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Music with Darren Criss: “Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season” – CBS News Watch CBS News Darren Criss (the beloved star of television’s “Glee,” and the Broadway musical “Maybe Happy Ending”) and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City help “Sunday Morning” celebrate Christmas with a performance of “Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season.” View CBS News In
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Dating back a month now, you’ve either seen them in the sky, or you’ve seen them on the news: Drones seem to be everywhere. By all accounts, alleged drone sightings are multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in just the past few weeks alone. But of those 5,000, only a hundred or so have
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Why drone hysteria has taken off – CBS News Watch CBS News By most accounts, alleged drone sightings have been multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in just the past few weeks. But experts say the majority of reports about unusual lights in the sky are probably anything but drones. Correspondent Tom Hanson reports.
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Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident. The incident came as the U.S. military conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, though the U.S. military’s Central Command
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Trump takes aim at Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump this week once again issued several taunts directed at America’s largest trading partner, Canada, and Justin Trudeau, its prime minister. Christian Benavides has the latest. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser
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Concerning new flu numbers ahead of holiday gatherings – CBS News Watch CBS News Thirteen states reported “high” or “very high” levels of flu-like illness last week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s double the number of states from the week before. Ali Bauman reports. View CBS News In Be
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At least 5 dead, 200 injured in German Christmas market car attack – CBS News Watch CBS News Germany is in shock after the deadly car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. A 9-year-old child is among at least five people who were killed in the attack. At least 200 more were injured, many
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Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce President-elect Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect to the newly-created post of special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like “Survivor” and “The Voice,” but
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The fight to protect a reindeer species – CBS News Watch CBS News Reindeer — known as caribou in the U.S. — are a staple of the holiday season, but one species of the animal isn’t having a merry December. There aren’t enough females for a new generation, and a fire almost wiped out a
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The man behind method acting – CBS News Watch CBS News 50 years ago, “The Godfather Part II” was playing in theaters nationwide. The film catapulted Lee Strasberg, whose namesake form of acting preparation was used by some of the film’s leads, to stardom. Dozens of the entertainment industry’s biggest stars have trained at his
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