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Iran confirmed it launched an attack toward Israel Tuesday as Israel’s operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon escalate. Retired Lieutenant Gen. H.R. McMaster, a former national security adviser, joins CBS News with his take on how the U.S. should respond to Iran’s latest escalation in the region.
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidential victory came 70 years after women won the right to vote in Mexico.
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The benefits a gold investment offers can be particularly advantageous for beginners this October. Here’s what to know.
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The Israel Defense Forces is warning Israelis to shelter in place as news of missiles apparently launched from Iran emerges. CBS News’ Willie James Inman has more from the White House where President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been monitoring tensions in the region. Also, CBS News contributor Robert Berger has more from Jerusalem.
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Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off in the first and only scheduled vice presidential debate on CBS News Tuesday night. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports on how former President Donald Trump will be watching and what he expects from his running mate.
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Researchers used observations from the Webb Telescope to identify carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto’s largest moon.
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The Biden administration is offering the federal government’s full assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Helene. President Biden is set to visit storm-ravaged areas of North Carolina on Wednesday. Senior Biden adviser Tom Perez joins “America Decides” to discuss the administration’s response to the natural disaster.
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Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday against the Georgia state election board to block a new rule requiring every ballot to be hand counted. It’s the latest outstanding legal challenge regarding how the 2024 election will be run. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker joins to break it all down.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance are set to face off Tuesday for their only vice presidential debate. Nancy Cordes has new insight into the candidates’ tactics.
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More than 100 people are dead and more than 600 are missing after Hurricane Helene and its remnants wreaked havoc across the southeastern U.S. Helene crashed into Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, with storm surge above 10 feet. Then it was on to Georgia, where the governor compared the destruction to a bomb going off. But the highest death toll is in North Carolina, where the emergency is still unfolding. Skyler Henry reports from Asheville.
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