Comedy is the cornerstone of Madison Moxley and Mason Whitis’ relationship: Moxley is a comedian and Whitis excels at doing any weird thing he can to make his partner laugh. So when the Louisville, Kentucky, couple got engaged in late August, they started brainstorming funny engagement photo ideas. “We ultimately decided on tacky ’80s photos […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption L-R: Daniel Roher, Robbie Robertson, and exec producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard The Toronto International Film Festival is officially under way, with documentary film Once Were Brothers kicking off proceedings. The Canadian movie follows the career of Robbie Robertson and the creation of the roots-rock group The Band.
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Image copyright AFP PHOTO / BRAZILIAN NAVY Image caption The wreckage of the plane was discovered after a long search of the sea floor Magistrates in France have dropped charges against Air France and Airbus over a mid-Atlantic plane crash in 2009 that killed all 228 people on board. The Airbus 330 aircraft flying from
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Health officials in New York State said on Thursday that they are investigating a possible cause of a recent surge in severe vaping-related illnesses: a compound called vitamin E acetate. The state Department of Health said in a news release that “very high levels” of the compound had been found in 13 samples from eight
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Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel was put on the injured list with elbow inflammation on Thursday ahead of a big series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs also scratched infielder Javier Báez with lingering soreness in his left thumb. Kimbrel hasn’t pitched since allowing a three-run home run to Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich in a 4-0
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WASHINGTON — Three former Blackwater security contractors were sentenced on Thursday to roughly half of their original 30-year prison terms for the deadly 2007 shooting of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad’s Nisour Square, widely seen as one of the darkest moments of the Iraq war. The three former contractors — Dustin L. Heard, Evan S.
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The Trump administration has unveiled its plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant mortgage finance companies that nearly collapsed in the financial crisis 11 years ago and were bailed out at a total cost to taxpayers of $187 billion. The administration’s plan calls for returning Fannie and Freddie
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U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday. About 43% of full-time college students said they used some form of pot at least once in the past year, up from 38%, a University of Michigan survey found. About 25% said they did so in
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Rap queen Nicki Minaj has seemingly abdicated her throne, announcing in a tweet that she plans to retire from music. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family. I know you guys are happy now,” she wrote on Thursday. “To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, in the box-
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New York City is suing T-Mobile for what it calls “abusive sales tactics” at Metro by T-Mobile stores, the wireless carrier’s prepaid phone brand. Interested in New York? Add New York as an interest to stay up to date on the latest New York news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The city’s lawsuit says
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