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Judge rejects $19 million settlement for Weinstein victims
Scott Heins/Getty ImagesBY: CHRIS FRANCESCANI AND IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has rejected a proposed $19 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and 15 accusers, con...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
White man filmed in alleged Indiana assault says Black accuser was 'race-baiting'
Obtained by ABC NewsBY: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A white man who's been accused of beating up and shouting racial slurs at a Black man in a filmed incident at an Indiana lake on the F...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's alleged recruiter, pleads not guilty
Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBY: JAMES HILL AND AARON KATERSKY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and longtime companion of the infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ple...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
White California man charged with hate crime in car attack on Black people
Torrance Police DepartmentBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A white Southern California man was jailed on $1 million bail after being charged with a hate crime stemming from an incident...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
Olympic star Adam Rippon joins 'What Would You Do?' scenario about coming out
ABCBY: BRIAN MEZERSKI, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — As a young figure skater, Adam Rippon thought he’d have to keep the secret of his sexuality secluded forever. After lacing up his first pair ...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
All-time July heat records, wildfire evacuations, severe weather with tornadoes all possible Tuesday
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Historic heat across the South continues today with San Antonio, Texas hitting 107 degrees, the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city in the month...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
Miami man fears parties held at neighbor's home are helping coronavirus spread
Benny Diaz, of Miami, says the rental home across the street from his is being used for parties and they may be helping the coronavirus spread. - (ABC News)By ANTHONY RIVAS, ABC News(MIAMI) -- Benny D...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
Squirrel tests positive for the bubonic plague in Colorado
Jun Zhou/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News(MORRISON, Colo.) -- Public health officials have announced that a squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague.The town of Morrison, Colorado...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
Coronavirus updates: How CDC director says we can get virus under control
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 573,000 people worldwide.Over 13 million people across the globe ha...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s alleged recruiter, under investigation in US Virgin Islands
DNY59/iStockBy JAMES HILL and PETE MADDEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and longtime companion of infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who was recently arrested on fed...
ABC Audio Jul 14, 2020