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Trump attorneys oppose DA’s request to try all 19 Georgia election defendants together
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorney filed a motion Wednesday opposing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ new request to try all 19 defendants in her Georgia election interference case together. [Read More…]
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Judge says former Trump adviser has failed to show Trump asserted executive privilege
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress case ruled in a pre-trial hearing Wednesday that the former Trump adviser “has not met his burden” to show a formal assertion [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 08/30/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Angels 10, Philadelphia 8 Toronto 7, Washington 0 Tampa Bay 3, Miami 0 NY Mets 6, Texas 5 [Read More…]
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Medicare recipients say new drug price negotiations will save them thousands
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Every month, Dawn LaGuerre has to decide which bills she’s going to pay or if she needs to cut back on groceries to be able to afford her monthly [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Panama Canal’s low water levels could become headache for consumers
jmsilva/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Low water levels at the Panama Canal are causing a traffic jam at the historic trading route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, threatening to ensnarl the holiday shipping [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bottoms’ filmmaker Emma Seligman dishes on her unconventional high school comedy
Orion Pictures The new movie Bottoms is here to make you laugh, and also slightly alter the paradigm of teen sex comedies. “Bottoms is about Josie and PJ, two horny, unpopular girls in high school who start a [Read More…]
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Idalia live updates: Tornado watch remains in effect for the North Carolina coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 hurricane — the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in Florida’s Apalachee Bay. Idalia weakened [Read More…]
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Hulu cancels ‘The Great’ after 3 seasons
Hulu Hulu has pulled the plug on the anachronistic period drama The Great after three seasons, ABC Audio has confirmed. The show, which starred Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, had the former playing Catherine the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Did Selena Gomez break the SAG-AFTRA strike rules?
Patrick Harbron/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 [Read More…]
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On new podcast, Jimmy Kimmel says he was “very intent” on retiring before the WGA strike
ABC/Jeff Lipsky In the first installment of Spotify’s Strike Force Five podcast, Jimmy Kimmel told his fellow late-night hosts he was “very ready” to retire before the Writers Guild of America strike forced their shows [Read More…]
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Netflix announces its star-packed upcoming slate
Netflix On Wednesday, Netflix laid out its schedule for the fall through December. It includes documentaries, series and feature films from the likes of director and star Bradley Cooper, Chris Evans, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster [Read More…]
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Meet the 22 women competing for Gerry Turner’s heart on ‘The Golden Bachelor’
ABC/Ricky Middlesworth The 22 women who will compete for Gerry Turner‘s heart on the first season of The Golden Bachelor have finally been revealed. Turner, a 71-year-old retired restaurateur from Indiana, will meet women from [Read More…]
ABC World News
Canada issues warning for LGBTQ travelers in the United States
Ascent/PKS Media Inc./Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canada’s travel advisory for visitors to the United States has been updated to warn LGBTQ travelers about laws and policies that may affect the community. “Some states have [Read More…]
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Idalia live updates: Category 1 hurricane roars across Florida, one death reported near Tampa
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm. Idalia is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region [Read More…]
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Suspect arrested in connection with deadly shooting at Oklahoma high school football game
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (CHOCTAW, Okla.) — A juvenile suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred during a high school football game in Oklahoma on Friday, authorities said. Oklahoma County Sheriff [Read More…]
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Giuliani sanctioned by judge in defamation case brought by two Georgia election workers
Former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman, left, and her daughter Shaye Moss appear on the ABC News program Impact x Nightline, Nov. 3, 2022. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Wednesday [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
McConnell appears to freeze again during press conference
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (COVINGTON, Ky.) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday appeared to freeze again during a press conference in his home state of Kentucky. Video showed the Republican [Read More…]
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Autopsy reveals what caused death of former American champion swimmer Jamie Cail in US Virgin Islands
Al Bello/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Autopsy results on former American swimming champion Jamie Cail reveal her sudden death this year at her residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands was caused by an accidental [Read More…]
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Spanish soccer kiss controversy continues
Noemi Llamas/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — A second week into the backlash that followed the non-consensual kiss between Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales and player Jenni Hermoso, the world of Spanish [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Burger King faces lawsuit disputing Whopper sandwich size
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Fast food chain Burger King is facing a lawsuit that claims its signature Whopper is marketed on restaurant menu boards as a bigger sandwich than it is in reality. Consumers [Read More…]