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Artificial sweetener erythritol could elevate heart disease risk, preliminary research suggests
Tatsiana Niamera / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study suggests a popular artificial sweetener found in everything from drinks and baked goods to gum and candy could be linked to a higher risk [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Costco adds membership scanners upon entry to crack down on customers sharing cards
Customers wait in line to check out purchases at Costco store on June 28, 2023 in Teterboro, New Jersey. (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When customers walk in to shop at Costco [Read More…]
ABC Business News
CosMc’s is officially open: What to know about the McDonald’s offshoot
CosMc’s (NEW YORK) — CosMc’s, a new small-format beverage-led concept from McDonald’s, has officially opened in San Antonio, Texas. Starting Thursday, patrons in the Alamo City will be among the first to try the new [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF soldiers accused of abusing Palestinians denied release
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: Palestinian death toll climbs to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Perseid meteor shower is nearing its peak: Here’s how to see it
Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The next great sky show is coming soon, and it is forecast to be one of the most awe-inspiring shooting star displays of 2024. Appearing annually between late [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman dies after getting caught in baggage carousel at Chicago O’Hare
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after getting caught in a baggage carousel, officials told ABC News. The woman, who has not yet been publicly identified, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he has agreed to offer from ABC News to debate Harris
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10. Trump said so during a news conference [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Noah Lyles, suffering from COVID, comes up short in bid for double; settles for bronze in 200 meter
Hannah Peters/Getty Images (PARIS) — Noah Lyles came up short in his quest for the 100-meter, 200-meter double at the Paris Olympics. He did get the bronze, but had been aiming to be the first [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Personal finances, net worth of Walz and Vance show stark differences
Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The major party vice presidential nominees — Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance — sharply disagree on a range of issues. The differences in their personal [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID was 10th leading cause of death in 2023, down from 4th in 2022: CDC
Getty Images – STOCK/dowell (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 has significantly fallen as a leading cause of death in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new provisional data published Thursday [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reviews hint it might be game over for ‘Borderlands’ movie
Lionsgate The video game franchise Borderlands has legions of fans around the world. However, the upcoming movie adaptation, not so much — at least according to reviewers. The action comedy starring Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart and the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Believe: Co-creator Bill Lawrence says ‘Ted Lasso’ could return — under one condition
Apple TV+ When it comes to the future of the Emmy magnet Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso, the coach has the ball. That’s the word from the show’s co-creator Bill Lawrence, who tells Collider that a [Read More…]
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Michelle Pfeiffer to headline ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off ‘The Madison’
Courtesy Parmount Network The rumors were true: Michelle Pfeiffer is joining Taylor Sheridan‘s Yellowstone universe. The actress will headline The Madison, a project that had a working title of 2024. Paramount Networks calls the series [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: 59% of Gaza buildings destroyed, analysis shows
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: IDF soldiers accused of abusing [Read More…]
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Ukraine continues major incursion into Russia, with reports of advances amid heavy fighting
Russian Defence Ministry/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance deeper into Russia’s Kursk region, expanding their area of control on the third day of their major incursion, with the situation [Read More…]
ABC World News
2024 on track to become Earth’s warmest year on record despite slight global temperature drop: Copernicus
NurPhoto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time in more than a year, the planet did not set a new monthly global temperature record. However, Earth did experience its two warmest days on record [Read More…]
ABC National News
Athlete drowns during CrossFit Games in Texas
ABC News (FORT WORTH, Texas.) — An athlete drowned during a swimming event at a CrossFit competition in Texas on Thursday, the organization said. The death occurred on the first day of the CrossFit Games, [Read More…]
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2 wanted for allegedly stealing human remains from New Orleans apartment
New Orleans Police Department (NEW ORLEANS) — Police in New Orleans are seeking two people accused of stealing human remains from an apartment. The suspects allegedly stole “a bicycle and of a package containing the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Harris, Walz to meet with United Auto Workers in Michigan
Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty [Read More…]
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Progressives reckon with massive campaign spending deficit after Cori Bush defeat
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS.) — Progressives are on the short end of a spending war with pro-Israel and other establishment Democratic forces. And they know it. Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush’s primary loss [Read More…]