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Attorney General Garland speaks on Trump case, defends special counsel
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks after the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal criminal charges. Garland, taking questions at an [Read More…]
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Harrison Ford on getting older and seeing Indiana Jones “rally for one last adventure”
Lucasfilm As Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford once said, “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.” Considering a new interview, it’s not surprising that that was an ad-lib. In short, Ford isn’t letting age get [Read More…]
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“Pass it on”: In cute video, cast of Netflix’s ‘XO, Kitty’ announces season 2 renewal
Netflix In a social media post featuring Anna Cathcart and some of her castmates, Netflix announced that XO, Kitty, the spinoff series from the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film franchise, is coming [Read More…]
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“I’m gonna be 53!” Zoe Saldaña responds to final ‘Avatar’ movie coming out in 2031
Getty Images for Disney With news of Disney’s theatrical release schedule being announced June 13, there was a particular note of interest to movie fans: The fifth and last Avatar adventure will reportedly hit theaters [Read More…]
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New condo tower could be built at site of Surfside condo collapse
Zaha Hadid Architects (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — Nearly two years after the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium complex collapsed, causing the deaths of 98 people in Surfside, Florida, plans were submitted Monday that call for another [Read More…]
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Attorney General Garland speaks on Trump case, special counsel
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks on the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on federal criminal charges. Garland, taking questions at [Read More…]
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Pence ‘cannot defend actions alleged’ in Trump indictment but calls charges political
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he “cannot defend what is alleged” in the most recent indictment against former President Donald Trump, a seemingly tougher stance than he had [Read More…]
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“Cheers to you”: Vanna White reacts to Pat Sajak’s ‘Wheel of Fortune’ retirement
ABC/Eric McCandless Vanna White has responded to Pat Sajak‘s announcement that he’s retiring from hosting Wheel of Fortune. “When we started @WheelofFortune who could have imagined we’d still be at it 41 seasons later?” she [Read More…]
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Tom Holland on passing “the baton” of Spider-Man and why he won’t talk about his relationship with Zendaya
©2021 CTMG. All Rights Reserved. In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, The Crowded Room star Tom Holland talked about his superhero success, and pondered hanging up his web-shooters once and for all. The actor [Read More…]
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Seventy-eight dead, 104 rescued after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Greece
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Pylos, Greece. At least 104 [Read More…]
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Boat carrying wedding guests capsizes in Nigeria, killing at least 103
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll from a capsized boat that was carrying wedding guests in Nigeria has risen to more than 100, authorities said Wednesday. The wooden boat overturned early Monday as it [Read More…]
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Officials unveil Interstate 95 collapse repair plan in Philadelphia: ‘This is our championship’
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Officials unveiled on Wednesday a plan to repair an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia that collapsed when a tanker truck caught fire in the underpass. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh [Read More…]
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Woman, 28, arrested for allegedly enrolling at high school as a 17-year-old
Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a 17-year-old student and attending a Louisiana high school, authorities said. Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano, 28, and her mother, Marta Elizeth [Read More…]
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South braces for severe weather, dangerous heat: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The South is bracing for severe weather on Wednesday, including strong tornadoes, powerful winds and large hail. The bull’s-eye will be from Jackson, Mississippi, to Montgomery, Alabama, to Albany, Georgia, [Read More…]
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What GOP candidates have said about promising to pardon Trump in classified docs case
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two long shot Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential race have gone further than others in the party in defending former President Donald Trump from his unprecedented federal [Read More…]
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Federal Reserve expected to pause monthslong string of rate hikes
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is expected to pause its aggressive series of interest rate hikes on Wednesday, ending a string of 10 consecutive rate increases that stretches back 15 months. The [Read More…]
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Netflix and chew: Streaming giant planning pop-up restaurant
‘Chef’s Table’ – Sofie Delauw/Netflix Netflix pretty much brought the term “bingeing” into public consciousness, so it’s almost natural it will be letting fans binge in the traditional way: at a restaurant. The streamer just [Read More…]
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Why Tom Hanks turned down ‘When Harry Met Sally’ role
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic In a tale that could have given us one of the most iconic rom-com pairings, Tom Hanks‘ wife, Rita Wilson, has revealed the reason behind Hanks turning down the opportunity to star opposite [Read More…]
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Whoopi Goldberg thinks hosting ‘Wheel of Fortune’ would be “lots of fun”
ABC/Robert Ascroft The big question is who will host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak leaves the long-running game show, and Whoopi Goldberg appears interested in taking over the reins. On the Tuesday, June 13 [Read More…]
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In Brief: Marvel Comics legend John Romita Sr. dies, and more
Stephen Colbert has extended his contract as host of CBS’ The Late Show through 2026, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The extension will take Colbert into his 11th year as host of the The Late Show, which he took over [Read More…]