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President Biden went to Baltimore Friday as a show of support after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, announcing additional federal financial support to buoy the city’s economy and commerce. The president surveyed the devastation from his helicopter, Marine One, Friday afternoon before receiving a briefing from local officials. The bridge fell on
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Israel and the U.S. are convinced Iran is preparing to retaliate for the Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria, U.S. officials say. Israel on Monday struck an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, and killed a number of senior leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Pentagon. The U.S. has picked
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Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday denounced Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to fortify stretches of the southern border with razor and concertina wire as ineffective, saying migrants are “easily cutting” the barriers. “We do not consider concertina wire to be effective. It impairs Customs and Border Protection’s ability to do its job,
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Actor Michael Douglas found out he’s related to another Hollywood star after a recent episode of the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” revealed the connection. The series’ host, Henry Louis Gates said to Douglas that he’s a “DNA cousin” of his “Avengers: Endgame” co-star Scarlett Johansson. Douglas couldn’t believe it, telling Gates, “Are you kidding?”
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Kelsea Ballerini talks hosting CMT Awards, why she loves writing sad songs – CBS News Watch CBS News Kelsea Ballerini, whose 2014 debut single “Love Me Like You Mean It” catapulted her to stardom, is set to charm the country music world once again at this Sunday’s CMT Music Awards. Not only will she perform
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Washington — Hundreds of passengers circumvented or tried to circumvent various aspects of airport security to access secure areas of U.S. airports within the last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Since March 2023, there have been at least 300 instances of people trying to bypass parts of airport security, the agency said Friday. Only
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Doubleday We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Hampton Sides, the bestselling author of “Ghost Soldiers,” “In the Kingdom of Ice” and “On Desperate Ground,” returns with “The Wide Wide Sea” (Doubleday), the story of Captain James Cook, and an account of his final, fatal voyage of exploration. Read an
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CIA Director William Burns is expected to travel to Cairo, Egypt, this weekend for a fresh round of hostage talks with top officials from Egypt, Qatar and Israel, multiple sources in the U.S. and the region familiar with the planning told CBS News. The negotiations mark the latest effort to strike a deal that has
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Nicola Coughlan, Lydia West talk about balancing comedy roots in “Big Mood” – CBS News Watch CBS News Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West star in the new, acclaimed series “Big Mood.” They join “CBS Mornings” to talk about the series. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news,
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Beyoncé gives back to cosmetology in hometown Houston, 4 other major cities Beyoncé gives back to cosmetology in hometown Houston, 4 other major cities 03:34 HOUSTON — The smell of a flat iron and the sound of clippers, words of wisdom and belly-deep laughter — beauty salons and barber shops have long been a sacred
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