President Trump has declared a number of emergencies in his second term, but lapsing food assistance is not one of them. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson explains.
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Officials from half the states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to order the Department of Agriculture to provide food stamp benefits for November.
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As more Americans turn to weight loss drugs, the U.S. adult obesity rate is declining, according to new survey data from Gallup.
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Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in western Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. CBS News New York meteorologist Scott Padgett has the latest forecast.
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The U.S. on Monday struck four more vessels that the Pentagon says were trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced.
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The order from Netanyahu follows heightened tensions after Hamas returned a set of remains that Israel said belonged to a hostage recovered earlier in the war.
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“People don’t realize how much these clinics hold together the local health system until they’re gone,” said the head of Maine Family Planning clinics.
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Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its strongest on record. It could be the island’s “storm of the century,” world forecasters say.
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As Jamaica gets slammed by Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest hurricanes the Atlantic has ever seen, experts warn of a humanitarian crisis. Also, President Trump gears up for critical trade talks with China after signing a rare earths deal with Japan’s new prime minister. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.
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As temperatures cool, home energy costs are heating up. According to a recent study, homeowners on average will pay nearly 8% more this winter. Tom Hanson reports from New Jersey, where the high prices are fueling political debate.
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