is shown in this booking photo released by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. — Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (NEW YORK) — More than 200 firearms were found at the home of the suspect [Read More…]
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Manchin plays down potential third-party presidential bid with Huntsman in appearance with ‘unity’ group
Sen. Joe Manchin and Jon Huntsman Jr. speak with ABC News about the No Labels group in Manchester, N.H, July 17, 2023. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Sen. Joe Manchin isn’t running for president [Read More…]
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Special counsel informs Trump he is target in probe of efforts to overturn 2020 election
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith has informed former President Donald Trump by letter that he is a target in his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with [Read More…]
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Jennifer Lopez celebrating anniversary of 2022 marriage to Ben Affleck in song with “Midnight Trip to Vegas”
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Jennifer Lopez celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary with a musical tribute to Ben Affleck called “Midnight Trip to Vegas.” A snippet of the song, complete with a make-up free Lopez lip-synching some of [Read More…]
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In Brief: Strikes lead CBS to falls run of ‘Yellowstone’, UK version of ‘Ghosts’
CBS has announced the fifth and final season of Taylor Sheridan‘s critically acclaimed Kevin Costner drama Yellowstone will be making its broadcast debut this fall. As CBS navigates challenges from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the network [Read More…]
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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello split after 7 years of marriage
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello are calling it quits. “We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” they said in a joint statement provided to Page Six. “As two people that love and care for one another [Read More…]
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US officials blast Russia’s decision to exit Ukraine grain export deal as food prices jump
Sercan Ozkurnazli/dia images via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After Russia announced it would end its participation in a critical deal that has allowed ships to safely export millions of tons of Ukrainian grain through the Black [Read More…]
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Special counsel, Trump attorneys due back in court for key hearing on handling of classified information
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys and the special counsel who indicted him over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House are set to convene in federal court Tuesday [Read More…]
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Georgia court denies Trump’s request to quash DA’s 2020 election probe
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to quash the work of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the findings of [Read More…]
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Iowa judge temporarily halts 6-week abortion law
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin on Monday temporarily blocked Iowa’s six-week abortion ban bill that ceased nearly all abortions in the state for 72 hours. The legislation [Read More…]