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College student fatally shot in South Carolina after trying to enter wrong house: Police
Bill Hutchinson/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — A 20-year-old University of South Carolina student was fatally shot Saturday when he accidentally tried to enter the wrong house on the street where he lived and was mistaken for [Read More…]
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‘Most amazing part’ of GOP debate was candidates saying they’d back Trump if convicted: Christie
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Chris Christie said on Sunday that the “most amazing part” of the first Republican primary debate was seeing the majority of candidates say they would support Donald Trump as the party’s nominee [Read More…]
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s family marks March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s only grandchild was among those who gathered on the National Mall Saturday to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a prominent moment in the [Read More…]
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Teen killed in shooting at Oklahoma high school football game: Police
ABC News/SkordleTV (CHOCTAW, Okla.) — A teenager was killed and several people were injured after gunfire erupted at a high school football game in Oklahoma Friday night, police said. The shooting occurred at Choctaw High [Read More…]
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7 injured in shooting at Boston Caribbean carnival celebration
WCVB (BOSTON) — Seven people were shot at a Caribbean carnival celebration in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, according to police. Police responded to reports of multiple people shot just before 8 a.m. Saturday, BPD Officer Michael [Read More…]
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Gunshots fired into Florida home, killing 12-year-old
WJXX (LAKE CITY, Fla) — A 12-year-old girl died this week after shots were fired into her Florida home. Police in Lake City, Florida, said officers found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound on [Read More…]
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Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers seek to remove cameras from courtroom
ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho college students last fall, have asked the judge to nix cameras in the courtroom “for the remainder [Read More…]
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Democrats tout ‘junk fees’ reforms, believe it can translate to 2024 wins
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — From Detroit to Albuquerque, Democratic members of Congress across the country have held events this summer about their party’s efforts to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” with more scheduled in the next [Read More…]
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FIFA suspends Spanish soccer federation president over conduct, unwanted kiss
ABC News (SYDNEY) — FIFA announced Saturday that it has suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales while a committee investigates his behavior at the Women’s World Cup final, including kissing a player on the [Read More…]
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‘The Price Is Right’ legend Bob Barker dead at 99
JB Lacroix/WireImage Legendary TV star Bob Barker, who hosted the famed game show The Price Is Right for 35 years, has died. He was 99. Barker died at his home the morning of Saturday, August [Read More…]
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$4 tickets for Sunday’s National Cinema Day reportedly outselling Saturday sales by 700%
Getty Images As reported, Sunday, August 27, is National Cinema Day, when movie tickets are up for grab for $4 apiece. And according to data from the analysts at EntTelligence published by Deadline, ticket sales [Read More…]
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Evacuation orders lifted after chemical leak, fire at Louisiana refinery
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Evacuation orders have been lifted in a Louisiana town following a chemical leak and fire at a refinery, officials said. Crews responded Friday to a release of naphtha — a [Read More…]
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Trump’s GOP rivals don’t pounce on his mug shot, and more campaign trail takeaways
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first Republican primary debate and a mug shot for the history books. It was a split-screen week for the GOP as eight presidential hopefuls gathered in Milwaukee on Wednesday [Read More…]
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ALS Association says it got a donation boost following Sandra Bullock’s loss of partner Bryan Randall
Randall and Bullock in 2018 – Jackson Lee/GC Images Sandra Bullock‘s recent loss of her longtime romantic partner, Bryan Randall, to ALS has led to a boost in donations to the ALS Association, the organization [Read More…]
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Why ‘Golda’ director Guy Nattiv wasn’t worried about Helen Mirren casting backlash
Bleecker Street Media The new movie Golda is a portrait of a tough Prime Minister facing the pressure of war. Helen Mirren plays former Israeli leader Golda Meir, and director Guy Nattiv tells ABC Audio [Read More…]
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Bomb likely the cause of explosion that downed Wagner leader Prigozhin’s plane, US officials say
Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (KUZHENKINO, Russia) — The explosion that downed a plane carrying Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine others in Russia was likely caused by a bomb, two U.S. officials told ABC [Read More…]
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Greece warns of ‘arsonist scum’ amid deadly wildfires
Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — As firefighters battle wildfires raging across swathes of Greece that have killed at least 20 people, authorities warned that “arsonist scum” are trying to ignite new blazes. [Read More…]
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Evacuations underway after chemical leak, fire at Louisiana refinery
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Evacuations are underway in a Louisiana town following a chemical leak and a fire at a refinery, officials said. Marathon Petroleum said crews are responding to a release of naphtha [Read More…]
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Spanish football president Luis Rubiales will not resign over kiss scandal
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (LONDON) — President of the Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, will not resign following FIFA’s disciplinary investigation of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney. The controversy [Read More…]
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School districts in Kentucky, Texas cancel classes amid ‘surge’ of illnesses including COVID
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just weeks into the new school year, districts in multiple states are canceling in-person classes for several weeks due to respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, among students and staff. Two [Read More…]