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Actress Jennifer Aniston hit back at Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance for past comments he made about lawmakers he described as “childless cat ladies.” “The Morning Show” and “Friends” star responded to a post about Vance on her Instagram Stories. “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of the United
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Fairleigh Dickinson triple jumper Salif Mane headed to 2024 Paris Olympics Fairleigh Dickinson triple jumper Salif Mane headed to 2024 Paris Olympics 01:46 NEW YORK — The 2024 Paris Olympics start Friday, and New York City triple jumper Salif Mane is ready to show the world just how far he can fly. CBS New York had
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London — The global anti-doping agency tasked with preventing drug-based cheating in international sports, including at the Olympic Games, has threatened to haul the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) before an independent compliance review board in a dispute that could threaten U.S. plans to host both the 2028 Summer Games and the 2034 Winter Games,
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Salt Lake City awarded 2034 Winter Olympic Games with a doping investigation caveat – CBS News Watch CBS News A dispute over suspected doping is casting a shadow over the Paris Olympics as Chinese swimmers who tested positive in the past for a banned substance are being allowed to compete. Meanwhile, Salt Lake City will
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Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris condemned demonstrators who voiced support for Hamas and burned an American flag near the U.S. Capitol to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday, saying in a statement that “hate and violence of any kind have no place in our nation.” Harris, now the likely
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Paris — Just one day before the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, more than a million tickets to Olympic events were still unsold, including many for Friday’s first-of-its-kind outdoor ceremony on the Seine river itself. Olympic organizers had set lofty ticket sale ambitions, and they have met some of them. Tony Estanguet, a three-time French
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Steward Health Care’s CEO Ralph de la Torre has for years avoided publicly responding to accusations that he profited at the expense of patients at the dozens of community hospitals around the country owned by the Dallas-based company. Now, he’ll have to face those questions on Capitol Hill after a bipartisan group of senators voted
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Meta issues a warning about increasing sextortion scams. Here’s how to stay safe. – CBS News Watch CBS News Social media giant Meta is issuing a warning over the increasing number of sextortion scams where fake profiles are used to get people to send nude photographs and then threaten to release them unless victims pay
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A selloff in technology stocks Wednesday drove the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices to their worst performances since 2022. The slump in high-tech follows a year-long rally by the “Magnificent Seven,” a group of seven industry giants that have led markets into record terrain. The slump continued on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index slipping
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More than 30,000 ancient coins found More than 30,000 ancient coins found off the coast of Italy 00:50 Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy say they have found an ancient mosaic floor that was once the base of a Roman villa, a discovery that the local mayor called “stupendous.” The discovery was made in
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