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US poverty rate jumped in 2022, child poverty more than doubled: Census
fhm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
2023 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift dominates, *NSYNC reunites, and more
MTV The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards was nothing short of a party Tuesday night. Taylor Swift was the night’s big winner and was also part of the night’s most talked about moment: the reunion of *NSYNC. Justin Timberlake, Joey [Read More…]
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North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan’s Ministry of Defense
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet. The missile launch comes as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrived in [Read More…]
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Luxury cruise ship runs aground with 206 passengers on board as rescue efforts underway
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) ship [Read More…]
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North Korea and Russia signal united front against Western ‘imperialism’ at summit
belterz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for about five hours on Wednesday, touring a space base in Russia’s Far East and signaling a unified front [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 9/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 5, Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 6, Detroit 5 Cleveland 3, San Francisco 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 3, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Ahead of a possible ‘tripledemic,’ pediatrician shares what to know about getting kids vaccinated
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With kids back in school, COVID hospitalizations on the rise across the country and flu season right around the corner, health experts say now is the time to get [Read More…]
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Over 5,200 people feared dead, another 10,000 missing after flooding in Libya, officials say
bgwalker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 5,200 people are believed to have died in devastating floods across eastern Libya, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Tuesday. Another 10,000 people are believed to be [Read More…]
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El Chapo’s wife set to be released from halfway house following prison sentence
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is set to be released from her California halfway house on Wednesday, after being sentenced for helping run the Mexican drug cartel [Read More…]
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Georgia Gov. Kemp declares state of emergency over inflation, blames DC
Alyssa Pointer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency in response to high inflation, blaming policies coming out of Washington, D.C. Kemp is temporarily suspending Georgia’s excise tax [Read More…]
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Court orders DA to respond to Mark Meadows’ request for emergency stay in Georgia election case
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has given Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis one day to respond to former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ request [Read More…]
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NASA astronaut breaks record for longest trip to space by an American
NASA (NEW YORK) — A NASA astronaut has broken the record for the longest space mission in U.S. history. Frank Rubio, 47, who has been aboard the International Space Station since September 2022 — more than [Read More…]
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5 former Memphis officers indicted by federal grand jury in Tyre Nichols’ death
Memphis Police Department/via Reuters (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Five former Memphis police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from hard-liners
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he was ordering House Republicans to move ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. “Today, I am directing our House committee to [Read More…]
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Sarah Sanders seeks to limit public records law amid suit related to her travel
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ push to overhaul the state’s expansive public records law stumbled at the start of a special legislative session she called this [Read More…]
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CDC recommends new COVID booster for all Americans over 6 months amid rising cases, hospitalizations
Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director signed off on the recommendation that all Americans aged 6 months and older receive the updated [Read More…]
ABC Business News
New Apple iPhone features USB-C port, improved cameras
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Apple released a new iPhone 15 model on Tuesday that offers a USB-C charging port and improved camera. A fresh version of the Apple Watch was also unveiled. The top-end [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One’ digital and DVD release plans revealed
Paramount Pictures Should you choose to accept it — or not, it’s happening anyway — Tom Cruise‘s latest impossible mission is coming home. And while Cruise once again risked his life for the sake of [Read More…]
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Shia LaBeouf says his stage run in David Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson’ has been extended
ABC Shia LaBeouf announced on Tuesday, September 12, via social media that his run in his stage debut has been extended. As reported, he took to the boards at Venice California’s Electric Lodge venue on [Read More…]
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“$21 billion” clinch: The UFC and WWE have officially merged
Ethan Miller/Getty Images The UFC and WWE have formally merged, according to an announcement on September 12. UFC, the mixed martial arts juggernaut, and Vince McMahon‘s World Wrestling Entertainment made it official on Tuesday morning, [Read More…]