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Father says teen killed in Philadelphia mass shooting saved his son’s life
ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — The father of a 13-year-old boy who was wounded in a Fourth of July weekend mass shooting in Philadelphia said his son’s best friend, 15-year-old Daujan Brown, lost his life trying [Read More…]
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Shootings in New York City are down 25% so far this year: NYPD
Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, the number of shootings in New York City decreased in each of the last 13 weeks, according to the New York [Read More…]
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Cruise ship damaged after striking San Francisco pier while docking
KGO-TV (SAN FRANCISCO) — A Ruby Princess cruise ship startled sleeping San Fransico residents Thursday morning after it hit a pier while docking, damaging it and the vessel, officials said. None of the 3,328 guests [Read More…]
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US expected to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine in fight against Russia: Officials
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is expected to announce as early as Friday that it will provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package in the fight against [Read More…]
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Why Americans aren’t giving Biden credit on improving economy, according to experts
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is leaning into the political branding “Bidenomics” as his 2024 reelection effort kicks into high gear. He and top advisers renewed their push to [Read More…]
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Russian jets ‘harass’ US drones for 2nd straight day, Pentagon says
US Air Force (WASHINGTON) — For a second straight day on Thursday, Russian fighter jets harassed American military drones flying over eastern Syria by dropping parachute-borne flares in their flight path, the Pentagon said. Once [Read More…]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from hard-line House Freedom Caucus: Sources
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Freedom Caucus (HFC), a hard-line conservative group, voted last month to oust Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News. The caucus held [Read More…]
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DeSantis campaign says he raised $20M since launching presidential bid weeks ago
Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised $20 million since the launch of his presidential bid in late May, his campaign announced on Thursday, boasting that it shows “enthusiasm” [Read More…]
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Tech company under fire after new lawsuit alleges anti-Asian bias
Jason Marz/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — Asian Americans throughout Silicon Valley are unifying in support of one man after a new lawsuit was filed last month against Lumentum Operations, LLC, alleging Asian discrimination throughout the [Read More…]
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FDA, FTC send cease and desists to six companies they say sell copycat candy, snack products with edible THC
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission have jointly issued warning letters to six companies that they say illegally sold copycat food products that look like [Read More…]
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See deleted scene from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ ahead of digital release Friday
Marvel Studios (SPOILERS) With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming to digital platforms Friday, July 7, the website IGN has a sneak peek of one of the deleted scenes that fans will get to [Read More…]
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Clark Atlanta president says affirmative action ban presents ‘opportunity’ for HBCUs
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The president of Clark Atlanta University is disappointed by the Supreme Court decision to end the use of race as a main factor in college admissions but he also views [Read More…]
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Social media posts by parents bring concerns for children’s privacy, safety
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cam Barrett was strapped to a hospital gurney and in a neck brace following an automobile accident when her mother took pictures of the moment to post on social media. [Read More…]
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Ghost forest formation accelerates amid sea-level rise
Dan Manzo/ABC News (NEW YORK) — As people around the world contend this week with the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth, more visual evidence of climate change is emerging with the spread of ghost [Read More…]
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Families, investigators continue to search for answers in five college student cases
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On Saturday, May 25, 1996, Kristin Smart, a freshman at Cal Poly State University, walked home from a party at 2 a.m. and was never seen again. She was [Read More…]
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Twitter sends Meta cease-and-desist letter over new Threads app: Sources
Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over the newly launched Threads app, sources familiar with the letter’s existence told ABC News. The letter was sent by [Read More…]
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FX drops final season trailer for ‘Reservation Dogs’
FX on Hulu Following show co-creator Sterlin Harjo‘s announcement that the acclaimed series was coming to an end, FX has dropped a trailer to the third and final season of Reservation Dogs. Having reached California [Read More…]
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Harrison Ford roasts Conan O’Brien’s writing ‘Han Solo’ in podcast notes
ABC In a new installment of his Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the former chat show host welcomed Harrison Ford by saying Ford was one of his favorite guests during his TV days — mostly because Ford verbally “tossed [Read More…]
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Age is just a number: ’90s pinup mainstays Carmen Electra and Jenny McCarthy reunite for SKIMS swimwear ad
Courtesy SKIMS Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra were two mainstays of the ’90s heyday of lad mags like Maxim, but, at respectively 50 and 51, they’re proving age is just a number. The pair teamed [Read More…]
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Uma Thurman is the president in trailer for Prime Video’s hit book adaptation ‘Red, White, and Royal Blue’
L-R: Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine — Prime Video Amazon Studios has dropped the trailer to Red, White, and Royal Blue, the adaptation of Casey McQuiston‘s bestselling book. Taylor Zakhar Perez plays Alex Claremont-Diaz, the [Read More…]