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KFC takes smaller competitor to court over wording rather than ingredients in touting its chicken.
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Governors in blue states are preparing to push back against the incoming Trump administration’s agenda. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a special session of the legislature to “Trump-proof” the state, and has lobbied President Biden for funding and federal waivers before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts joins “America Decides” with more on the moves.
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Investigators accused four suspects of staging bear attacks using a costume to damage vehicles in a San Bernardino County mountain community in order to receive payouts totaling more than $140,000.
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Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., for meetings with Republicans in Congress before the president-elect’s transition meeting with President Biden. Musk and Trump’s bond remains as questions emerge about how he can serve the administration. Gregory Korte, a White House and politics correspondent at Bloomberg, joins CBS News with more.
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South Dakota Sen. John Thune addressed reporters on Capitol Hill after being elected to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader. David Yaffe-Bellany, a crypto and technology reporter at The New York Times, joins CBS News as more details emerge of new leadership in Congress.
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Millions of Americans could lose enhanced subsidies that currently help with the cost of health insurance purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, according to experts. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.
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Whip John Thune​ of South Dakota, former Whip John Cornyn​ of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott​ of Florida are in the race for Senate Republican leader.
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A federal judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked a law that would have required public schools to display the Bible’s Ten Commandments in classrooms. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more on the ruling.
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An explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, injured several people on Tuesday at the Givaudan Sense Colour plant, a company that produces coloring for soft drinks. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff reports.
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At least 11 people were injured in an explosion at a business in Louisville, Kentucky. Dave Malkoff has the latest.
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