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☆ ‘Golden Bachelorette’ fan favorite Charles Ling had no idea he’s the internet’s current boyfriend
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“Golden Bachelorette,” breakout star Charles Ling’s endearing personality had viewers ready to give him the final rose from episode one. But with the season underway, Ling admits he “didn’t see much of the TV show yet” and hadn’t quite seen the internet response. NBC News, in an exclusive interview, even had to recap some of the fan feedback and scenes for him. He’s prompted many fans to flood the internet with comments such as “protect Charles at all costs!” and that “it’s not an episode of the golden bachelorette without Charles making me cry." “You can say, ‘If Charles can do it, so can me,’” he said.

Persons: Charles Ling’s, Ling, “ Bachelorette, he’s, “, ” Ling, Ricky Middlesworth, Disney Ling, Joan Vassos, There’s, it’s, Ling hasn’t, He’s, Charles, Guy Gansert, ”, ‘, ‘ Charles, Sophia, ’ ”, “ Don’t Organizations: NBC Locations: China, Philadelphia, American

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators on Sunday raced to release a highly-anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies as part of a long-shot effort to push the package through heavy skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. With Congress stalled on approving tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine aid, the U.S. has halted shipments of ammunition and missiles to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian soldiers outgunned as they try to beat back Russia's invasion. In a bid to overcome opposition from House Republicans, McConnell had insisted last year that border policy changes be included in the national security funding package. However, in an election-year shift on immigration, Biden and many Democrats have embraced the idea of strict border enforcement, while Donald Trump and his allies have both criticized the proposed measures as insufficient. Biden, referencing the authority, has said he would use it to “shut down the border” as soon as the bill is signed into law.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Sen, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Biden, Donald Trump, Johnson, ”, ” Johnson, —, Trump, Israel —, Kyrsten, Hakeem Jeffries, Senate appropriators Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Sunday, Republican, House Republicans, Senate, Israel, Republicans, CBS, Border Patrol, Migrants, Capitol . House Democratic, Washington , D.C, Senators Locations: Ukraine, Israel, U.S, Kyiv, Louisiana, Arizona, Mexico, Washington ,, Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats' renewed push for abortion rights during this year's election and she will mark the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling on Monday in Wisconsin. The White House has repeatedly turned to Harris, the first woman to serve as vice president, to make its case. Although he is a longtime supporter of abortion rights, he mentions less often and sometimes avoids using the word abortion even when he discusses the issue. Abortion has reshaped Harris' tenure as vice president after earlier struggles when dealing with intractable issues like migration from Central America. “The president and the vice president appeal to different parts of the party," Simmons said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Roe, Wade, Harris, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Doug Emhoff, Donald Trump, Biden, that's, “, —, ”, Jen Klein, “ We’ve, ” Harris, Timmaraju, ” McEnany, Kamala, Nikki Haley, Trump, Ron DeSantis, ” Trump, Jamal Simmons, Simmons Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, Republican, Democrats, National Abortion Rights, Trump, Fox News, GOP, South, Gov, Central America Locations: Wisconsin, Virginia, Washington, South Carolina, Central

Harris was delayed because she had been on the telephone with the emir of Qatar regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesThe awkward double booking during Harris’ hastily arranged Dubai trip illustrates a set of tricky — and at times potentially contradictory — policy and political crosscurrents. The Biden administration with its diverse coalition of voters is trying to navigate these crosscurrents just as the 2024 presidential race is heating up. In Dubai, Harris said it was “our duty and our obligation” to do more to move the world away from fossil fuels and limit the increase in average global temperatures. “President Biden and his administration should show their statement in action,” said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kamala Harris ”, Harris, Harris ’, Biden, “, ” Harris, Donald Trump, JL Andrepont, ” Andrepont, Amber Sherman, ” Sherman, ”, Nihad Awad, John Kirby, Israel, “ There’s, ” Kirby, ___ Boak Organizations: United Arab Emirates, United Arab, Republican, Democratic, The Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Black Caucus, Young Democrats of, Islamic, White House Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Washington, Qatar, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Palestine

“I wish I were there to hold her.”She was the first American hostage to be released under terms of the cease-fire. She ran to a neighbor’s home for shelter, and the Brodutch family — mother Hagar and her three children — took Abigail in as the rampage raged. Before the cease-fire, the first hostages were released on Oct. 17 — Judith and Natalie Raanan, an American woman and her teenage daughter. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesAlong with Abigail, the Brodutch family was in the group, ranging in age from 4 to 84, released Sunday. “Critically needed aid is going in and hostages are coming out,” Biden said.

Persons: God she’s, ” Biden, “, Biden, Hagar, —, Abigail, Judith, Natalie Raanan, “ They’ve, ”, ” Israel, Jake Sullivan, ABC's, ’ ’, Benjamin Netanyahu, ___ Long, Sara Burnett Organizations: Red Cross, Health Ministry, Hamas, Associated Press Locations: Kfar Azza, Gaza, American, Israel, Egypt, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, Qatar, Washington, Chicago

NEW YORK (AP) — The physical pain of nearly dying when shrapnel from a roadside bomb in Iraq tore through his head 17 years ago was hard enough for ABC newsman Bob Woodruff. A couple of inches either way, Woodruff was told, and he would have been killed instantly. He has constant contact with veterans through the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which raises money for military families. That allowed for some gallows humor when Woodruff and Magnus Macedo, the sound technician on Woodruff’s 2006 trip, tried to cross it. Woodruff reunited with Saad Al-Dulaimi and Ghassan Al-Mohammadawi, Iraqi military men who had accompanied him in 2006.

Persons: Bob Woodruff, Woodruff, “, ”, “ It’s, you’re, Mack, Bruce Springsteen, David Westin, ” Westin, it’s, Lee, ” Woodruff, Magnus Macedo, “ Don’t, Saad Al, Ghassan, ” Al, Mohammadawi, Doug Vogt Organizations: ABC, Hulu, Associated Press, Disney, Bob Woodruff Foundation, ” Locations: Iraq, Taji, Mosul

"We don't want to see our forces or our personnel come under fire. But Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, said the situation in Gaza remained “catastrophic." We need secure and sustainable access in there, in that region, so we can feed people.”Four hundred aid trucks were entering Gaza daily before the latest war, she said. Biden also discussed the situation during separate conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pope Francis. In an updated message to Americans in Iraq, the department said the security situation in Iraq made it impossible to carry out normal operations.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Biden, ” Blinken, ” Austin, Blinken, ”, Joe Biden, Cindy McCain, Benjamin Netanyahu, Pope Francis . Biden, Netanyahu, Israel, McCain Organizations: —, Sunday, West Bank, U.S, Press, Food, White, The State Department, Embassy Locations: REHOBOTH BEACH, Del, United, Israel, Iran, U.S, Gaza, Syria, East, Iraq, Egypt, Delaware, Irbil, Austin

It's been nearly 30 years but Rena Sofer still remembers her line from a classic scene on ABC's “General Hospital” in 1994 when her character jumped out of a cake to surprise her husband and his other wife. Sofer and Kurth were married for a short time after meeting on “General Hospital." All it took to slip into the character was to pick out Lois' signature nails: “I put the nails on, I was done. Executive producer Frank Valentini brought in a nail artist to work with Sofer to create nail designs to match Lois' outfits. And then you put on the outfit with the matching nails and it was like, ‘Oh my God, here she is,’" Sofer said.

Persons: It's, Rena Sofer, ABC's, “, Ned Ashton, ’, Sofer, Lois Cerullo —, ” Sofer, Lois, ‘ Lois, ’ I’m, ”, Wally Kurth, Ned, Kurth, I’m, Wally, Rosabel, —, Frank Valentini Organizations: ”, “ General Locations: East Coast, ’, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors will begin talks that could end their own long work walk-off. ” and NBC's “ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ” were the first shows to leave the air when the writers strike began on May 2, and now will be among the first to return on Monday night. “So, the writers guild went to strike and thankfully won. Discovery, which owns HBO, is among the studios on the other side of the table in the writers and actors strikes. They teamed up for a podcast, “ Strike Force Five,” during the strike.

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CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus has known for over a year when he planned to retire and who would be his successor. His successor will be David Berson, who has been president of CBS Sports for over 10 years. “The reaction has been very positive, so I feel good about everything,” McManus said. McManus was president of CBS News and CBS Sports from 2005 through 2011 before being named CBS Sports Chairman in February 2011. The retirement of McManus will mark the end of a long relationship between his family and CBS.

Persons: Sean McManus, McManus, David Berson, ” McManus, “, “ I’ve, I’ve, ”, George Cheeks, Sean, Berson, Jim McKay, Rick Cordella, Pete Bevacqua, ___ Organizations: CBS, CBS Sports, Paramount Global, NFL, Fox, NFC, Tour, NCAA, Warner Discovery Sports, Turner Sports, UEFA Champions League, Big Ten, SEC, Paramount, CBS News, ABC, NBC Sports Locations: Las Vegas

Here's a look at the steps to come for writers, and for the actors whose strike continues. In the last writers strike, in 2008, board members voted two days after a deal was reached, and members voted two days after that. But while the show's joke writers will be free to return, many of their usual guests will not, with the ongoing actors strike bringing limits on such appearances. HOW LONG WILL THE ACTORS STRIKE LAST? It was three months into the writers strike before the AMPTP reached out to begin negotiations, and the initial talks sputtered after a just a few days.

Persons: Jimmy Fallon, ” ABC's, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert ”, Drew Barrymore, Severance, ABC's “, — Organizations: ANGELES, FIRST, Hollywood's, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Hollywood, WGA, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Guild, Apple, ABC's “ Abbott, SAG Locations: hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations. “WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in an email to members. The tentative deal to end the last writers strike, in 2008, was approved by more than 90% of members. In that walkout, the writers strike started first and ended second.

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PHOENIX (AP) — David Muir, anchor of “ABC World News Tonight," will be the next recipient of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, the school announced Tuesday. The managing editor of the nightly newscast, Muir will accept the award in February at a luncheon in downtown Phoenix. This will be the 40th year the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has given out the accolade. At ABC, he has conducted exclusive interviews with several world leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv last year. Past honorees of the Cronkite Award include Bob Woodward, Christiane Amanpour and Gayle King.

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