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The prosecution and defense in former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial gave their closing arguments Tuesday, making their final cases before jury deliberations begin. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman and legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe join with the latest.
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Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Tuesday her plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to various organizations and individuals working on behalf of women and families. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has the details.
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Top House Democrats are wondering why a small plaque to honor police officers who saved the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was not completed or installed by the March 2023 deadline required by law — and still hasn’t been. Congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is fighting to keep his seat in a GOP primary runoff. He faces Brandon Herrera, a gun rights YouTuber with more than three million followers. CBS News politics reporter Hunter Woodall has the latest.
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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office aims to put mental health workers in the field virtually as cities grapple with alternative police responses.
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Lawyers on both sides delivered their closing arguments in former President Trump’s criminal “hush money” trial Tuesday. The jury is expected to begin deliberations later this week. Robert Costa has the latest.
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The White House is calling a deadly airstrike on Rafah “devastating” and “heartbreaking.” The Israeli strike set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and killed at least 45 people. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more on the Biden administration’s response.
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Nurses Doreen Thrash and Marcus Walton were off the clock when a person playing a friendly game of basketball collapsed. The two sprang into action and helped save the basektball player’s life.
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Mexico’s government says a museum mishandled a 19th century mummified body, resulting in one of its arms coming off.
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Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels​, according to a confidential report from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.
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