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The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.
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Most major retail stores and grocery chains are closed on Christmas Day, with some exceptions.
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Thousands of people traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem’s annual Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony, which was canceled the last two years.
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This week on “CBS Saturday Morning,” severe weather threatens a busy holiday travel in the U.S. Plus, the latest details on the batch of Jeffrey Epstein files that the Justice Department released Friday.
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Bucks County officials say the two people killed after explosions at a Bristol nursing home were a resident and a staff member.
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At least two people were killed, and about 20 others were taken to hospitals, after a gas leak is believed to have sparked two explosions and a fire at a nursing home in Pennsylvania. Lilia Luciano has more on the victims and the investigation.
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There have been more than 1,700 flight delays in the U.S. so far Wednesday, according to FlightAware. That’s due in part to a major storm hitting the West Coast. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
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More than a dozen staffers have left the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation for a nonprofit founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, the Wall Street Journal reports. The internal blowup was sparked by foundation president Kevin Roberts defending Tucker Carlson’s interview of white nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes.
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The Federal Communications Commission says it’s banning new foreign-made drones, a move that will keep new Chinese-made drones out of the U.S. market.
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Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding and mudslides, especially in areas scorched by wildfires.
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