Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.”
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The Justice Department formally submitted a proposal to break up Google, calling for it to sell the Chrome web browser. Lawyers argue that the tech giant has too much power in the online search business as research shows Google controls about 90% of the search engine market. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady has more.
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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was with Vice President-elect JD Vance on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
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President-elect Donald Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his new pick for U.S. attorney general after former Rep. Matt Gaetz announced he was withdrawing from consideration for the role. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the details. Then, Tom LoBianco, national politics reporter and co-founder of 24sight news, joins with analysis.
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The FDA says America’s food supply is still “one of the safest in the world,” despite some recent high-profile recalls and outbreaks.
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A newly-released police report provides details about the 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary. The accuser reported feeling like she had been drugged and recalls saying “no” a lot while in a hotel room with Hegseth, where she says he prevented her from leaving and was on top of her. Hegseth told police the encounter was consensual. His attorney has said he was not charged with a crime.
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Ahead of the sequel’s release, Connie Nielsen joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about stepping back into the world of Ridley Scott’s epic saga and her character’s emotional journey.
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The American died in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, the State Department confirmed.
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The amulet was found during an ongoing excavation project in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city near Karabük, Turkey.
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A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an art auction in New York on Wednesday.
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