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Sesame Street headed to Netflix for reimagined season 56

Monday, May 19 by ABC News

Can you tell me how to get, how to get Sesame Street on Netflix?The streaming platform is the new home for the beloved children's TV show. Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame Street gang are headed to Netflix for an... Read More.

Americans lost $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023: FBI

Monday, September 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Americans lost $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to a new report released by the FBI on Monday.Scammers use elaborate tactics to assure potential victims that their investment in cryptocurrency will pay off, according to James Barnacle, the deputy assistant... Read More.

Taylor Wily, lovable Hawaii Five-0, Forgetting Sarah Marshall star, dead at 56

Friday, June 21 by ABC News

One might not recognize Taylor Wily's name, but the affable, bald-headed sumo wrestler-turned-actor who appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Hawaii Five-0, has died.Hawaii's KITV News was the first to break the... Read More.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die races to $56 million opening weekend

Monday, June 10 by ABC News

Bad Boys: Ride or Die made an impressive North American box office debut, earning an estimated $56 million -- the biggest opening of any Bad Boys film, according to Variety. The films marks Will... Read More.

Over 56 million Americans under flood watch Sunday and Monday

Saturday, December 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A flood watch affecting more than 56 million Americans has been issued across 12 states, as a storm system is expected to bring severe weather to the East Coast on Sunday and Monday.The flood watch is in effect from the Mid-Atlantic... Read More.

In Brief: ‘Sesame Street’ gets new look for season 56, and more

Tuesday, October 31 by ABC News

It Follows writer-director David Robert Mitchell and Maika Monroe, who starred in the 2014 cult horror classic, are set to return for the sequel, They Follow, according to Variety. The original, which followed Monroe's Jay Height, a young woman who... Read More.

9 mass shootings over the weekend rock US cities, leaving 5 dead, 56 injured

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The shooting happened around 1 a.m. outside the Logan Square Shopping Center in Lansing, Michigan, according to police.At least nine mass shootings rocked cities across the nation over the weekend, leaving five people dead and 56 wounded, according to a national website... Read More.

College Park, Maryland mayor charged with 56 counts of child pornography

Friday, March 3 by ABC News

(COLLEGE PARK, Md.) -- College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned Wednesday, a day before he was arrested and charged with 56 counts of child pornography. His charges included 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child... Read More.

‘Orange Is the New Black’ actor Brad William Henke dead at 56

Friday, December 2 by ABC News

Former NFL player and Orange Is the New Black actor Brad William Henke has died. He was 56.Henke's manager, Matt DelPiano confirmed reports he died in his sleep on Tuesday, Nov. 29 to The New York Post. No cause of death was given. In a statement to the outlet, DelPiano... Read More.

Massachusetts reaches $56 million settlement in deadly Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 outbreak

Thursday, May 12 by ABC News

(HOLYOKE, Mass.) -- Massachusetts has reached a $56 million settlement with the families of the dozens of veterans who died and were sickened during the Holyoke Soldiers' Home's widespread COVID-19 outbreak in the early months of the pandemic, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday.“The COVID-19 outbreak... Read More.