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Mexican authorities search for ‘Ted Bundy’-like killer after 3 women found dead in Tijuana
Buena Vista Images/Getty Images (TIJUANA, Mexico) — Authorities in Mexico are searching for a suspect responsible for the recent deaths of three women who worked in bars and strip clubs in Tijuana, a Mexican state [Read More…]
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Officers make 1st court appearance in Randy Cox case, man paralyzed in police custody
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — The five New Haven, Connecticut, police officers charged in the case of Randy Cox, a Black man who was paralyzed while being transported in custody, appeared in court [Read More…]
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Accused Club Q shooter’s bomb threat case hindered by family’s refusal to testify: DA
Kali9/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The accused shooter in the deadly mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub was previously arrested over an alleged bomb threat incident last year, though the case was dismissed [Read More…]
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Texas court dismisses case against doctor who violated state’s abortion ban
P A Thompson/Getty Images (BEXAR COUNTY, Texas) — A Texas court dismissed a lawsuit Thursday against a doctor accused of providing an abortion to a woman despite the state’s strict ban on the procedure. Dr. [Read More…]
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Multiple people injured in explosion at Iowa plant
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (MARENGO, Iowa) — Multiple people were injured in an explosion at a plant in Iowa on Thursday, hospital officials said, as crews continue to battle a massive blaze in the incident. No [Read More…]
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Good news: ‘Murder hornets’ haven’t been seen in Washington this year
Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the first time since 2019, the northern giant hornet hasn’t been found in Washington State. The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Pest Program announced [Read More…]
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First Gen Zer elected to Congress details his trouble getting an apartment in DC
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As another Gen Zer, Olivia Rodrigo, famously said, “God, it’s brutal out here” — including for Washington, D.C.’s newest, youngest congressman-elect. Maxwell Frost, 25, the first [Read More…]
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How basketball stars rallied for Brittney Griner during her detention in Russia
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver celebrated the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody on Thursday and thanked the athletes who used their platforms to raise [Read More…]
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Online gambling among youth worries experts, one teen says sports betting was an ‘escape’
Hispanolistic/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Steve, 18, first felt the thrill of gambling at the age of 15. His “first high” came when he won a couple hundred dollars while playing dice, he told ABC [Read More…]
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New COVID booster authorization will sway parents to get young kids vaccinated, FDA vaccine chief hopes
d3sign/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, said he is well aware that COVID-19 booster uptake might be low for the latest shot, authorized by the government on [Read More…]
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Los Angeles County holds off on mask mandate even as it enters ‘high’ COVD transmission category
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County said Thursday it is holding off on issuing an indoor mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. During a press conference, LA County Public Health Director [Read More…]
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Jackie Chan says ‘Rush Hour 4’ might happen after all
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Martial artist and action movie icon Jackie Chan has confirmed it: Rush Hour 4 is a go. According to Variety, Chan confirmed to fans at the Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More…]
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the Best Film of the year, according to National Board of Review
Paramount Pictures As if being the highest grossing movie of the year — and Tom Cruise‘s career — wasn’t enough, Top Gun: Maverick is aces with the National Board of Review. The New York City-based [Read More…]
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Brittney Griner release: How the White House says it happened
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Thursday disclosed additional details about how President Joe Biden and administration officials were able to secure WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release and [Read More…]
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At least 63 children are sick with measles in Ohio
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An ongoing measles outbreak in central Ohio has ballooned to 63 cases as of Thursday. Twenty-five children have been hospitalized. The state’s health system is also fighting the [Read More…]
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James Gunn on DC heroes’ cinematic fates: “We know we are not going to make every person happy”
Warner Bros. Discovery In a lengthy Twitter thread Thursday, James Gunn responded to a widely covered Hollywood Reporter story about his and partner Peter Safran‘s reported “blueprint” for getting Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Comics-based universe [Read More…]
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Will Smith giving followers free Apple TV+ to watch ‘Emancipation’
L-R – Fuqua and Smith on set/Apple TV+ On his Instagram Thursday, Will Smith let his followers know he’s hooking them up with a free Apple TV+ subscription, just so they can catch up with [Read More…]
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Reese Witherspoon’s Tracy Flick will be back in Paramount+ sequel to ‘Election’
ABC Reese Witherspoon will once again play determined Tracy Flick, this time in a sequel to the 1999 comedy Election. The Hollywood Reporter notes director Alexander Payne is also returning, co-writing the adaptation of Tom [Read More…]
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Brittney Griner live updates: WNBA star swapped for Russian Viktor Bout in prisoner exchange
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into [Read More…]
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DEA agent involved in Viktor Bout investigation says he’s ‘disgusted’ by Bout’s release after Brittney Griner swap
U.S. Department of Justice via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “I’m very disgusted,” Derek Maltz, who oversaw the Drug Enforcement Administration’s investigation of Viktor Bout, told ABC News after Bout was traded for Brittney Griner. [Read More…]