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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans TikTok on state devices
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies on Wednesday to ban the use of social media platform TikTok on government-issued devices over concerns about how the China-owned app [Read More…]
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Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes’ former partner, sentenced in Theranos fraud case
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former romantic partner of Elizabeth Holmes and president of disgraced blood testing company Theranos, was sentenced Wednesday to 155 months, or nearly 13 years, in [Read More…]
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Martin Short’s a real dummy with Steve Martin in promo for this weekend’s ‘SNL’
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor When two Saturday Night Live legends are scheduled to host the show together, you’d be right to expect a funnier than usual promo. Such is the case, no pun intended, with Steve Martin [Read More…]
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Con Te Parti-D’Oh! ‘The Simpsons’ to make sweet music with the Bocellis in Disney+ Christmas short
Disney+ Italian opera superstar Andrea Bocelli, his 25-year-old son, Matteo, and 10-year-old daughter, Virginia, will soon play a very exclusive gig — in Springfield, on The Simpsons. On December 15, Disney+ will drop Feliz Navidad, [Read More…]
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Legendary Times Square comedy club Carolines is closing
Getty Images Carolines, the legendary New York City comedy club, has announced it will soon be shutting its doors. In a Facebook post, it was announced that Caroline Hirsch, the namesake owner of the stand-up [Read More…]
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Storm systems bring snow and flood threats to Northern Rockies and Plains
Anna Kraynova / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several storm systems are moving across the country, raising the risk of avalanches in certain states. Snow will continue in the Rockies on Wednesday, with some areas [Read More…]
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‘Exuberant’ Chuck Schumer on what a 51-seat majority means for Democrats
Phil Roeder/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, feeling “exuberant” following Sen. Raphael Warnock’s win in Georgia’s runoff, on Wednesday laid out why he thinks Democrats won and what to expect from their [Read More…]
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Trump hosts event featuring QAnon, ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theorist at Mar-a-Lago
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A prominent adherent of the QAnon and “pizzagate” conspiracy theories posed for photos with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday night after [Read More…]
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Kirstie Alley’s death at 71 puts spotlight on colon cancer: What women need to know
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kirstie Alley’s unexpected death at age 71 has put a spotlight on colon cancer, the disease that took her life. Alley had been recently diagnosed with colon [Read More…]
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Michael be lying: Michael B. Jordan on what it took to keep his ‘Wakanda Forever’ cameo secret
Marvel Studios (SPOILERS) Marvel fans know that characters who die rarely stay dead, yet Michael B. Jordan‘s appearance in the hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever still managed to be a jaw-dropper. Now that the cat [Read More…]
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H.E.R. on playing Belle in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ special: ‘I never thought I could be a Disney princess’
ABC/Christopher Willard H.E.R. says it’s a “dream come true” to play Belle in the upcoming live-action special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration. The award-winning singer, who is the first Black and Filipina woman to play [Read More…]
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Repairs on sabotaged NC power grid completed as search continues for suspects
Dominik Stötter / EyeEm/ Getty Images (MOORE COUNTY, N.C.) — Equipment damaged in an attack that caused a massive electrical blackout in a North Carolina county has been completely repaired or replaced and authorities said [Read More…]
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DOJ watchdog finds ‘serious’ problems in handling of ‘Whitey’ Bulger prison transfer
Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An investigation by the Justice Department’s top watchdog uncovered “serious” failures in the Bureau of Prison’s handling of the prison transfer of notorious mobster James “Whitey” [Read More…]
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Zoe Saldaña talks ‘Avatar”s success, and her love of action movies
InStyle/JD Barnes Zoe Saldaña is the cover star for the latest issue of InStyle. In it, she reflects on the box office success of Avatar and her love for action films, among other things. Avatar [Read More…]
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Literal viral scene: Jenna Ortega performed ‘Wednesday’ dance with COVID
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix Even if you’re one of the increasingly few who haven’t seen Netflix’s hit macabre dramedy Wednesday, you’ve probably already seen one of its most-talked-about scenes. Footage of Jenna Ortega getting down on the [Read More…]
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Anne Heche autopsy showed “no evidence of impairment” at time of fatal crash
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Anne Heche was not high at the time of the fiery, fatal August crash that led to her death. That’s according to the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s report about the Emmy winner that was [Read More…]
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Christina Applegate joining Brendan Fraser for charity reading of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix Dead to Me co-star Christina Applegate has joined the star-studded cast of The Ed Asner Family Center‘s annual charity reading of It’s a Wonderful Life. The actress and newly-minted Hollywood [Read More…]
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Idaho murders: Police to start removing victims’ belongings from house
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — As police in Moscow, Idaho, continue their search for the suspect who killed four University of Idaho students, they’ll begin to remove some of the victims’ personal belongings from [Read More…]
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AI photography is taking over social media. Why are some concerned about privacy?
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest social media trend to be sweeping people’s feeds is sharing virtual avatars generated through the Lensa AI app. Lensa, which has been around since 2018, lets users [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Wednesday’ ratings magic for Netflix, and more
After scoring the most viewing time in a single week for an English-language series on Netflix, the mystery comedy Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega as the titular character, topped its own mark in the week of [Read More…]