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Friday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of this winter holiday season. The FAA says more than 47,000 flights are taking off and recommends that travelers get to the airport early. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more.
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In a pretaped interview on state TV, Venezuelan​ President Nicolás Maduro evaded a question about a U.S. strike at a docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by drug cartels.
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Hikers found a woman’s body near a Colorado trail, and officials believe a mountain lion may have attacked her. CBS News’ Carter Evans reports.
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Sources: DOJ nearing decision whether to charge James Comey; SEC chair working to get cryptocurrency market structure legislation “over the finish line.”
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Labor market added 911,000 fewer jobs than earlier reported; Baltimore Orioles’ owner David Rubenstein joins The Takeout
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This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” with the United Nations General Assembly set to begin Monday in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron told Margaret Brennan that he plans to ask the U.N. to formalize his country’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state. Plus, IBM vice chairman Gary Cohn joins.
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This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discusses the federal government’s deployment to U.S. cities, while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker discusses the administration’s plans for Chicago. Plus, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain discusses the situation in Gaza.
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Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
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The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in Tehran but expanded elsewhere.
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Hundreds of thousands of people braved the cold weather in New York City to watch the iconic ball drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Meanwhile in London, fireworks lit up the sky to welcome 2026 and there were drone displays in the United Arab Emirates.
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