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Heat alerts in effect for nearly 50 million Americans from Arizona to Arkansas
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Temperatures are still soaring in Texas, and that pattern won’t be shifting anytime soon. The heat isn’t just contained to the Lone Star State, it’s now expanding to include eight states [Read More…]
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Harris, Pence continue to differ one year after Dobbs
Erik S. Lesser/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris assailed a spate of laws restricting abortion in states across the country one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as her [Read More…]
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Aborted mercenary uprising in Russia shows ‘very serious cracks’ in Putin’s power: Blinken
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said the aborted uprising against Russian President Vladimir Putin by a mercenary leader and close ally underscores how Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: ‘Mystery’ why Prigozhin stopped march, US official says
Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed Saturday on an “attempted armed rebellion,” the Kremlin said, after the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group claimed control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, a key [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Moscow suspends all outdoor events amid Wagner advance
Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed Saturday on an “attempted armed rebellion,” the Kremlin said, after the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group claimed control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, a key [Read More…]
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Train derails into Yellowstone River after bridge collapse
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks – Region 5 (COLUMBUS, Mont.) — A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed, sending portions of a freight train that was traveling over it into the water below, [Read More…]
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At least two wounded at Scene75 Entertainment Center shooting, officials say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (ROMEOVILLE, Ill.) — At least two people have been wounded in a shooting at Scene75 Entertainment Center complex Friday evening in Romeoville, Illinois, and police are investigating, village officials said. The two injured people were [Read More…]
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Chris Christie booed at Faith and Freedom Conference after criticizing Trump
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, arguably the 2024 Republican presidential candidate most willing to attack Donald Trump, lambasted the former president over his conduct, drawing cheers and jeers from [Read More…]
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Hunter Biden WhatsApp message fuels GOP assertions of corruption, even after plea
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department’s five-year probe into Hunter Biden lurched toward a conclusion this week with the announcement of a plea deal that will likely allow President Joe Biden’s [Read More…]
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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra calls post-Roe US ‘a tale of two cities’
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the nation’s top health officials is calling attention to the disparity between states on abortion access one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned [Read More…]
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Garland responds to IRS whistleblower allegations in Hunter Biden case
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday gave his most detailed and direct defense yet to allegations raised by IRS agents of potential wrongdoing and political influence in the Justice Department’s [Read More…]
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Paramount+ cancels 4 series, including ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’
Eduardo Araquel/Paramount+ Paramount+ canceled four of its original series on Friday, June 23. The affected shows are Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Star Trek: Prodigy, Queen of the Universe and The Game, Variety reports. The streamer also announced plans to pull [Read More…]
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Reality Roundup: ‘RHOP’s’ Monique Samuels files for divorce, ‘Vanderpump Rules’ alum Stassi Schroeder sued, & more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week. The Real Housewives of New Jersey During an episode of the Namaste B$tches podcast Real Housewives [Read More…]
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Michael J. Fox calls wife Tracy Pollan “my forever summer girl” in birthday tribute
C Flanigan/Getty Images Michael J. Fox can’t help but gush over wife Tracy Pollan. The actor took to Instagram on Thursday, June 22, to celebrate his longtime wife — and former Family Ties co-star — on her 63rd birthday. “‘She showers [Read More…]
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In stunning rebuke of Putin, Wagner chief says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was based on lies
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said the Kremlin’s justifications for its invasion of Ukraine are based on lies, in another extraordinary attack on the country’s military [Read More…]
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Missing Titanic submersible live updates: OceanGate co-founder defends CEO’s commitment to safety
File image of the Titan submersible prior to commence diving. (Ocean Gate) (NEW YORK) — All passengers are believed to be lost after a desperate dayslong search for a submersible carrying five people that vanished [Read More…]
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3M agrees to $10.3B settlement over claims it polluted drinking water with ‘forever chemicals’
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — 3M announced Thursday it has agreed to pay $10.3 billion in settlements in response to allegations in polluted water in towns and cities across the United States with toxic chemicals. [Read More…]
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Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas to join ‘Paddington 3’
StudioCanal Paddington Bear is going to be accompanied by some new but familiar faces on his next adventure. Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Emily Mortimer are all in talks to join the third installment of the Paddington franchise, titled Paddington in Peru, Deadline [Read More…]
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In brief…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first TV series, FUBAR, which premiered on May 25, led Nielsen’s streaming charts for its premiere week of May 22-28, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The action comedy drew 1.53 billion minutes — or 25.57 [Read More…]
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Racing yachts have close encounter with pod of orcas near Strait of Gibraltar
Ocean Race (LONDON) — Racing yachts had a close encounter with a pod of orcas near the Strait of Gibraltar on Thursday, race officials said. Crew members aboard a rival pair of 65-foot yachts were [Read More…]