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Not enough of Chinese balloon recovered yet to conclude intent, FBI says
FBI (WASHINGTON) — The FBI’s evidence response team has retrieved only a small amount of the Chinese spy balloon shot down Saturday — and doesn’t yet have enough evidence to conclude what China’s intent was. [Read More…]
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Suicides rose in 2021 after two years of declines, CDC report finds
xijian/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The number of suicides increased in 2021 to the highest levels seen in four years, according to new federal data. The report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Read More…]
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Twitter suffers major outage, prompting emergency fix and apology
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter suffered a user outage on Wednesday that lasted for hours and required an emergency fix, prompting an apology from the company and marking one of the first major [Read More…]
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Ryan Reynolds and Colin Hanks’ documentary about the late John Candy could be headed to Amazon
Darlene Hammond/Hulton Archive/Getty Images — ABC/Randy Holmes Last year, Ryan Reynolds confirmed that he, Colin Hanks and Ryan’s Maximum Effort company were working on a documentary tribute to a fellow funny Canadian, the late John [Read More…]
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Rihanna: Halftime show will “celebrate” catalog while representing immigrants, Barbados and Black women
Cooper Neill/Getty Images Even billionaire pop superstars have to juggle work and family. Rihanna, who welcomed her first child in May 2022, will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. At a press conference on [Read More…]
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Harrison Ford sings ’90s classic in new clip from Apple TV+’s ‘Shrinking’
Apple TV+ (NOTE LANGUAGE) Harrison Ford is winning praise for showing off his comedy chops in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, but he goes even further in a new clip posted by E!. In the [Read More…]
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Turkey earthquake live updates: Death toll exceeds 20,000 in Turkey, Syria
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 20,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was [Read More…]
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Miraculous moments as survivors pulled from earthquake rubble in Turkey, Syria
KYRIAKOS FINAS/SOOC/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rescue efforts are ongoing after a massive earthquake and powerful aftershocks caused widespread devastation across southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. Tens of thousands of people have been [Read More…]
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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ parents, sister to sue Alec Baldwin over ‘Rust’ shooting
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the Rust on-set shooting, plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film, according to [Read More…]
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“It’s a mess’: Messages to Southwest pilots show meltdown unfolding
martin-dm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson faced lawmakers Thursday in a highly-anticipated Senate Commerce Committee hearing to answer for the airline’s historic holiday meltdown. “Let me be clear: we [Read More…]
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Alicia Silverstone spoofs ‘Clueless’, the ‘Breaking Bad’ boys return and more celebs star in 2023 Super Bowl ads
Frito-Lay North America Super Bowl commercials are usually star-packed affairs, and this year’s big game will be no different. Considering a 30-second ad this year costs companies $6.5 million, they’re pulling out all the stops to get [Read More…]
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck create an icon in new trailer to ‘Air’
Amazon Studios Amazon Studios has just dropped the trailer to Air, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon‘s fact-based film about the creation of one of the most iconic pieces of footwear ever created: Nike’s Air Jordan. [Read More…]
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ABC News exclusive: FAA calls on laser manufacturers to warn consumers of risks for planes
Illustration via FBI (NEW YORK) — After nearly 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft last year, U.S. officials are calling on manufacturers to warn customers of potential risks. The acting administrator of the Federal [Read More…]
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California reparations task force eyeing $5 million payments, restitution
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kamilah Moore, the chair of California’s Reparations Task Force, is a direct descendant of enslaved people in the United States. Now, she’s one of several leaders behind the nation’s [Read More…]
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Chinese surveillance balloon may trigger US ‘action’ against Beijing: Official
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A State Department official said Thursday that the U.S. is looking into taking action against China for the surveillance balloons sent into American skies. The official said Washington is [Read More…]
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In Brief: Hulu cancels ‘Reboot’, and more
Reboot, the comedy series from Modern Family co-creator Steve Levitan, is officially dead following its cancellation at Hulu after one season. “Well, that seems to be a wrap on Reboot,” Levitan tweeted on Monday. “Very [Read More…]
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Evangeline Lilly calls ‘Hurt Locker’ co-star Jeremy Renner’s recovery from snow plow accident “a miracle”
Walt Disney Pictures/Paramount+ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Evangeline Lilly has been in touch with fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe actor Jeremy Renner since his New Year’s Day snow plow accident, and calls his recovery [Read More…]
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Zelenskyy appeals for new weapons from France, Germany, UK in face-to-face meetings
Didier Lebrun / Photonews via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday evening appealed to the leaders of Germany and France for new weapons to aid Ukraine’s fight against Russia, after making a [Read More…]
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Turkey earthquake live updates: Death toll exceeds 17,000 in Turkey, Syria
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (GAZIANTEP, Turkey) — More than 17,000 people are dead after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered in [Read More…]
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North Korea shows off ICBMs and Kim Jong Un’s daughter during military parade
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea staged a large nighttime military parade on Wednesday possibly showing off its largest number of intercontinental ballistic missiles on one occasion. The parade took place in Kim [Read More…]