On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department announced in San Antonio that a Guatemalan man has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants, who were found dead in a big-rig trailer in 2022 in Texas. Guatemalan law enforcement worked with U.S. agents in multiple search and …
Monthly Archives: August 2024
FDA approves new Covid vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for the upcoming fall and winter season. The shots should be available within days; as of press time, the FDA hadn’t yet approved a third vaccine from drugmaker Novavax. The FDA said the …
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Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell agrees to $81M contract extension
Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday that the Atlanta Falcons have reached a deal with cornerback A.J. Terrell, signing the veteran to a four-year, $81 million contract. Terrell, the 16th overall pick in the 2020 draft, was entering the final year of his rookie deal and was set to make $12.3 million in 2024 …
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Philadelphia Eagles acquire wide receiver Jahan Dotson from Washington Commanders
The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Thursday they have acquired wide receiver Jahan Dotson through an intra-division trade with the Washington Commanders. The Eagles agreed to send a third-round pick and two-seventh-round picks from the 2025 NFL Draft to the Commanders in exchange for Dotson and a fifth-round pick. Dotson, 24, was the No. 16 overall …
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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ is renewed for third season on AMC
AMC announced it ordered a third season of ‘The Walking Dead’ spin-off series, Daryl Dixon, starring Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi. According to Deadline, production on the third season will be based in Madrid, with location shooting planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia regions. Season 3 will continue to follow …
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Dermot Mulroney joins ‘Chicago Fire’ for Season 13
Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of NBC’s Chicago Fire for Season 13. Deadline reported that Mulroney will fill the void left when Eamonn Walker, who played Chief Wallace Boden for all 12 previous seasons, exited the show. The role marks Mulroney’s return to a broadcast firefighter drama, after his stint in Season 2 of …
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Fifth body found inside superyacht that sank off Sicily
Italian authorities say a fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the superyacht Bayesian, which sank earlier in the week after it was caught in the storm while anchored off the coast of Porticello, a village near the Sicilian capital city of Palermo.. The identities of the bodies retrieved were …
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Longtime New Jersey congressman Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. dies at age 87
New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a 14-term incumbent and a fixture in his hometown of Paterson for more than four decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. Pascrell was slated to run for a 15th term in the fall. Pascrell died Wednesday morning at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New …
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill skips practice with thumb injury
Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was held out of team drills during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. due to a thumb injury. Hill was initially seen with a removable brace on his right hand during Tuesday’s practice; while he did participate in some portions of Wednesday’s practice, …
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Philadelphia Eagles release veteran tight end C.J. Uzomah
The Philadelphia Eagles released veteran tight end C.J. Uzomah on Wednesday. Uzomah, 31, was drafted as a 5th-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015, where he spent seven seasons. He signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Jets in 2022, finishing the 2023 season on injured reserve with an MCL injury. The Eagles …
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