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5 charged in drug investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death: DOJ
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Five people have been charged in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, federal officials in Los Angeles announced Thursday. Three of the defendants, including [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Cease-fire talks resume in Qatar
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. The United States and its allies continue to plead for [Read More…]
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Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years for treason
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ksenia Karelina, a dual American-Russian citizen, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in a Russian penal colony on treason charges, local media reported. Karelina was arrested in January, according to [Read More…]
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Ukraine says it now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including town of Sudzha
Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including the town of Sudzha, since launching its major incursion into the Kursk region last week, Ukrainian officials said [Read More…]
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As a father was registering his twins’ birth in Gaza, an airstrike killed the 3-day-olds and their mother at home
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and GAZA STRIP) — When he left his home on Tuesday morning to get birth certificates for his newborn twins, Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan never imagined he would return with [Read More…]
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Gaza death toll surpasses 40,000 in grim milestone, says Hamas-run Health Ministry
People stand by the tombs of a family members after corpses were unearthed from temporary graves at the al-Amal hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and handed over to their families for [Read More…]
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NASA’s Mars rover to begin ‘most challenging’ journey up crater rim
NASA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marking a new journey in NASA’s exploration of Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to begin a monthslong, steep and challenging ascent up a crater, the space agency [Read More…]
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Ernesto becomes hurricane after leaving 728,000 without power in Puerto Rico
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ernesto has become a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday after hitting Puerto Rico overnight and leaving power outages and flooding in its wake. The center of then-Tropical Storm Ernesto passed within [Read More…]
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Suspect identified in break-in at Trump campaign office in Virginia: Sheriff’s office
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (ASHBURN, Va.) — A suspect has been identified in a burglary reported at a Trump for President 2024 campaign office in Virginia, authorities said Wednesday. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said [Read More…]
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California cold case murder from 1986 linked to serial killer with 13 other victims
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LOS ANGELES) — The 1986 cold case murder of a teen has been solved after a DNA match led investigators to a convicted serial killed on death row. When presented with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump casts ballot early in Florida primary: Here’s what he has said about early voting
Grant Baldwin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump voted early in the Florida Republican primary on Wednesday, casting his ballot at a polling location near his home in Palm Beach. But Trump’s participation in [Read More…]
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Iran-associated hacking group targeted emails of Biden, Trump campaign individuals: Google
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A hacking group associated with Iran targeted the personal email accounts of “roughly a dozen” people associated with the Trump and Biden campaigns, including current and former U.S. government [Read More…]
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Vance to head to Hamptons for high-dollar fundraiser next weekend
Drew Hallowell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is set to attend a high-dollar fundraiser in the Hamptons next weekend, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by ABC News. The [Read More…]
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Trump campaign faces backlash after posting 2 images side by side that disparage immigrants
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is facing backlash after a post on Tuesday that showed two side-by-side images that disparaged immigrants, writing “Import the third world. Become the third world.” [Read More…]
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Election 2024 updates: Trump attacks Harris on the economy, but talking little policy
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris [Read More…]
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More people are dying from dementia, according to new study
sukanya sitthikongsak/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deaths from dementia have tripled in just 21 years, according to a new study published in The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. In 1999, about 150,000 Americans died [Read More…]
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Why are investors turning to bonds? Experts weigh in
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stock market turmoil earlier this month prompted some investors to ditch stocks in favor of an alternative typically viewed as safer but less exciting: bonds. The renewed popularity of [Read More…]
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Kaley Cuoco announces engagement to Tom Pelphrey
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Paramount+ Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are getting married. On Wednesday, a rep for Cuoco confirmed the news to Good Morning America after she and Pelphrey shared the news on their [Read More…]
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Kim Kardashian reportedly adapting La La Anthony’s book ‘The Love Playbook’
Disney Kim Kardashian has reportedly lined up her next TV producing gig. The reality TV giant and entrepreneur is reportedly adapting La La Anthony‘s New York Times bestselling The Love Playbook into a TV project. [Read More…]
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Drew Barrymore reveals ‘original’ ending of ’50 First Dates’ and other details
Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock As romantic comedy classic 50 First Dates celebrates its 20th anniversary, the film’s star Drew Barrymore is revealing new details about the film’s making — including a surprising “original ending” that did not come [Read More…]