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Hurricane Lee: Projected path, maps and hurricane tracker
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, now churning over the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to rapidly intensify to an extremely dangerous major hurricane. Lee, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on [Read More…]
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Homicide suspect escapes from DC hospital, George Washington University students shelter-in-place for hours
Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — A homicide suspect is on the run after escaping from custody at a Washington, D.C., hospital, authorities said. Christopher Haynes, a 30-year-old who was arrested on Wednesday for homicide, escaped [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Why you may want to think twice before throwing out those old at-home COVID tests
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, you may be inclined to pull out one of those leftover at-home rapid tests received months ago from the Biden administration. Even [Read More…]
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Snapchat releases new safety measures for teens
Snapchat (NEW YORK) — Snapchat announced new safeguards on its app Thursday to protect teens against unwanted contact and malicious online interactions. The measures aim to provide a more appropriate user experience for youth in [Read More…]
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Al Pacino’s 29-year-old baby mama reportedly files for full custody of their new son
Robert Kamau/GC Images Noor Alfallah, the 29-year-old mom to three-month-old Roman Alfallah Pacino, has reportedly filed paperwork for full custody of the son she shares with 83-year-old Al Pacino. Page Six reports the paperwork also [Read More…]
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PETA capitalizes on Pete Davidson voicemail controversy with $85 Halloween costume
Courtesy PETA As reported back in June, Pete Davidson apparently gave PETA an earful via voicemail, after the animal rights group dogged the SNL star for buying a purebred puppy, and not adopting. But now [Read More…]
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In Brief: HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ ending, and more
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel is ending its HBO run after 29 seasons, according to Deadline. The show, which features episodes consisting of multiple sports-related stories, and also several prominent correspondents, has won 37 Sports [Read More…]
ABC World News
Gabon’s coup leaders say ousted president is ‘freed’ and can travel on a medical trip
Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (LONDON) — Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power. The country’s new [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden rejects proposed conditions for plea deal for 9/11 defendants
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected proposed conditions for a plea deal for five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of aiding in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist [Read More…]
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Harris launching college tour to try to mobilize young voters in battleground states
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be hitting the road for a monthlong college tour, traveling to more than a dozen campuses across eight states. The [Read More…]
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Former Trump lawyer John Eastman took the stand during California disbarment hearing
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Trump election lawyer John Eastman took the stand once again during his disbarment hearing in California on Wednesday, where he disputed two former White House officials’ claims that Eastman [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 9/6/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Seattle 8, Cincinnati 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New data shows increase in abortions in states near bans compared to 2020 data
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Newly released data from the Guttmacher Institute shows a sharp increase in the first six months of 2023 in estimated abortions performed in states bordering those with abortion [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Airfare prices plummet: Prepare to book holiday travel soon
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cost of a plane ticket is plummeting: Experts say domestic airfare for the fall is down 29% from the summer. “That’s about $87 per ticket less expensive than [Read More…]
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Hot chicken is back at Shake Shack with three new spicy menu items
Shake Shack (NEW YORK) — Spicy foods deliver a unique feeling — not to be confused with flavor — and for those with pepper-preferential palates and with a wide range of capsaicin-filled foods, fast casual [Read More…]
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Kim Kardashian displays her dramatic acting chops in first trailer for ‘American Horror Story: Delicate’
FX FX revealed the first trailer for the 12th installment of American Horror Story, AHS: Delicate. The latest edition of Ryan Murphy’s anthology horror series stars returning cast member Emma Roberts as Anna, a rising actress expecting her first child. The happy [Read More…]
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Grandmother of pregnant woman Ta’Kiya Young fatally shot by Ohio police speaks out
Blendon Township Police Department (NEW YORK) — The grandmother of a pregnant 21-year-old, who was fatally shot by an Ohio police officer, spoke out Wednesday during a virtual press briefing following the release of the [Read More…]
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Boy, 11, to stand trial for mother’s murder, motive suspected to be VR headset
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of murdering his mother has been ordered to stand trial. The boy is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. The district attorney’s office is seeking [Read More…]
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Judge says New York AG’s $250M lawsuit against Trump will proceed without delay
James Devaney/GC Images (NEW YORK) — A judge in New York on Wednesday said there would be no delay to the start of the civil trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million lawsuit [Read More…]
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Judge halts California Chino Valley school district’s transgender policy amid state lawsuit
Wally Skalij/Los Angles Times (SAN BERNADINO, Calif.) — A California judge has issued a temporary restraining order on what Attorney General Rob Bonta calls Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s “forced outing policy.” The [Read More…]