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The effects of climate change have put stress on Christmas tree production in the United States. Some farmers are turning to genetics to adapt.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted California its request to enforce vehicle emissions standards stricter than federal rules, including the state’s ban on sales of new gasoline-powered cars.
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“Dirty Dancing” and “Beverly Hills Cop” were among 25 movies recently added to the Library of Congress film registry. The registry seeks to preserve movies that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
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Two astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station for months will have to wait even longer to come home. Their planned returned was delayed once again on Tuesday, pushing their earliest return trip back to late March. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
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Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said a number of factors may have led a 15-year-old student to open fire in a classroom on Monday, killing two people before taking her own life. Two of the injured were still in critical condition on Tuesday. Charlie De Mar reports.
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2024 has been a big year for space exploration, with the shift towards privately financed missions fueling major innovations. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood discusses the latest on the Boeing Starliner astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for months, the Odysseus moon lander, Space X and NASA.
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Herschel Walker, the former football star who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Georgia in 2022, will be nominated to serve as ambassador to the Bahamas.
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One person was killed and nine others injured in a shooting and fiery crash in the Baltimore suburb of Towson Tuesday night, authorities said.
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The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
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The man arrested in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month has been indicted in New York on murder charges. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the charges against Luigi Mangione on Tuesday. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano and Anna Schecter break them down.
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