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Gold bars have been a smart bet for much of 2024, but do they make sense now? Here’s what to know.
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Special counsel filing unsealed in Trump 2020 election case; Michigan girl, 12, creates memorable election season artwork
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Special counsel Jack Smith’s unsealed court filing revealed new evidence in the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Over the summer, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump has immunity for official acts conducted as president. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the decision’s impact on Trump’s case.
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Lebanon’s state-run news agency accuses Israel of using phosphorous bombs in Beirut as airstrikes kill dozens in Lebanon and Gaza.
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Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case, unsealed part of a 165-page report by special counsel Jack Smith, who argued that Trump’s alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election was done as a private candidate, rather than in an official capacity. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing retaliation for Tuesday’s Iran missile attack. Most missiles did not get through Israeli defense systems, but some did. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay is near Tel Aviv with the latest.
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A federal intelligence bulletin, authored by FBI, DHS and NCTC, warns of potential violent extremism in response to the one-year mark of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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After Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel Tuesday –nearly all of them intercepted by Israel’s missile defense systems and the help of U.S. destroyers based in the Eastern Mediterranean– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that Israel will respond. The Israeli military also said Wednesday that eight of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv, and Imtiaz Tyab reports from Beirut.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz admitted during the debate that he had previously misspoken in 2014 when he said he was in mainland China between April and June 1989, during the Tiananmen Square protests.
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It’s no secret that Russia and Iran are trying to influence the 2024 election, and have been behind previously successful hacks of presidential campaigns. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis spoke with National Cyber Director Harry Coker about his biggest concerns ahead of Election Day.
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