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Will Smith resigns his membership from Academy

Smith released a statement Friday saying he " betrayed the trust of the Academy"

Image: Brian Snyder/Reuters (ABC News) —Will Smith resigned his membership from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, the actor announced Friday. Smith said in a statement he was “heartbroken” over the incident and “betrayed the trust of the Academy.” “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris,…

DOJ Charges 9 anti-abortion protestors, police say 5 fetuses found in one’s home

Image: Dept. of Justice Logo (ABC News) — The Justice Department has charged nine anti-abortion protesters with conspiring to obstruct access to a women’s reproductive health facility in Washington, D.C., in October 2020, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors say Lauren Handy, Jonathan Darnel, Jay Smith, Paula Harlow, Jean Marshall, John Hinshaw, Heather Idoni, William Goodman and Joan…

President Biden sends ‘urgent’ message to Congress

President Biden says more money is needed to continue the fight against COVID

(ABC News) — President Joe Biden is urging Congress to act now or be forced to react if the country faces another surge of COVID cases. The administration has been signaling for weeks that more money is needed in order to keep  the president saying tonight without funding we may not be able to weather the next virus related storm….