Tag: blasts
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Harris says Trump is ‘increasingly unhinged’ and blasts his reported praise of Hitler as ‘troubling’ and ‘dangerous’
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday blasted Donald Trump over reports that he has spoken positively about Adolf Hitler, and described the former president’s recent behavior as “increasingly unhinged.” “It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler — the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million…
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Cynthia Erivo blasts a fan-edited ‘Wicked’ poster as ‘wildest, most offensive thing’
Cynthia Erivo called out a fan-edited “Wicked” poster circulating online, describing it as “offensive” and “deeply hurtful.” An official poster for the upcoming movie, which hits theaters in November, was released by distributor Universal Pictures earlier this month. (NBC News and Universal are both part of Comcast.) The image features Ariana Grande’s character, Glinda, whispering…
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Harris blasts Arkansas governor’s comments about her lack of biological children
Vice President Kamala Harris hit back at Arkansas GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments that Harris “doesn’t have anything keeping her humble” because she doesn’t have children. “I don’t think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who, one, are not aspiring to be humble,” Harris told “Call Her Daddy”…
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Ryan Murphy defends Menendez brothers Netflix series after Erik Menendez blasts it as ‘blatant lies’
Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after it was harshly criticized by one of the brothers. Erik Menendez slammed the series, released Sept. 19 on Netflix, as “blatant lies” and called the portrayal of his brother Lyle “ruinous” in a statement from prison…
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Beirut eye doctor describes ‘devastating’ injuries after blasts
BEIRUT — An eye doctor in Lebanon said he has treated some 40 to 50 people with serious injuries, including some who lost both eyes, after a wave of communication device explosions targeted members of the militant group Hezbollah this week, killing dozens. “We’ve never seen that much cases of patients and casualties that have…
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange new strikes after device blasts
The Middle East was on edge Friday as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged a new and intense barrage of fire after stunning attacks targeting the group’s communication devices killed dozens of people and left thousands injured across Lebanon. The prospect of an all-out war between the U.S. ally and the Iran-backed militant and political group appeared…
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Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war after Hezbollah device blasts in Lebanon
TEL AVIV — The Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday, after two days of device explosions that left the Middle East fearing all-out war. The attack on southern Lebanon involved airstrikes and artillery, but Israeli ground forces had not crossed the border, an Israeli official told NBC…
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Who made the exploding pagers? The messy global trail behind Lebanon blasts
HONG KONG — An electronics manufacturer in Taiwan said Wednesday that a company based in Hungary made the pagers bearing its brand that were used by members of the militant group Hezbollah and exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday. At least 12 people were killed and more than 2,750 others were injured in the blasts,…