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Prigozhin used false pretext to lead Wagner Group’s armed insurrection against Russia: US official
Sergey Alimov/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Yevgeny Prigozhin used a false pretext to lead his Wagner Group forces in an armed insurrection against the Russian state, according to a senior U.S. official. Prigozhin had been plotting [Read More…]
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Canada breaks record for annual wildfire smoke emissions
Anne-Sophie Thill/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The amount of smoke being emitted from the wildfires burning in Canada has reached the highest-ever recorded in the country as plumes make their way across the [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainians make gain on occupied bank across Kherson
Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of [Read More…]
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Chicago air quality hits ‘very unhealthy’ category as Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates Midwest
FILE photo — AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Canadian wildfire smoke is infiltrating the Midwest on Tuesday and the air in Chicago has deteriorated to the Air Quality Index’s “very unhealthy” category. The AQI in [Read More…]
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Family of Ajike Owens calls for murder charges after suspect charged with manslaughter: ‘We are deeply disappointed’
ABC (OCALA, Fla.) — The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black woman who was killed by her neighbor on June 2 in Florida, called on prosecutors to upgrade the charges against Susan Lorincz from [Read More…]
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to meet with special counsel Jack Smith’s team Wednesday
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is expected to sit for an interview on Wednesday with investigators in special counsel Jack Smith’s office, the secretary’s spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. [Read More…]
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Dueling Trump, DeSantis events in New Hampshire stir up GOP excitement and drama
FILE photo — vm/Getty Images (CONCORD, N.H.) — The focus of the Republican primary has turned to New Hampshire on Tuesday, with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holding competing events. The [Read More…]
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Supreme Court rejects unchecked state legislature power over federal election rules
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a strong rejection of a controversial legal theory that threatened to upend state election laws nationwide and give state legislatures unchecked power over federal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New report finds some heavy metals in baby food appear to be on the decline
skaman306/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new analysis from Consumer Reports found that some heavy metals in baby food have been on the decline but the report argues more can be done to make baby [Read More…]
ABC Business News
More than $200 billion in pandemic relief squandered, says government watchdog report
IronHeart/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government squandered more than $200 billion in its aggressive rush to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shatter the U.S. economy, according to a report [Read More…]
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Costco cracks down on members sharing cards at checkout
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Costco Wholesale is cracking down on customers sharing membership cards at the self-service checkout. The big box retailer will require shoppers at the self-checkout kiosks show their membership cards [Read More…]
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Summer cookout food costs only slightly down, new survey finds
American Farm Bureau (NEW YORK) — The average cost of a 4th of July cookout is slightly down, but families are still feeling the pinch of inflation and other cost catalysts on groceries. According to [Read More…]
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The gang’s back in Hulu’s trailer to new episodes of ‘Futurama’
Hulu Hulu released the trailer to the new season of Futurama on Tuesday, June 27. The snippet shows the gang getting used to a new pandemic, Explovid-23, and all that comes with it, including the [Read More…]
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Chris Noth denies he was “iced out” by ‘Sex and the City’ co-stars following sex assault accusations
RCF/MEGA/GC Images Former Law and Order star Chris Noth took to Instagram to address a story claiming he’s been “iced out” by his former Sex and the City colleagues. The New York Post ran with [Read More…]
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Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: New details revealed
PHOTO: A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by the Department of Justice. A photo of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell after his death, Aug. 10, 2019, released by [Read More…]
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Report: Lindsay Lohan expecting a baby boy
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix Lindsay Lohan is having a baby boy! The Mean Girls star, who is expecting her first child with husband, Bader Shammas, is due to give birth to their baby boy very soon, according to TMZ. [Read More…]
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“Not true”: Jennifer Lawrence denies she was behind the breakup of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
Sony Pictures On Monday, June 26th’s episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence dismissed as a “total rumor” that she was behind the breakup of her Hunger Games series [Read More…]
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In Brief: HBO’s controversial ‘The Idol’ gets finale date, and more
Deadline reports Book Club: The Next Chapter will make its debut on Peacock June 30, the streamer announced on Monday. Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen star in the sequel to the [Read More…]
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Over 300 severe storm reports across US as dangerous weather continues
ABC News (NEW YORK) — There were more than 300 severe storm reports in the United States on Monday, mostly along the East Coast from New Hampshire to South Carolina, as threatening weather and dangerous [Read More…]
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Trump aide Walt Nauta to be arraigned in Miami as part of classified documents case
ftwitty/Getty Images (MIAMI) — The longtime aide to former President Donald Trump who was federally charged alongside him earlier this month is set to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Miami as part of the classified [Read More…]