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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Pentagon preparing to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
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Iran executes second man amid protests
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — Iran on Monday executed a second man, 22-year-old Majid Reza Rahnavard, who had been convicted on charges of “waging war against God” amid ongoing protests in the country. Rahnavard, who was [Read More…]
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BTS K-pop boy band member Jin begins military service
ABC News (SEOUL, South Korea) — Jin, the eldest member of K-pop sensation BTS, was dispatched Tuesday to a front-line military training division north of Seoul. Jin, 30, is heading to the military after delaying [Read More…]
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Man injured in shark attack at Hawaii beach
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man was injured in an apparent shark attack at a Hawaii beach on Tuesday — the second such attack reported in the state in the past week, officials [Read More…]
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LGBTQ families react after President Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act
Courtesy Love-Ramirez Family (WASHINGTON) — LGBTQ families are celebrating after President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday afternoon in a ceremony held on the White House South Lawn. The act codifies protections for [Read More…]
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A look at the rise in migrants at the border as Title 42’s future remains unclear
Yuko Smith Photography/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — In the last couple of days, hundreds of migrants have been trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, as the future of Title 42, the Trump-era [Read More…]
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What the Respect for Marriage Act does and doesn’t do
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Respect for Marriage Act, which will be signed into law on Tuesday by President Joe Biden, is being celebrated as historic by him and lawmakers of both parties. While [Read More…]
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Biden signs historic same-sex marriage bill at White House
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage. Thousands of people gathered on the White House South Lawn to commemorate the Respect [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 select committee announces final public meeting Monday
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters on Tuesday that the panel plans to hold its final public meeting on Monday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. ET — [Read More…]
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Downfall of FTX and ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried: By the numbers
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed from a multibillion-dollar corporate darling into a bankrupt cautionary tale within a matter of weeks Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who appeared on the [Read More…]
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Subaru recalls more than 270,000 SUVs due to a potential fire risk
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Subaru is recalling more than 270,000 SUVs due to a potential fire risk, with owners urged to park their cars outside until inspected and repaired. The recall impacts certain [Read More…]
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Sam Bankman-Fried arrest live updates: FTX customers lost $8 billion, feds say
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the embattled former CEO of cryptocurrency giant FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, with defrauding investors. “FTX’s collapse highlights [Read More…]
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Inflation slowed in November, offering relief for consumers
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Consumer prices rose 7.1% last month compared to a year ago, continuing a monthslong decline from a 40-year record reached over the summer. Economists had predicted a CPI increase of [Read More…]
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United Airlines orders 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options for 100 more
nycshooter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — United Airlines said Tuesday it planned to purchase 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options to buy an additional 100. The airline said the order for up to 200 aircraft amounted [Read More…]
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Billie Lourd’s dad lets slip that he’s a grandfather again
Alberto Rodriguez/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Image Bryan Lourd, the super-agent father of Billie Lourd, his daughter with the late Carrie Fisher, has let slip that Billie and her husband, Austen Rydell, have welcomed their [Read More…]
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‘Wednesday’ surpasses ‘Dahmer’, passes one billion hours viewed on Netflix
Netflix/Matthias Clamer Netflix’s Addams Family series Wednesday has gone where only two other series on the streaming service have gone before. The show, which stars Jenna Ortega as the braided braniac, has surpassed one billion [Read More…]
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“Don’t wait. Do”: ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler on losing Chadwick Boseman and inspiring others
Marvel Studios On Monday night, Black Panther franchise writer-director Ryan Coogler walked in the footsteps of other cinema legends, including Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee. The filmmaker gave the British Academy of Film and Television [Read More…]
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith buy out theater to try to save Broadway play ‘Ain’t No Mo”
ABC Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have stepped up in order to try to save a beleaguered Broadway play from closing. The Hollywood Reporter notes the couple has purchased an entire performance of playwright [Read More…]
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Coast Guard searching for missing sailors headed to Florida
An undated photo of the Atrevida II, the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the sailboat and its crew Kevin Hyde and Joe DiTommasso. – U.S. Coast Guard (NEW YORK) — The United States Coast [Read More…]
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Scientific ‘breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion could launch new era of clean energy
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion at a national lab in California, marking a major step toward developing a new, sustainable [Read More…]