tackle – Connect FM | Local News Radio

Harris plans to tackle inflation. Economists say the fight is nearly over.

Monday, August 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled a comprehensive agenda focused on cooling inflation, but many economists consider the fight against price increases to be nearly finished.Inflation stands below 3% for the first time since 2021, U.S. government data earlier this month showed.... Read More.

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell tackle Shakespeare in London

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

Three big Hollywood stars are tackling The Bard on London's West End.Sigourney Weaver is starring in a revival of Shakespeare's The Tempest for an eight-week engagement starting on Dec. 7. The Jamie Lloyd Company will stage the classic at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane,... Read More.

Debate begins over California bill that could ban youth tackle football for kids under 12

Wednesday, January 10 by ABC News

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- The California legislature began debating a bill Wednesday that would ban youth tackle football for children under age 12.AB 734, introduced last year by Sacramento Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a Democrat, would "prohibit a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program,... Read More.

California’s CARE Court program to tackle mental illness starts next month. What you need to know

Tuesday, September 26 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- California's controversial new CARE Court program, meant to address serious mental illness and the state's homelessness crisis, will go into effect next week.Under CARE -- which stands for Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment -- the court, family and others can file... Read More.

Mae Whitman says this former co-star convinced her to tackle new musical series ‘Up Here’

Friday, March 24 by ABC News

The new series Up Here, out Friday on Hulu, follows a couple working through their anxieties in late ‘90s New York City. Mae Whitman stars as a writer who can’t get out of her own head, and she tells ABC Audio that even though she’s wanted to... Read More.

Mind Games: Liam Neeson and Guy Pearce tackle a delicate topic in ‘Memory’

Friday, April 29 by ABC News

It’s an easy, almost reassuring pastime, watching Liam Neeson take out bad guys with relative ease in films like the Taken series, The Commuter and Blacklight. But now, he’s facing a different kind of enemy: dementia.In Memory, directed by Casino Royale’s Martin Campbell, Neeson... Read More.

Video game companies take steps to tackle environmental issues

Tuesday, April 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the effects of climate change prompt more urgency to cut greenhouse gas emissions around the world and reduce energy use, every industry is facing scrutiny about their impact on the climate and the environment.Video games, media, and entertainment companies, in... Read More.

Taylor Tomlinson on using dark humor to tackle tough topics in Netflix special ‘Look At You’

Tuesday, March 8 by ABC News

After her first Netflix special Quarter-Life Crisis was a huge success on Netflix, Taylor Tomlinson is back today with special number two titled Look At You. Tomlinson tells ABC Audio that this time around she had a lot more control, though it’s control she probably also had on the first special, but... Read More.

Guaranteed income experiment for Black women aims to tackle racial wealth gap

Wednesday, January 12 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- When Michelle Lockhart was a teenager in Atlanta, she had to work two jobs -- as a camp counselor and fast-food worker -- to take care of her family.She said her mother became disabled at that time due to a brain tumor,... Read More.

Facebook ‘failing’ to tackle COVID-19 misinformation posted by prominent anti-vaccine group, study claims

Friday, December 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least until June 2021, Facebook had significant gaps in its efforts to tackle COVID-19 misinformation from one of the most prominent anti-vaccine groups in the world, according to a study from ISD Global, a U.K.-based think tank that studies polarization,... Read More.

Stories tagged with: tackle