U.S. Senate hopefuls debate crime, abortion and money in politics
Democratic Senate hopefuls Angela D. Alsobrooks and Rep. David Trone lay out why they should be the one to take on Maryland’s former GOP governor Larry Hogan.
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How Being Busy Became a Status Symbol
“If time is a luxury, why don’t we flaunt it?”
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Biden Flips the Script on 'Sleepy Don' After Trump Reportedly Naps in Court
The Biden campaign's new nickname for Trump is a callback to an insult the ex-president previously used against Biden.
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Capital observes a cool, green and gray day in mid April
Friday reminded D.C. that humidity may exist
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Mets’ Brandon Nimmo impressed by ‘unbelievable’ Dodgers after $1 billion spending spree
“They felt like they had the pieces in place, and they wanted to bring everything they could to supplement that,” Nimmo said before his Mets opened a three-game series Friday at Dodger Stadium.
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'Breaking Bad' star contemplated death to collect life insurance for his family before landing iconic TV role
Giancarlo Esposito nearly arranged his own murder to collect a life insurance policy to support his family before finding fame on TV drama "Breaking Bad."
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Voting ends in historic Tennessee Volkswagen union election
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted over three days this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. The vote tally is expected to take several hours.
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How Alvin Bragg made (preposterous) history with Donald Trump’s case
Alvin Bragg is to be commended for getting to trial on the Trump hush-payments case.
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Girl opens lemonade stand to pay for mom's headstone
A lot of kids in America want to run a lemonade stand, but not many feel like they have to. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to Alabama, where 7-year-old Emouree Johnson started her business after an unthinkable tragedy a few weeks ago.
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California assemblywoman condemns 'temper tantrum' of anti-Israel protesters who shut down Golden Gate Bridge
California Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez called for the protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday to be punished to the "fullest extent of the law."
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Prosecutor won't bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme
A Wisconsin prosecutor has said she will not bring charges against a lawmaker accused of trying to 'evade state campaign finance laws' in an effort to unseat Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, complaints that pregnant women were turned away from emergency rooms in the U.S. spiked in 2022, according to federal documents.
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams take victory lap on smoke shops crackdown — but enforcement hasn’t even started yet
Hochul said the measures will "weed out the illegitimate shops," so state and city licensed stores can "grow their budding businesses.”
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard shows off smile makeover after getting nose job
The prisoner-turned-influencer, 32, revealed earlier this month that she was going under the knife to get a combination rhinoplasty and septoplasty.
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Thousands of People Removed From Social Security
There was a decline in the number of people who received federal payments in March from the prior month.
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NHL reveals full first-round playoff schedules for Rangers, Islanders
Mark your calendars, Rangers and Islanders fans.
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Jodie Foster being cemented in Hollywood won't persuade sons to watch her films: 'They don't seem to care'
Jodie Foster celebrating her Handprint and Footprint Ceremony on Friday apparently isn't enough to get her two adult sons to watch her films. The actress and filmmaker said this accomplishment in Hollywood was her "childhood fantasy."
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The Problem With Taylor Swift’s New Album
The Tortured Poets Department isn’t a great breakup album. It’s something newer and tricksier, for us modern idiots.
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Maryland teen accused of planning school shooting
Police in Maryland say they stopped a teenager who was planning a school shooting in the days ahead. An 18-year-old student was arrested and charged after authorities reviewed the teen's writings and internet searches. Nicole Sganga reports on what led authorities to the suspect.
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Inside an Intel computer chip plant amid rush to grow U.S. production
Computer chip maker Intel is at the center of the latest high-tech race between the U.S. and China. Jo Ling Kent visited their state-of-the-art facility in Oregon for an in-depth report.
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White House defends Biden's claim his uncle was eaten by cannibals: 'We should not make jokes'
During Friday's White House press briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Biden's cannibalism comment about his Uncle Bosie and called out Donald Trump in the process.
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Coban Porter sentenced in fatal DUI crash days after brother's lifetime NBA ban for gambling
The brother of Michael and Jontay Porter, who was recently banned from the NBA, was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for a fatal DUI crash last year.
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U.S. Military to Withdraw Troops From Niger
The status of a $110 million air base in the desert remains unclear as the West African country deepens its ties with Russia.
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USC calls off some commencement appearances in wake of controversy over valedictorian speech
USC called off an appearance from director Jon M. Chu and other honorees at commencement in the wake of the university’s decision to cancel valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s speech over security concerns, the university announced in a memo Friday.
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Corsets to pleated skirts: Shop the look of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Swift's "TTPD" aesthetic is moody, preppy and fittingly poetic — and the key pieces of her new uniform can be had at a wide range of price points.
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Raucous Knicks fans will be pivotal X factor in 76ers showdown: ‘Gives me goose bumps’
In a series like this, you start looking at X factors. And this is where Madison Square Garden kicks in.
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House moves closer to passing foreign aid bills
The House is moving closer to passing foreign aid bills that would provide billions of dollars in stalled security funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. A rare bipartisan vote could come this weekend before heading to the Senate. Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill, where House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing backlash from hardline Republicans.
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Jalen Brunson fueled by last season’s playoff failure as Knicks ready for 76ers
With all his success in his two seasons with the Knicks, it’s the biggest failure that sticks with Jalen Brunson.
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Iran appears to downplay Israeli missile strike
Senior U.S. officials confirmed that Israeli missiles struck Iran Friday morning, but little else is known about the extent of the attack or any potential damage. Both countries appear to be downplaying the strikes, suggesting an effort to deescalate tensions. Debora Patta has more from Jerusalem.
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Full jury and alternates seated in Trump criminal trial
With the full jury chosen in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial, the stage is now set for opening statements to begin next week in the first criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president. Robert Costa was inside the court Friday.
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New York AG Asks Judge to Reject Trump’s $175 Million Bond
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe New York Attorney General’s office has asked the judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud case to reject the $175 million bond he obtained to stave off even steeper fines.In a 26-page filing signed by Attorney General Letitia James, lawyers for the state argued that Trump, the Trump Organization, and its top executives had failed to prove that the management of the bond met the “requirements of trustworthiness and competence,” and argued that Judge Arthur Engoron should find the bond to be “without effect.”The AG’s office argued that California-based Knight Specialty Insurance Company was a “small insurer that is not authorized to write business in New York” and had “never before written a surety bond in New York,” before they penned the massive loan to Trump.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Hochul’s crackdown means a sad 4/20 for illegal weed dealers, but good news for New York
Crucially, it allows the New York City Sherriff to deputize NYPD officers to close down stores, giving a much-needed manpower boost to enforcement of weed laws.
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"CBS Evening News" headlines for Friday, April 19, 2024
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News with Margaret Brennan."
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Taylor Swift faces backlash over lyric about her wanting to live in ‘the 1830s’ on new ‘TTPD’ album
On the track "I Hate It Here," the 14-time Grammy winner sang about how she and her friends were discontent with living in this current era.
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Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry
The U.S. Border Patrol has asserted its authority to confiscate cannabis shipments as New Mexico businesses file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been seized.
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FBI found it ‘alarming’ that Fauci-funded virus research at Wuhan lab would leave no trace of ‘human manipulation’
The FBI was tipped off in April 2020 to gain-of-function virus research in China, funded by the agency formerly headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, that “would leave no signature of purposeful human manipulation,” emails from agents at the bureau show.
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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse
"A man set himself on fire Friday outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial in his ""hush money"" case. Emergency crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames, and the man was taken to a local hospital, where he is said to be in critical condition. Jericka Duncan reports. "
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FAA investigates Rockies after deleted video shows coach in cockpit during flight
The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are investigating the Colorado Rockies after a coach posted a video on social media showing him in the cockpit during a flight.
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2024 NFL Draft: Tyler Nubin honored late uncle by wearing No. 27 after ‘heartbreaking’ death
Tyler Nubin wore No. 27 in high school in the Chicago area and at Minnesota as a tribute to Steve King, who wore that number at Michigan.
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Susan Sarandon, ex-NYC prof who pulled machete on Post reporter spotted at Columbia University anti-Israel protest
Actress Susan Sarandon and Shellyne Rodriguez, the ex-professor who threatened a Post reporter with a machete, were both spotted at anti-Israel protest at Columbia University Friday.
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National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues
The Air National Guard has delayed a plan for its Alaska unit that would have converted 80 Active Guard and Reserve members to dual status tech positions.
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FanDuel NC Promo Code: Unlock $200 Bonus for NBA Playoffs, Stanley Cup
Sign up using our FanDuel NC promo code links and get $200 in bonus bets after a $5 wager on any NBA game.
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Here comes the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction! Horoscopes for the BFD transit of change
April is still having its way with us, folks.
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No perjury charges for British soldiers accused of lying in Bloody Sunday probe
15 British soldiers accused of lying to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, during which 13 civilians were killed in the Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges.
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Bipartisanship and Mike Johnson’s leadership prevail on Ukraine, Israel aid
Three cheers for bipartisanship and the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson: When push came to shove, they carried the day as the House voted 316-94 Friday to advance urgent foreign-aid bills to the floor for debate and final votes on Saturday.
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Japanese autoworkers narrowly escape suicide bomber in Pakistani port city
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers in Karachi. The workers escaped, but three bystanders were wounded.
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