Category: news
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Couple can’t sue Uber after daughter clicked away trial rights on Uber Eats
A couple, badly hurt in an Uber crash, can’t sue the company because their daughter once waived trial rights while using Uber Eats — a fateful click that prevents the family from suing the tech giant, New Jersey’s high court ruled. Georgia and John McGinty were passengers in an Uber on March 31, 2022, when…
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What to know about Travis Kelce’s role in ‘Grotesquerie,’ Ryan Murphy’s new show
Warning: This article contains some spoilers for the show “Grotesquerie.” Travis Kelce made his acting debut Wednesday night as a flirtatious hospital attendant in Ryan Murphy’s “Grotesquerie,” a role that saw him court the protagonist into a budding affair. The specific character played by the Kansas City Chiefs tight end — who rose to mainstream…
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Shanola Hampton stars in ‘Found,’ bringing missing marginalized people into the light
After 11 seasons of playing the vivacious Veronica Fisher on the Showtime family dramedy “Shameless,” Shanola Hampton knew she wanted her next project to be as socially relevant as it was creatively fulfilling. She found exactly what she was looking for in the NBC missing-persons procedural drama “Found,” which returns for its sophomore season on…
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan can take effect after judge lets restraining order expire
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can take effect after a judge ruled Wednesday that he would let a temporary restraining order on the plan expire. It’s a minor victory for the Biden administration just weeks ahead of the presidential election. The lawsuit was brought by seven red-leaning states: Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,…
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Two more storms gain strength in the Atlantic following devastation of Hurricane Helene
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two more tropical storms growing stronger in the Atlantic Thursday. Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie currently pose no direct threat to land, but threaten to bring more rain to regions already reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Kirk was upgraded to hurricane status Tuesday night and…
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Rick Scott places $10M in TV ads as the Florida Senate race enters homestretch
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Sen. Rick Scott is set to place roughly $10 million in new TV ads in the homestretch of a Florida Senate race where he is widely seen as the favorite but Democrats have continued to make noise. The Scott TV buy, first shared with NBC News, will focus mostly on the…
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More younger people are getting colonoscopies, a new study suggests
After the recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered to 45, there was a small but significant increase in screenings among younger people, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. The lower screening age was put into place in 2021 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which…
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Israel’s overnight Beirut strikes leave Lebanese sleepless
ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — When night falls, it’s no longer sleep but the humming threat of an Israeli strike that descends on the Lebanese capital. Israel’s overnight attacks, which reached the heart of Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, mean that few in the city and beyond are getting any rest. Residents told NBC…
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Georgian parliament speaker signs law curbing LGBT rights
TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he had signed into law a “family values” bill curbing LGBT rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election. Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party last month approved the bill, which bans gender transitions and could outlaw pride…
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Trump casts ‘election interference’ label on everything while facing federal charges
MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump has never stopped propagating falsehoods that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. But now, he is increasingly turning his attention to pre-emptive claims the 2024 election is being rigged to prevent him from returning to the White House. This year, Trump and his campaign have cited more than a dozen…