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FDA sends warning letter to three major formula makers over quality control concerns
Vera Vita/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FDA has sent warning letters to three formula companies, red-flagging concerns about serious quality control issues at some manufacturing facilities. The warning letters were all sent Wednesday to [Read More…]
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‘Walking Dead’ spinoffs can continue production thanks to SAG-AFTRA interim agreements with AMC
AMC ABC Audio has confirmed that AMC has secured interim agreements with SAG-AFTRA that will allow work to continue on three of its shows in spite of the ongoing strikes. The agreements cover The Walking [Read More…]
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Judge rules suspect in Ralph Yarl shooting will face trial
ABC News (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the Missouri man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, will face trial, a Clay County judge ruled [Read More…]
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McConnell medically cleared by Capitol physician after apparent freeze episode
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on Thursday released a statement from the Capitol attending physician after an alarming episode Wednesday when he appeared to freeze for half a minute [Read More…]
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Trump, after entering not guilty plea, seeks to sever his Georgia election interference case
Scott Olson/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Hours after entering a plea of not guilty in the Georgia election interference case, former President Donald Trump has filed a motion to sever his case from other defendants who [Read More…]
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Meg Ryan talks returning to the big screen after a “really long time” with ‘What Happens Later’
Bleecker Street Films Meg Ryan took a break from appearing in movies for years — not counting her face seen in a photo in Top Gun: Maverick — and to comic legend Carol Burnett, she [Read More…]
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Matthew Rhys springs for boat ride for Robert Downey Jr.’s wedding anniversary
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic If you happened to be sailing around Brooklyn, New York, recently, you might have spotted a lot of big stars on a 38-foot boat. It seems that to celebrate Robert Downey Jr.‘s 18th wedding [Read More…]
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At least 74 dead in Johannesburg building fire, authorities say
MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images (JOHANNESBURG) — Dozens of people were killed in a fire that engulfed a five-story building in central Johannesburg early Thursday, authorities said. The blaze broke out in the downtown area [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia hit with drone attacks for second straight night
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head [Read More…]
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Former Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in prison for Jan. 6 sedition
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former top organizer for the Proud Boys who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other felonies stemming from his leadership role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol was [Read More…]
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Clarence Thomas discloses 2022 private flights from Harlan Crow, defends past omissions
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents released Thursday. On [Read More…]
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Trump enters not guilty plea in Georgia election interference case
Scott Olson/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump has entered a plea of not guilty in the Georgia election interference case and waived his right to appear at his arraignment, according to a filing [Read More…]
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Virginia experiencing statewide outbreak of serious meningococcal disease: Officials
File photo — KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing an outbreak of rare, but serious meningococcal disease. Twenty-seven cases have been identified since [Read More…]
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Oprah Winfrey, Dwayne Johnson team up for People’s Fund of Maui
Courtesy Underwood Studios Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson are doing their part to help those devastated by the recent wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The duo teamed up to establish the People’s Fund [Read More…]
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New Gallup poll says “overwhelming majority” of Americans back striking actors, writers
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images As the dual Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes against the studios continue, grinding Hollywood production to a halt in the process, those picketers can take comfort in a new [Read More…]
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James Gunn, Rian Johnson mourn death of accomplished assistant director Jamie Christopher
Getty Images Jamie Christopher, an assistant director who worked with the likes of David Fincher and Rian Johnson and on Marvel films like the Guardians of the Galaxy, died on Tuesday, August 29, at 52. [Read More…]
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Hurricane Franklin brings dangerous rip currents to East Coast beaches
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Franklin, which is churning near Bermuda, is bringing huge waves and dangerous rip currents to the entire East Coast ahead of Labor Day weekend. Tropical Storm Jose and the [Read More…]
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Trump inflated his net worth by $2.2 billion, New York AG says in filing
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump routinely overstated his net worth — sometimes by more than $2 billion — during years when the actual values of his real estate holdings were [Read More…]
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Lady Gaga wondered if she was “a really bad actor” ahead of ‘A Star Is Born’ Venice premiere
Franco Origlia/Getty Images This year’s Venice Film Festival kicked off August 30, but most Lady Gaga fans remember the entrance she made there 2018: She arrived by boat in full old Hollywood-style glam, wearing platinum blonde pin curls and [Read More…]
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Did Selena Gomez break the SAG-AFTRA strike rules with ‘Only Murders’ post?
Hulu Selena Gomez‘s currently focusing on her music career, having just released the new track “Single Soon.” But she’s also an actor and actors are currently on strike — which is why some people were [Read More…]