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Beatles legend Paul McCartney’s praised Beyoncé’s cover of the band’s song “Blackbird,” saying that it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired him in the first place. Last week, Beyoncé released “Cowboy Carter,” a 27-track country album that bends the genre. In it she included “Blackbiird,” which was originally written by McCartney in 1969 and
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Maryland’s congressional delegation will meet with Gov. Wes Moore and the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Tuesday to discuss emergency funding for Baltimore and its response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, multiple sources familiar with the planning told CBS News. The meeting will be held Tuesday at
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Washington — A federal judge in Florida denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents indictment against him, ruling the Presidential Records Act (PRA) does not shield Trump from charges that he unlawfully retained national defense information. In a brief order issued Thursday, Cannon rejected Trump’s argument that a 1978 recordkeeping law
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Washington — No Labels, the centrist political group, is abandoning its effort to draft a third-party “unity” ticket to run in the 2024 presidential race, the organization announced Thursday. The group, which has worked for months to gain ballot access in states across the country for potential candidates, said it only planned to pursue a
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Actor Andrew Scott talks embracing his darkest role yet in “Ripley” – CBS News Watch CBS News Critically acclaimed Irish actor Andrew Scott has made a significant mark with his diverse roles. He terrified viewers as Moriarty in “Sherlock” and charmed them as the “Hot Priest” in “Fleabag.” Now, he’s taking on a new challenge
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More than one in eight women report feeling mistreated during childbirth, according to a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study found that mistreatment during childbirth is a “regular occurrence,” according to a news release. Researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health collected survey data from
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Empower Brands is recalling more than two million Black+Decker Easy Garment Steamers sold nationwide after hearing from dozens of people scalded by spewing hot water instead of steam from the products. The recall announced on Thursday includes steamers already repaired as part of a prior recall in November 2022, according to the notice posted by
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As “Star Trek: Discovery” ventures into its fifth and final season, Sonequa Martin-Green is preparing to say goodbye to her groundbreaking role as Captain Michael Burnham, the first Black female captain in the franchise’s storied history. Martin-Green recalls the weight of realizing she was making television history. “It was overwhelming at the time. And I
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In New York, they forced the city to hire a “rat czar.” In Chicago, they have prompted the deployment of feral cats. In New Orleans, they are literally eating police evidence. Now researchers are shedding light on why brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race. The new study suggests that they crawled
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Famed rock group Kiss has reached a deal to sell its catalog, brand name and other intellectual property to a Swedish entertainment group for more than $300 million. The buyer, Pophouse Entertainment Group, collaborated with Kiss last year create to create digital avatars of Kiss members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric
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