Propaganda
nounpro·pa·gan·da | \ ˌprä-pə-ˈgan-də , ˌprō-\
1capitalized: a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions2: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person3: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing causealso: a public action having such an effect
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NBC Edits Out Alex Trebek Crediting Prayers With Helping His Cancer Battle
In an interview with People magazine out Wednesday, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek credited the prayers of millions of his fans for helping him in his fight against stage-four pancreatic cancer, now in “near remission.” Yet, while ABC’s World News Tonight touted Trebek’s praise, the CBS Evening News ignored that part of Trebek’s comments and NBC […]
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- Beloved TV reporter dies in stunt plane crash during filming August 17, 2019"My heart is shattered," Glynn Boyd said of his wife, Nancy Parker, who worked for Fox affiliate WVUE for 23 years.
- Person of interest in NYC pressure cooker scare taken into custody: Police source August 17, 2019The NYPD released photos of the man they say is Larry Griffin on Friday.
- Person of interest in NYC pressure cooker scare taken into custody: Police source August 17, 2019The NYPD released photos of the man they say is Larry Griffin on Friday.
- Hundreds of strangers attend service for El Paso victim with no family nearby August 17, 2019Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral for Margie Reckard, who was killed in the El Paso shooting.
- Plains at risk for severe storms while heat returns to Northeast August 17, 2019There is also a threat for flooding in the Southeast.
- Plains at risk for severe storms while heat returns to Northeast August 17, 2019There is also a threat for flooding in the Southeast.
- Prosecutors seek additional indictment against Harvey Weinstein August 17, 2019The Manhattan DA’s office has presented the criminal case against Harvey Weinstein to a grand jury for a second time to include testimony from actress Annabella Sciorra.
- Prosecutors seek additional indictment against Harvey Weinstein August 17, 2019The Manhattan DA’s office has presented the criminal case against Harvey Weinstein to a grand jury for a second time to include testimony from actress Annabella Sciorra.
- Suspect surrenders after shooting 2 officers serving eviction notice August 17, 2019A Missouri man who shot two police officers while they were serving him an eviction notice surrendered to authorities Friday afternoon after a long standoff.
- Suspect surrenders after shooting 2 officers serving eviction notice August 17, 2019A Missouri man who shot two police officers while they were serving him an eviction notice surrendered to authorities Friday afternoon after a long standoff.
International Headlines
ABC News: International
- Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure August 17, 2019The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar in "24 to 48 hours," despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again
- EU Commission chief to have emergency gallbladder operation August 17, 2019European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has had to cut short his summer holiday and be rushed to his home nation of Luxembourg where he will undergo a gallbladder operation
- Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field August 17, 2019Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside of Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert, causing what the kingdom described as a 'limited fire'
- Italy's Salvini agrees to disembark minors on migrant ship August 17, 2019Italy's hard-line interior minister appeared to buckle under pressure to ease the standoff over a migrant rescue ship with 134 people aboard, saying he would allow minors to disembark after being at sea for two weeks
- Sudanese protesters sign final power-sharing deal with army August 17, 2019Sudan's pro-democracy movement signs final deal with ruling military council, paving way for transition to civilian-led government following overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April
- Fire breaks out in New Delhi hospital; no casualties August 17, 2019Authorities evacuate patients and visitors after a fire breaks out in a major government-run hospital in the Indian capital
- Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir August 17, 2019Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have begun restoring landline phone services after a nearly two-week unprecedented security crackdown and news blackout following a decision to downgrade the majority-Muslim region's autonomy
- Rainstorm floods markets, underpasses in Istanbul; 1 dead August 17, 2019Media reports say heavy rains have hit Istanbul, flooding streets and basements, stranding drivers and disrupting rail and ferry services
- Airstrikes in Syrian rebel stronghold kills family of 7 August 17, 2019A family of seven killed in Syrian government offensive on rebel stronghold
- Saudi state TV says fire controlled at massive oil field after a drone attack claimed by Yemen rebels August 17, 2019Saudi state TV says fire controlled at massive oil field after a drone attack claimed by Yemen rebels
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US Headlines
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- Judge blasts Georgia officials' handling of election system August 17, 2019A federal judge said Georgia election officials have for years ignored, downplayed and failed to address serious problems with the state's election management system and voting machines
- Doctors warn of fallout from new immigration rule August 17, 2019Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health outcomes and rising costs they say will come from sweeping changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps or other public assistance
- Sheriff: NYC subway scare suspect has criminal past August 17, 2019New York City police say they've apprehended a man suspected of placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a subway station
- The Latest: All tourists return to Denali entrance safely August 17, 2019About 300 tourists have been all safely returned to Alaska's Denali National Park entrance after they became stranded when a mudslide damaged the only road inside the vast park
- The Latest: NYC subway scare suspect has criminal past August 17, 2019A West Virginia sheriff's department says the man suspected of placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station has a criminal history in the state
- Man charged with attempted murder of Illinois state trooper August 17, 2019A 43-year-old suburban Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder for shooting and wounding an Illinois State Trooper who serving a warrant at the man's home
- Funerals Saturday for 4 children killed in day care fire August 17, 2019Residents of a Pennsylvania city will gather Saturday to mourn and remember four of the five children who died when fire swept through a child care center
- Crowd of strangers says goodbye to El Paso shooting victim August 17, 2019Thousands of strangers from Los Angeles to Tucson have come to El Paso, Texas, to say goodbye to an El Paso shooting victim after hearing that she had few family members
- AP Explains: A look at rallies, recent tension in Portland August 17, 2019AP Explains: A look at a planned right-wing rally, expected counterprotests and recent tension in liberal Portland, Oregon
- PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of pictures from the past week August 17, 2019PHOTOS: Firefighters rescue children left alone in an apartment which caught fire in St. Louis; boaters on Russia's Volga River floating near partially submerged monastery and a radio telescope antenna; 50th anniversary of Woodstock music festival in N.Y.
Technology
ABC News: Technology
- From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species August 17, 2019Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting to agree on protections for vulnerable species, taking up issues such as the trade in ivory and the demand for shark fin soup that is decimating shark populations
- Thailand's lost baby dugong dies from shock, eating plastic August 17, 2019An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste
- Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE August 16, 2019Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE _ the latest in a year full of political and social pushback from the tech giant's workforce
- NASA picks Alabama's 'Rocket City' for lunar lander job August 16, 2019NASA has picked Alabama's 'Rocket City' to manage astronauts' next lunar lander
- Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution August 16, 2019Colorado is tightening its air quality regulations, requiring 5% of vehicles sold in the state by 2023 emit zero pollution
- Amazon: Facial recognition program for cops detects emotion August 16, 2019Amazon has announced that its facial recognition program used by one Washington state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from privacy advocates
- Cuban state to absorb underground video-gamers' network August 16, 2019After weeks of resistance from Cuban video gamers, the island's state-run computer organization will absorb the services of an offline street network that for more than a decade extended privately in Havana
- Sailing team to fly 2 crew to US to bring Thunberg boat back August 16, 2019Sailing team taking climate activist Greta Thunberg to US aboard a high-tech racing yacht will fly two crew across the Atlantic to bring the boat back, but insists their emissions will be compensated for
- California sound system tries to keep whales and ships apart August 16, 2019Scientists have installed an underwater sound system they hope will reduce collisions between whales and ships in the Santa Barbara Channel off Southern California
- Nevada will seek new court order to remove plutonium August 16, 2019Nevada isn't giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near Las Vegas last year
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Health
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- Beer named for Pacific island nuke test site draws criticism August 17, 2019Texas-based company faces criticism after naming beer after site of U.S. nuclear tests that caused Marshall Islands contamination
- Claims: Migrant children molested in U.S.-funded foster care August 16, 2019Families that were separated at border under Trump administration policies have filed millions of dollars in claims for their trauma
- Claims: Migrant children molested in US-funded foster care August 16, 2019Families separated at border under Trump administration policies have filed millions of dollars in claims for their trauma
- Mormon church warning: Beware of those fancy coffee drinks August 16, 2019The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a warning to members that coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name and that vaping is banned despite the alluring flavors
- Ebola outbreak spreads to 3rd province in eastern Congo August 16, 2019Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province, with two cases, including one death, confirmed in South Kivu, according to the government health ministry
- Congo says its year-long Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province, with two cases confirmed in South Kivu August 16, 2019Congo says its year-long Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province, with two cases confirmed in South Kivu
- Newark fights push for more bottled water amid lead troubles August 15, 2019New Jersey's largest city faced off in court Thursday against an environmental group seeking to force officials to expand the distribution of bottled water to more residents facing potentially high lead levels
- Million-dollar opioid drug ring started small, No. 2 says August 15, 2019A Utah man who prosecutors call the second-in-command of a massive online opioid drug ring says it started with selling Adderall to pay for student loans
- Hidden in plain sight: California illegal pot market booming August 15, 2019California's struggling legal cannabis industry is expected to grow this year to $3.1 billion, but it remains far outmatched by the state's thriving illegal market
- Police departments confront 'epidemic' in officer suicides August 15, 2019The New York Police Department is grappling with a spike in officer suicides that has drawn national attention to the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among law enforcement
Entertainment
ABC News: Entertainment
- 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' animator Richard Williams dies August 17, 2019The daughter of Oscar-winning animator Richard Williams says that her father has died at age 86. Williams was best known for his work on 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' which won two Oscars for its genre-bending blend of animation and live action
- AP Top Entertainment News at 11:01 a.m. EDT August 17, 2019AP Top Entertainment News at 11:01 a.m. EDT
- LA Opera declines details on Placido Domingo investigation August 17, 2019Los Angeles Opera declines to discuss details on its investigation into Placido Domingo sexual harassment claims
- AP Top Entertainment News at 11:11 p.m. EDT August 17, 2019AP Top Entertainment News at 11:11 p.m. EDT
- Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows August 17, 2019Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
- Heather Locklear pleads no contest to fighting with deputies August 17, 2019Heather Locklear has pleaded no contest to charges that she fought with first responders who came to her Southern California home last year
- 'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79 August 17, 2019'Easy Rider' writer and actor Peter Fonda, a key counter-culture figure, has died at 79
- Charles Santore, illustrator of children's books, dies at 84 August 17, 2019Charles Santore, an illustrator known for his richly detailed and whimsical interpretations of classic children's books, has died
- 'After the Wedding' was a family affair for Julianne Moore August 16, 2019Making 'After the Wedding' was a family affair for Julianne Moore with her husband and daughter on set
- Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' star, counter-culture figure and brother of actress Jane Fonda, has died at 79 August 16, 2019Peter Fonda, 'Easy Rider' star, counter-culture figure and brother of actress Jane Fonda, has died at 79
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Travel
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- Kilroy was here: Athens walls awash in painted squiggles August 17, 2019Graffiti-sprayers are increasingly leaving their mark on Athens, encouraged by lax enforcement of anti-vandalism laws and an abundance of empty commercial properties
- Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major airports August 16, 2019Travelers entering the U.S. at major airports were slowed by a computer outage affecting Customs and Border Protection stations
- Russian pilot says landing in corn field was his only chance August 16, 2019Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the nation's highest medal, the Hero of Russia, to the pilot who managed to smoothly land his disabled passenger plane in a cornfield after a flock of birds hit both engines and knocked them out
- AP sources: Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US August 16, 2019Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland, but the island's government says it's 'not for sale'
- Virgin Galactic reveals futuristic outpost for space tourism August 16, 2019Virgin Galactic has shown off its headquarters for space tourism that it's designed to connect paying customers with every aspect of the commercial operation in the New Mexico desert
- Pure as snow? Scientists say air carrying plastics to Arctic August 14, 2019Scientists say tiny bits of plastic are being sucked into the atmosphere and carried long distances to some of the remotest corners of the planet
- Tourist dies in Croatia of gas poisoning on chartered boat August 14, 2019Doctors say an Italian tourist has died of gas poisoning while sailing with his family on the Croatian Adriatic Sea
- Portugal secures most gas supplies despite truckers' strike August 14, 2019Portugal's government says it has so far averted a gas crisis amid a strike by tanker truck drivers over pay
- Firefighting planes battle blaze on Greek island of Evia August 14, 2019Backed by water-dropping planes and helicopter, Greek firefighters are battling a wildfire for the second day that was burning through a protected nature reserve on the island of Evia
- Florida woman sues American Airlines in comfort dog dispute August 14, 2019A pregnant Florida woman is suing American Airlines, claiming she and her emotional support dog were mistreated by a flight attendant
ESPN
ABC News: Sports
- Italian cycling great Felice Gimondi dies at age 76 August 17, 2019Felice Gimondi, one of only seven cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, has died
- Zimbabwe commission asks FIFA to fire soccer bosses August 17, 2019Zimbabwe government asks FIFA to fire the country's soccer bosses and appoint temporary committee
- Bicyclists set to race up the highest peak in the Northeast August 17, 2019Hundreds of bicyclists are set to take part in a grueling race up Mount Washington, the highest peak in the northeastern United States
- LEADING OFF: Dodgers-Braves, Giant debut, Houston hits skid August 17, 2019LEADING OFF: Dodgers-Braves, Giant debut, Houston hits a skid, Harper's homers, Mad Max on the mound, Tatis likely done for season
- Walton's World: Big Bill brings unique musings to baseball August 17, 2019Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton brought his unique commentary and musings to the baseball booth Friday night
- High bacteria level cancels water portion of Tokyo triathlon August 17, 2019High levels of bacteria have canceled the swimming portion of a triathlon test event for the Tokyo Paralympics. It's the second setback at the triathlon for organizers of next year's Olympic and Paralympics
- Orange County Fair Speedway celebrates centennial August 17, 2019Orange County Fair Speedway celebrating its centennial
- A's edge Astros 3-2 in 13 to inch closer in playoff chase August 17, 2019Robbie Grossman singled home the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros
- Yastrzemski hits 3 HRs, Giants beat D'backs in 11 innings August 17, 2019Mike Yastrzemski hit three home runs, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the 11th inning, and the San Francisco Giants recovered after squandering two late leads, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-9
- Giolito Ks 11, McCann hits slam as White Sox top Angels 7-2 August 17, 2019Lucas Giolito struck out 11 over six innings, James McCann hit his second grand slam in three games and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2
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