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Debt ceiling drama hurting American families: ‘We’re being treated like numbers’
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gridlock in Washington over raising the debt ceiling threatens to disrupt payments to millions of Americans who rely on government benefits each month. Seniors, veterans and Americans [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom says infant got ‘margarita burn’ from eating celery outside: What to know as summer approaches
Courtesy Reanna Bendzak (NEW YORK) — A mom in Canada is sharing a warning about eating and drinking outdoors as summer approaches. Reanna Bendzak said she, her husband and their two children were at an [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Opening Friday: ‘The Boogeyman’
20th Century Studios A new adaptation of Stephen King‘s classic short story The Boogeyman opens in theaters Friday. In the movie, Air‘s Chris Messina plays Will, a therapist father of two grieving the loss of his wife, only to have he [Read More…]
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Reality Roundup: ‘Vanderpump Rules’ reunion revelations, ‘Selling Sunset’ drama, and 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. Vanderpump Rules (Bravo) — In an extended version of Wednesday’s reunion Part 1, Scheana Shay alleged that Tom [Read More…]
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Memorial Day weekend begins with highest number of travelers at US airports since 2019
JazzIRT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With Memorial Day weekend travel underway, U.S. airports recorded the highest number of passengers on Thursday since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 2,658,057 [Read More…]
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‘Succession”s Arian Moayed promises series finale will “blow your mind”
Macall Polay/HBO One of the most critically acclaimed series of the past few years says goodbye Sunday night: The final episode of Succession will air on HBO. The show is TV’s reigning top drama champ [Read More…]
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Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro — and Sebastian’s real dad — got close on ‘About My Father’
Dan Anderson/Lionsgate Much of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco‘s stand-up centers around culture clashes with his Italian immigrant father, and the comic and actor’s wealthy in-laws. That made for good grist for his new movie opening Friday, About [Read More…]
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In brief: ‘Kill Bill’ remastered, Hunter Schafer joins ‘Mother Mary’ and more
Lionsgate is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino‘s action-crime film Kill Bill later this year with a remastered 4K edition, according to Variety. There’s no word yet on any extras and added footage the rerelease may or may not include. Kill [Read More…]
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Montana’s new law banning climate impact reviews sparks backlash from environmental experts
UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, FILE (HELENA, Mont.) — The federal government has made a push toward enacting policies addressing climate change in recent years, but state lawmakers in Montana are bucking the trend, [Read More…]
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Indiana reprimands doctor for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion
Rawlstock/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Medical Licensing Board decided late Thursday to reprimand and fine a doctor after ruling that she violated patient privacy laws by talking to a newspaper reporter about providing an [Read More…]
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Mom demands answers after 11-year-old son allegedly shot by police officer at home
Courtesy Nakala Murry (JACKSON, Miss.) — A Mississippi mom is demanding justice after she says her 11-year-old son was allegedly shot and injured by a police officer who responded to their home. Nakala Murry said [Read More…]
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Unprecedented ruling about releasing evidence in Nashville school shooting could lead to ‘slippery slope’: Experts
Metropolitan Nashville Police Dept. (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Tennessee judge’s unprecedented ruling granting parents the legal right to object to the release of police evidence in a Nashville school mass shooting case could produce a [Read More…]
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All 123 US federal prisons need ‘maintenance’: Inspector general
Office of the Inspector General/Dept. of Justice (WASHINGTON) — The 123 federal prisons in the United States need roughly $2 billion worth of “maintenance” and most are “aging and deteriorating,” according to a DOJ inspector [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 5/25/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 3 Detroit 7, Chi White Sox 2 Baltimore 3, NY Yankees 1 Seattle 3, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Map: How abortion access has shifted in 11 months since Roe v. Wade was overturned
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The landscape of abortion rights has shifted dramatically in the 11 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections for abortion rights. The decision left [Read More…]
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‘The Little Mermaid’s Daveed Diggs calls stress over cast’s ethnicity “stupid”
Walt Disney Pictures The live action remake of The Little Mermaid is expected to easily swim to the top of the box office in its debut this weekend. The film stars Halle Bailey in the lead role, and when [Read More…]
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17-year-old suspect arrested after Los Angeles bus driver stabbed in ‘heinous act’
kali9/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a Los Angeles Metro Bus operator multiple times, leaving him in critical condition, police said. A male suspect boarded the bus [Read More…]
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‘Ted Lasso’ star Jason Sudeikis confesses he “hated on” ‘Saturday Night Live’ before he was on it
Apple TV+ On a new episode of Hot Ones, Ted Lasso Emmy winner Jason Sudeikis broke down his career, his inspiration for the shades-wearing soccer, er, football coach, and what he felt about Saturday Night [Read More…]
ABC World News
What has been happening in Belgorod, a Russian region that borders Ukraine?
Tom Soufi Burridge/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Earlier this week, an unknown number of heavily armed soldiers stormed over Ukraine’s north-eastern border with Russia. At around the same time, Russian media reported explosions inside Belgorod. Russian [Read More…]
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How tiger conservation in India may be helping to mitigate climate change
(NEW YORK) — The tiger conservation efforts in Asia have been so successful that they had an unintended — and equally beneficial — consequence of preventing further some greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere, [Read More…]