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President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden; Thousands of panda sculptures displayed at Hong Kong airport.
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Consensual prostitution was already decriminalized in the European country but until now it existed under a legal gray area.
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Owner of Stoli brand volka and Kentucky Owl bourbon seeks legal relief from financial woes in Texas court.
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Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year.
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President-elect Donald Trump tapped Kash Patel to be the next FBI director over the weekend, a move that was met with outrage from Democrats and some former Trump officials. Current FBI director Christopher Wray’s 10-year term is not due to end until 2027. Chris Piehota, former executive assistant director of the FBI, joined CBS News to discuss Patel.
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A winter storm, bringing heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures, is sweeping across the Great Lakes region. About 2 feet of snow fell at Highmark Stadium near Buffalo, New York. In Pennsylvania, a disaster declaration was declared as more than 3 feet of snow covered parts of Erie.
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Some 61 million Americans have some type of disability, but fewer than 3% of film and primetime TV speaking roles are for disabled characters, and they are usually played by non-disabled actors. The Easterseales Disability Film Challenge is making a push to spotlight roles, creators and actors with disabilities. Danya Bacchus has the story.
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During a scoring session for her latest film “Lee,” Kate Winslet saw a familiar face in the orchestra: Jonathan Evans-Jones, the actor and violinist who played on the deck of the Titanic in the James Cameron film.
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In the years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. veterans and citizens have fought to help Afghans left behind, even hatching a daring fake wedding plot to help hundreds escape.
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On this week’s episode of The Takeout, Major Garrett sits down with Ravi Agrawal, the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, to discuss the incoming Trump administration’s tariff announcement, as well as national security and technological advancements that may escalate war between Russia and Ukraine.
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