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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s new hope for people with sickle cell disease, which affects mainly African Americans. It’s gene therapy research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that’s being called a game changer. The first patient to get the therapy outside a research setting is a Cherry Hill college student who’s been waiting almost two decades
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After an exhaustive review of suspect transistors in NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA managers have cleared the probe for launch next month as planned on a $5.2 billion mission to find out if a suspected sub-surface ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is a habitable environment. The transistor issue cropped up in May, raising fears
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Stage and screen actor James Earl Jones, who won Tony Awards for “The Great White Hope” and “Fences,” and whose majestic basso profundo voice would become internationally recognized as the villainous Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise, has died, his rep confirmed to CBS News. He was 93. An actor renowned for his theatrical
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Washington — Federal prosecutors in California unsealed an indictment Monday charging two people with leading an online group of white supremacists that maintained a list of high-profile targets to assassinate and urging group members to commit hate crimes. A 37-page indictment filed on Sept. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
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Faced with a frustrating stretch of bad wether locally and off shore, SpaceX geared up Monday for another attempt to launch a privately funded mission — Polaris Dawn — aimed at setting a post-Apollo altitude record and staging the first non-government commercial spacewalk. Assuming final clearance to proceed, billionaire commander Jared Isaacman, pilot Scott Poteet
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The 2024 Country Music Awards nominations are out — and Beyoncé’s name is nowhere to be found on the list of nominees. The pop icon made her foray into country music in March of this year with the release of “Cowboy Carter.” The 27-track album, featuring fan favorites “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” broke streaming
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Apple unveiled its new iPhone 16 at the tech giant’s “It’s Glowtime” event Monday, at which it touted upgraded capabilities and designs for its new phones and other devices. The event, held at Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters, also marked the tech giant’s foray in earnest into generative AI. Called Apple Intelligence, Apple’s AI is designed to help
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The Climate Election: How climate change impacts maternal health and pregnancy – CBS News Watch CBS News For those who are pregnant, extreme heat isn’t just uncomfortable. Studies show it can lead to serious complications for them and their unborn child, including pre-term births, miscarriages and stillbirths, and even increase the likelihood of one of
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Washington — Former President Donald Trump was supposed to face off against President Biden in their second, and possibly final, debate before the election. Then came the unexpected twist in July. Mr. Biden announced on July 21 that he was suspending his campaign as he faced growing skepticism within his own party about his ability
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London — Catherine, the Princess of Wales, says she’s finished her course of chemotherapy and is looking forward to returning to work as she enters a “new phase of recovery” from cancer. Princess Kate delivered the news in a personal statement published by Kensington Palace on Monday, less than six months after she announced her cancer
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