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(NEW YORK) — Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million over the next three years to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students — an agreement the university said will restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants the Trump administration had terminated or paused earlier this year. “While Columbia does not admit […]
Katniss Everdeen’s parents are among the new casting announcements for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Scot Greenan and Grace Ackary will play Burdock Everdeen and Astrid March in the upcoming film. Also cast are Melody Chikakane Brown as Hattie Meeney and Jefferson White as Mr. McCoy. The upcoming film arrives in theaters on […]
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLReds 5, Nationals 0Padres 2, Marlins 3Giants 9, Braves 3Tigers 1, Pirates 6Angels 3, Mets 6Royals 8, Cubs 4Cardinals 0, Rockies 6Astros 4, Diamondbacks 3Brewers 10, Mariners 2Twins 3, Dodgers 4Orioles 2, Guardians 3Red Sox 9, Phillies 8Yankees 4, Blue Jays 8White […]
Marvel Studios Marvel’s first family is finally introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The film, which flies into theaters on Thursday, stars Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Sue Storm/Invisible Woman. Joseph Quinn and Ebon-Moss Bacharach also star as Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Ben Grimm/The […]
Photo by Natasha Campos/Getty Images for H&M & Buy From a Black Woman Mommy see, mommy do. Brandy‘s daughter not only sings, it appears she acts, too. Deadline reports Sy’Rai Smith will be making her acting debut in Lifetime’s Christmas Everyday, starring opposite her mother. The film will follow fashion designer Francine “Fancy” Ballantine (Brandy) as she […]
(WASHINGTON) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday issued a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on Aug. 11. “The facts and circumstances surrounding both your and Mr. Epstein’s cases have received immense public interest and scrutiny,” Comer wrote in […]
(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Florida denied one of three Justice Department requests to unseal grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Epstein, according to a public order released Wednesday. The request is one of three made by the Justice Department to judges in New York and Florida seeking to unseal records from federal […]
(WASHINGTON) — The White House on Wednesday released its promised “AI Action Plan,” a sweeping set of policy proposals aimed at boosting the United States’ goal for dominance in artificial intelligence through sweeping deregulation. The plan was developed by the Trump administration’s AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, and the Office of Science and Technology […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, resigned on Monday, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News. Pagurek told colleagues he was frustrated by the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to dismantle FEMA and by new hurdles that slowed the agency’s response to the catastrophic flooding in […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction and Veterans Affairs spending in a 90-8 vote. But lawmakers have a long way to go to avoid a government shutdown, with 12 appropriations bills to get through before the Sept. 30 deadline. The House, […]
