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Colin Farrell opens up about son James’ life with Angelman syndrome
Axelle/bauer-griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images Colin Farrell is opening up about his son James‘ Angelman syndrome diagnosis and what he’s doing to help others with intellectual disabilities. “I want the world to be kind to James,” Farrell told [Read More…]
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Taylor Swift shows in Vienna canceled after 2 arrested for planning terror plot
Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management (VIENNA, Austria) — Taylor Swift’s three concerts in Vienna this week have been canceled after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, authorities said. “We [Read More…]
ABC World News
What sparked the recent violent protests in the United Kingdom?
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (LONDON) — A man wrapped in a red-and-white English flag raised his hand in a Nazi salute in the town center of Leicester, England, as a line of police officers looked on [Read More…]
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Georgia school chief says state will restore public funding for AP African American studies course
PixelsEffect/Getty Images Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods announced on Wednesday that the state will restore public funding for Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies to be taught in public schools after seeking “guidance and clarity” [Read More…]
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Man accused of poisoning child with eyedrops after allegedly killing wife same way
Gaston County Sheriff’s Office (GASTONIA, N.C.) — A North Carolina man accused of fatally poisoning his wife with eyedrops is now being accused of attempting to poison their 11-year-old daughter with the same substance, resulting [Read More…]
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Dog starts house fire by chewing portable phone battery, officials say
Tulsa Fire Department/Facebook (TULSA, Okla.) — A dog in Tulsa, Oklahoma, started a house fire after biting into a lithium ion battery, fire officials said. The Tulsa Fire Department recently released dramatic footage of the [Read More…]
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NASA says Boeing’s Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two astronauts who went up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Boeing’s Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft, NASA officials said during a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What could the economic slowdown mean for the election?
Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stock market gyrations this week came after a disappointing jobs report stoked concerns about an economic slowdown. The uncertainty drew heightened attention as the U.S. [Read More…]
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Whoopi Goldberg joins cast of ‘Annie’ musical
MSG Entertainment Whoopi Goldberg is heading to the stage as part of the world-renowned musical Annie. Goldberg, a co-host on The View, will play the role of Miss Hannigan in the New York City performances of Annie, which [Read More…]
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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ drops haunting teaser
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images After haunting audiences at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, director Steven Soderbergh‘s movie Presence let its presence be known with a creepy teaser on Wednesday. The teaser doesn’t give away [Read More…]
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Flea recalls snowboarding “stark naked” with Woody Harrelson: “I have footage”
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic (NOTE LANGUAGE) Playing concerts isn’t the only thing Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea does naked. During an episode of the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, hosted by Cheers costars Woody Harrelson and Ted Danson, the [Read More…]
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”Vanity Fair’ gets first look at ‘SNL’ “thriller comedy” ‘Saturday Night’
Reitman on set with Finn Wolfhard – Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Vanity Fair has just published a feature piece on Saturday Night, the comedy that depicts the goings on at Studio 8H before the very first [Read More…]
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Pamela Anderson on returning to her roots, literally and figuratively, in ‘Better Homes & Gardens’
Better Homes & Gardens/Ditte Isager In a cover story in Better Homes & Gardens, Pamela Anderson shows off a different side of herself: She could give Martha Stewart a run for her money. The former [Read More…]
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Sigourney Weaver, Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell tackle Shakespeare in London
Good Morning America Three big Hollywood stars are tackling The Bard on London’s West End. Sigourney Weaver is starring in a revival of Shakespeare‘s The Tempest for an eight-week engagement starting on Dec. 7. The [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Where vice presidential pick Tim Walz stands on health care issues
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, ended weeks of speculation after selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. During his time as a member [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Split-screen campaign blitz kicks off in Wisconsin, 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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Critics blast new VP nominee Tim Walz for ‘massive’ COVID-19 fraud ‘under his watch’
Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and presumptive Democratic vice-presidential nominee, during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — With Tim Walz joining Democratic [Read More…]
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Woman charged in Arizona ‘fake elector’ case pleads guilty, docket shows
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of former President Donald Trump’s so-called “fake electors,” Loraine Pellegrino, pleaded guilty to a single “reduced charge” in the Arizona 2020 election case, according to the online docket. Her attorney [Read More…]
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How Kamala Harris decided on her running mate, Tim Walz
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally with and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at Girard College, on Aug. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvard ‘failed its Jewish students’ and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules
Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Harvard University “failed its Jewish students” and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston [Read More…]