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Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, governor, and leader in faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has outlined a number of promises to “Make America Healthy Again” under President-elect Donald Trump, vowing to combat an “epidemic” of chronic diseases that he has described as an “existential” threat to America’s future. All are under the banner of fighting what Kennedy sees as a common thread behind a broad
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President Biden met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House Tuesday, as the two leaders address the conflict with Lebanon, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the hostages still being held by Hamas. The meeting, which Herzog called “very productive,” lasted about an hour. Herzog told reporters afterward that the Biden administration is
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Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday by Australian scientists found it might actually stave off attacks. Biologist Laura Ryan said the predator often attacked its prey from underneath, occasionally mistaking a surfer’s silhouette for the outline of a seal. Ryan and her
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Washington — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida Republican, as his national security adviser, announcing in a post on Truth Social. “Mike has been a strong champion of my America First Foreign Policy Agenda and will be a tremendous champion of our pursuit of Peace through Strength,” Trump wrote. The national security
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Last week, President-elect Donald Trump announced his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman — Republican or Democrat — ever to hold that position. Calling her “tough, smart, innovative…, universally admired and respected,” Trump credited her with helping him win both the 2024 and 2016 elections. File: Chris
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11/12: CBS Morning News 11/12: CBS Morning News 21:32 Costco recalled nearly 80,000 pounds of store-brand butter last month because the product’s label was missing a key ingredient: milk. The wholesaler recalled 79,200 pounds of two varieties of butter — 46,800 pounds of its Kirkland Signature Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter, and 32,400 pounds of Kirkland
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London — The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Church, resigned Tuesday after a review found that he and other senior church leaders had covered up the “prolific and abhorrent” abuse of over 100 boys and young men in the United Kingdom and other countries by a British lawyer who helped lead Christian
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Moscow — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed controversial legislation banning “propaganda” that urges people to opt against having children, the latest measure targeting what Moscow depicts as Western liberal ideas. Facing an ageing population and low birth rates, Moscow is seeking to reverse a demographic slump — accentuated by its ongoing full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine
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A woman accusing renowned cage fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a civil lawsuit in Ireland was found “very bruised” immediately after the alleged attack, a paramedic who treated her has told the High Court in Dublin. Nikita Hand claims McGregor assaulted and raped her inside a Dublin hotel room in December 2018. McGregor, a
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