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A million people are expected to pack into Times Square in New York City to ring in the New Year. And while there’s no specific, credible threats to the celebration, the New York Police Department and National Guard are prepared. Nikki Battiste reports.
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Officials say cybercriminals backed by the Chinese state government hacked the U.S. Treasury Department system, accessing federal workstations and some unclassified documents. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has the latest.
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The U.S. military said it conducted airstrikes in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, targeting Houthi operations that have been used for attacks on U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the region. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
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Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News” with Major Garrett.
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The Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Russian and Iranian entities over their attempts to interfere in the 2024 election.
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The Online Dating Safety Act would require dating apps to notify users if they’ve been in contact with a scam account.
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2024 saw the most panther deaths in nearly a decade, but officials also confirmed the existence of three young cubs.
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The Pentagon says it’s repatriated to Tunisia one of the detainees from the Guantánamo Bay military prison, leaving 26 in the facility.
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Virtually all of Puerto Rico woke up on New Year’s Day to find there was no electricity, as a power outage hit the U.S. territory.
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Westchester County’s DA said a reinvestigation identified two suspects and “no connection” to the man was tried and retried in the deaths of Archie Harris and Betty Ramcharan.
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