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Dr. Cornel West, the independent candidate running in the 2024 presidential election, qualified for the ballot in Virginia’s general election, according to a letter sent to West’s campaign by the Virginia Department of Elections. “After review, the Department of Elections has reconsidered its decision not to qualify Drs. West and Abdullah and their names will
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House Republicans on Friday unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month and fund the government until March 28, when a new president and Congress would be able to decide agency spending and priorities for the 2025 fiscal year. However, Republicans added a contentious immigration issue to the short-term
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A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday. This is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows, after infecting wild
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U.S. protester fatally shot in West Bank – CBS News Watch CBS News An American woman who was protesting against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank was fatally shot Friday, U.S. officials confirmed. Witnesses told CBS News that the woman, 26-year-old Aysenur Eygi, was shot by Israeli troops. CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer spoke to
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Sentencing delayed until after election in Trump “hush money” criminal case – CBS News Watch CBS News A New York judge on Friday ruled that former President Donald Trump will be sentenced Nov. 26, about three weeks after Election Day, for his conviction on charges of falsifying business records for payments to adult film star
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Former President Donald Trump in the last two months has repeatedly claimed on the campaign trail that there was an 18-month period when he was in office during which no service members died in combat in Afghanistan. While Department of Defense data shows there was an 18-month stretch in which no U.S. service members were
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Turnover among election officials is at its highest in at least two decades – CBS News Watch CBS News A CBS News investigation found more than a third of all top elections officials have quit or retired since the 2020 presidential election. Experts worry the inexperience of new supervisors could lead to mistakes. View CBS
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More apple juice sold across the country is being recalled due to concerning levels of inorganic arsenic. What began early last week as a recall of nearly 10,000 cases of Great Value brand apple juice sold by Walmart in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, now involves 133,500 cases of multiple brands
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NYC terror plot foiled, Justice Department says NYC terror plot foiled, Justice Department says 02:06 NEW YORK — A man accused of planning a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City in support of ISIS was arrested Wednesday in Canada, authorities announced Friday. The United States Department of Justice said Muhammad Shahzeb
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Music legend Sergio Mendes to play Long Beach Jazz Festival for the first time Music legend Sergio Mendes to play Long Beach Jazz Festival for the first time 03:45 Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian Grammy-winning musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, died after months of battling the effects of long COVID,
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