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Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was hospitalized with a case of West Nile virus and is now recovering at [Read More…]
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NASA says Boeing’s Starliner astronauts will return to Earth on different spacecraft in February
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two astronauts who went up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Boeing’s Starliner will have to come home on a different spacecraft, NASA officials announced Saturday. Astronauts [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Influencers get access to political conventions as campaigns court young voters
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — As the Democratic National Convention made history with Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the first Black and South Asian woman to accept the Democratic nomination for president, the most viral [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Tim Walz gives rural Democrats hope for winning swing states
ABC News (STATESBORO, Ga.) — Len Fatica is a member of a political species that’s practically extinct in deep red Statesboro, Georgia — a rural Democrat. ABC News traveled to the biggest city in Georgia’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
How the economy will sway voters in battleground Pennsylvania
ABC News (LEWISBURG, Pa.) — If elections are about “the economy, stupid,” Ben McDuffee has not had the kind of confidence-boosting year that would make him feel good about keeping Democrats at the top of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Lionsgate fires consultant over fake Coppola review flap; AI possibly used to generate phony reviews
Lionsgate Variety is reporting Lionsgate has dropped Eddie Egan, the marketing consultant reportedly behind a scuttled campaign that used fake reviews from real critics in an effort to promote Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis. As reported, a [Read More…]
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Would you like shows with that? Chick-fil-A reportedly looking to cook up a streaming platform
Getty Images The popular franchise Chick-fil-A is reportedly cooking up plans for its own streaming platform. ABC Audio’s request for comment has yet to be answered, but Deadline says the company is investing in family-friendly [Read More…]
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Ryan Reynolds on cutting “darling friend” Rob McElhenney from ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
FX Networks It took a bit, but Ryan Reynolds has finally opened up about cutting his “darling friend” Rob McElhenney from one of the biggest movies of the year. McElhenney filmed his sequence in Deadpool & [Read More…]
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‘The Acolyte’ star Lee Jung-jae was “surprised” the ‘Star Wars’ show was canceled
L-R: Stenberg, Lee, Headland on set – Lucasfilm As reported, Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte will not return for a second season, despite creator Leslye Headland‘s publicly planning for a sophomore frame. Viewership [Read More…]
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James Spader reportedly rejoining MCU as Ultron in ‘WandaVision’ spin-off ‘Vision’
Marvel Studios – Will Hart/NBC via Getty Images Vision, the spin-off from WandaVision starring Paul Bettany reprising as the titular Avenger android, will also feature a throwback star from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: James Spader. That’s according to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
How a Canadian rail shutdown could worsen US inflation
Andrew Chin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two major Canadian freight rail companies locked out thousands of workers on Thursday, shutting down cross-border shipping routes and risking serious damage for the U.S. economy, industry experts told [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What’s next for Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines merger, how it could impact future flights
A Hawaiian Airlines airplane takes off near an Alaska Airlines airplane at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Dec. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Ohio judge strikes down parts of state’s 6-week abortion ban
Jason Marz/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A judge on Friday temporarily blocked parts of Ohio’s six-week abortion ban. The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas put a hold on several laws that force abortion patients [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Free at-home COVID testing program restarting as officials prepare for fall, winter season
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government will restart its free at-home COVID tests program in September as officials prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season. Dawn O’Connell, assistant [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines for upcoming fall and winter season
Morsa Images/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization Thursday for updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season. The FDA said the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about prostate cancer after TV travel guide Rick Steves shared his diagnosis
Rick Steves speaks on stage at The Paramount Theatre, Dec. 3, 2014, in Austin, Texas. — Rick Kern/WireImage/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The announcement from TV travel guide Rick Steves about his prostate cancer diagnosis [Read More…]
ABC Health News
HPV vaccine coverage has dropped among teens since 2020, CDC report finds
Getty Images – STOCK/Peter Dazeley (NEW YORK) — The percentage of teenagers who were up to date on their human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has fallen dramatically since 2020, according to new federal data released Thursday. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Alex Morgan says new women’s soccer contract gives players ‘power back’
Alex Morgan and Brianna Pinto talk about the groundbreaking National Women’s Soccer League Players Association contract in an appearance on “Good Morning America” Aug. 22, 2024. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Soccer stars Alex [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard Roundup- 8/22/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chicago Cubs 10, Detroit Tigers 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE N-Y Yankees 6, Cleveland Guardians 0Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland AthleticsToronto Blue [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 8/21/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEMinnesota Twins 11, San Diego Padres 4Cincinnati Reds 11, Toronto Blue Jays 7Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago Cubs 2Seattle Mariners 4, [Read More…]