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Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
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A leading cryptocurrency executive told 60 Minutes crypto’s success was not just because of the enormous amount of money the industry spent on ads. It was also because people they described as “crypto voters” turned out to cast their ballots.
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ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a “brain massage,” in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who’s been called the “ASMR queen.” Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful “Gentle Whispering” videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR’s physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, a New York City ASMR spa.
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The following is a transcript of an interview with business executive Frank McCourt on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 8, 2024.
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Crowds gathered in Damascus on Sunday to celebrate with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after the stunning advance from opposition forces put an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports from the Turkish-Syrian border.
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Trump said of the Jan. 6 defendants and convicts, “I’m going to be acting very quickly,” he told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 8, 2024.
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Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is just beginning to know herself. With her latest album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” and her current tour (her first without brother Finneas and her parents), the music superstar (soon to turn 23) is discovering parts of herself she didn’t know were there. She describes to correspondent Anthony Mason finding a new voice as a songwriter, and about stretching her singing after starting vocal lessons. [Watch more from Mason’s interview with Eilish on “CBS Mornings” December 10.]
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Dec. 7 marks 83 years since the attack that catapulted the U.S. into World War II.
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After the medieval cathedral was severely damaged by fire in 2019, the work of craftsmen and artisans has restored it to glory.
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