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Under pressure, Homeland Security surging resources to border as Title 42 ends
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security is assigning hundreds of asylum officers to the border to sort through the region’s recent surge in humanitarian needs, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday. [Read More…]
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What we know about Texas’ gun laws after Allen mall mass shooting
makenoodle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Texas’ gun laws have long come under scrutiny from gun reform groups and anti-violence activists who argue that too many loopholes put firearms in the wrong hands. “We seem to [Read More…]
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American Psychological Association issues advisory for teens and social media
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the first guidance of its kind, the American Psychological Association (APA) has issued sweeping recommendations intended to help teenagers use social media safely. The guidance is primarily directed [Read More…]
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FDA advisors vote unanimously in favor of allowing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Medical and scientific experts advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have voted in favor of allowing a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription. “The large [Read More…]
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Spicy: Trailer debuts for director Eva Longoria’s Cheetos origin story ‘Flamin’ Hot’
Searchlight Pictures Searchlight Pictures has debuted the trailer to director Eva Longoria‘s Flamin’ Hot, movie that tells the tale of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay custodian who claims to have invented the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos recipe “that disrupted the food industry and [Read More…]
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Tom Holland opens up on how his upcoming series impacted his mental health
Apple TV+ Tom Holland is opening up about his mental health journey as it relates to his latest role. The Crowded Room, which premieres June 9 on Apple TV+, and is inspired by a true story and the ensuing [Read More…]
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Behind the Muppet Music: ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ debuts today on Disney+
Disney/Mitch Haaseth They’ve influenced a generation of musicians, and now Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are getting their due. All episodes of the fuzzy, funky rock group’s new show, The Muppets Mayhem, debut Wednesday [Read More…]
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Santos indicted on 13 counts, including wire fraud, money laundering
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been indicted on 13 counts, including seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public [Read More…]
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Cyberattacks on hospitals are growing threats to patient safety, experts say
ABC News (BURLINGTON, Vt.) — Jes Kraus was supposed to be going to the University of Vermont Medical Center every day for aggressive radiation and chemotherapy treatments to fight stage three colorectal cancer, for which [Read More…]
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Price hikes cooled slightly in April, continuing monthslong slowdown
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 4.9% last month compared to a year ago, extending a monthslong slowdown and bolstering hopes that inflation will continue its return back to normal levels. The [Read More…]
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Quinta Brunson says fashion is an “extension of me”
Rosaline Shahnavaz for InStyle Quinta Brunson flaunted different fashion looks during awards show season, but says before meeting stylist Bryon Javar it wasn’t easy to find someone who understood her or was willing to dress her frame. “Not only [Read More…]
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Could Tom Cruise have eyes for Shakira?
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Tom Cruise and Shakira sparked dating rumors over the weekend when they were photographed together at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami, according to Page Six. “He is extremely [Read More…]
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In Brief: MTV News shutters; Fox cancels ‘Fantasy Island’ reboot, and more
Another Sex and the City vet is joining the cast of the HBO Max sequel, And Just Like That… for season 2. Candice Bergen, who played Carrie Bradshaw’s Vogue editor Enid Frick on the original [Read More…]
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‘Outsourcing’ border enforcement: Biden’s migration policies rely on Mexico despite its grim record
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — When Emiliano, 51 years old, finally reached Mexico from his native Venezuela, he was detained by Mexico’s immigration authority, known by its Spanish-language initials as INM. Imprisoned in a crowded [Read More…]
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E. Jean Carroll talks court victory against Trump: ‘I feel fantastic’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said she feels “fantastic” one day after a jury found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in her lawsuit against him. [Read More…]
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher says son has ADHD
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his first grade teacher in January, says she is willing to take responsibility for the incident, and that her [Read More…]
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Biden administration officials preview plans for end of Title 42
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid concerns over a looming immigration surge at the southern U.S. border, Biden administration officials have revealed what they described as a “comprehensive, multi-agency, multi-country plan” to “humanely manage [Read More…]
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George Santos could appear in court as soon as Wednesday: Sources
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A day after Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, the embattled congressman could make his first court [Read More…]
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Trump says CNN town hall appearance could turn into ‘disaster for all’
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after being found liable for battery and defamation, former President Donald Trump is set to participate in a prime-time town hall on CNN on [Read More…]
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Why some in new poll still want Trump in 2024 even if he’s criminally charged
Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump, a twice-impeached former president facing multiple criminal investigations and charges in one — as he denies wrongdoing and says he is being politically persecuted — [Read More…]