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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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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…]
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12-year-old girl saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning
Fort Worth Fired Department/Facebook (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A 12-year-old girl is being hailed as a hero for saving her family as authorities said carbon monoxide was filling their home in Fort Worth, Texas. Jaziyah [Read More…]
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Some Uvalde families await conclusion of district attorney’s investigation a year after shooting
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — A year after the shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 21 people dead, some families in Uvalde, Texas, are troubled that the authorities still have not [Read More…]
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4-month-old migrant girl dies at New York City hotel: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 4-month-old girl has died at a New York City hotel being used to house asylum-seekers, police said. The baby, who a police official said was a member of [Read More…]
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13-year-old graduates from Oklahoma City Community College with science and cybersecurity degree
Courtesy of Jay Wiggins (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Elijah Muhammad has achieved something not many 13 year olds can brag about: He’s a college graduate. The young teen recently walked the stage at Oklahoma City [Read More…]
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Supreme Court cuts EPA’s Clean Water Act protection for wetlands
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday significantly rolled back federal safeguards for wetlands under the Clean Water Act, siding with Idaho property owners in a decision that curbs [Read More…]
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Debt ceiling negotiators ‘making progress,’ Biden says even as deal remains elusive
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seeking to strike a reassuring tone despite days of negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday afternoon that he’s had several “productive conversations” with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and their teams [Read More…]
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Very wealthy “family”: ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise drives past $7 billion
Jason Momoa in ‘Fast X’ — Universal While Fast X is currently the number one movie in the world, it’s also driven into the record books again. Receipts for the 10th film in the Fast saga — plus its Dwayne [Read More…]
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“It’s either us or them”: Idris Elba takes control in trailer to Apple TV+ series ‘Hijack’
Apple TV+ Idris Elba plays an expert in negotiations who puts all his skills to use in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Hijack. The show takes place in real time after gunmen take control of [Read More…]
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Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and more are dolls in full ‘Barbie’ trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures The main trailer for the highly anticipated Barbie film is here. The new trailer gives fans more of an in-depth look at Barbie’s world — filled with pink cars, pink houses and [Read More…]
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Recent US high school graduate missing after going overboard on sunset cruise in the Bahamas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A recent high school graduate from Louisiana is missing after going overboard while on a trip to the Bahamas, school officials said. Cameron Robbins, who attended University Laboratory School [Read More…]
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Driver crashes into gates outside Downing Street, home of UK prime minister, no injuries reported
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images (LONDON) — A driver has crashed a car into the gates outside Downing Street, the residence of Britain’s prime minister, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The incident isn’t considered terror-related, according [Read More…]
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Three former Jackson Police Department officers charged with homicide in death of Keith Murriel
Jackson Police Department (JACKSON, Miss.) — Three former Jackson Police Department officers were indicted by a grand jury last week on homicide charges in the death of Keith Murriel, a Mississippi man who died in [Read More…]