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Responding to an independent review of NASA’s ambitious Mars Sample Return mission, agency officials said Monday they will seek fresh ideas from agency engineers, researchers and the private sector to come up with alternative mission designs to reign in sky-rocketing costs and get the precious samples back to Earth earlier. The independent review board concluded
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Billy Joel special will air again on Friday, April 19 Billy Joel special will air again on Friday, April 19 00:32 CBS said it will re-air its broadcast of Billy Joel’s 100th consecutive performance at Madison Square Garden after it was cut short for some viewers on Sunday. Joel was in the middle of singing
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Rebecca Wisocky talks new “Ghosts” episode where her character’s past is explored – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on CBS’s hit comedy “Ghosts,” Rebecca Wisocky returns as the Gilded Age socialite Hetty, revealing surprising details about her character’s past. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking
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White House’s John Kirby on U.S. response to Middle East conflict – CBS News Watch CBS News White House national security communications adviser John Kirby speaks about the U.S. response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live
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Washington — Justice Clarence Thomas did not attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday, and no reason was given for his absence. As the justices convened to hear arguments in two cases, Chief Justice John Roberts announced that Thomas would not be taking the bench but would “participate fully,” based on the briefs
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Paris — Five years have passed since Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames. The iconic spire and timber roof were destroyed in the blaze. People around the world were shocked at the scale of the fire and the damage it caused, but work to restore the iconic landmark to its former glory
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Analyzing the economic risks from escalating Middle East tensions – CBS News Watch CBS News A look at the potential disruptions to the global economy, including impacts on oil markets after Iran’s unprecedented launch of more than 300 missiles and drones toward Israel on Saturday. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get
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Washington — The fallout from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will land before the Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices convene to consider the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute those who breached the building, as well as former President Donald Trump. At the crux of the
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Authorities have opened an investigation after video from the finish line at a the Beijing half-marathon raised questions about whether other athletes let a Chinese runner win the race. A now-viral video shows Kenyan runners Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat and Ethiopian runner Dejene Hailu running in a pack with Chinese runner Jie He, 25.
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Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had. While the concern about unscrupulous brokers enrolling unsuspecting people in ACA coverage has simmered for years, complaints have risen in
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