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The fight to protect a reindeer species – CBS News Watch CBS News Reindeer — known as caribou in the U.S. — are a staple of the holiday season, but one species of the animal isn’t having a merry December. There aren’t enough females for a new generation, and a fire almost wiped out a
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The man behind method acting – CBS News Watch CBS News 50 years ago, “The Godfather Part II” was playing in theaters nationwide. The film catapulted Lee Strasberg, whose namesake form of acting preparation was used by some of the film’s leads, to stardom. Dozens of the entertainment industry’s biggest stars have trained at his
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5 dead, hundreds injured after car drives into German Christmas market – CBS News Watch CBS News Five people are dead and more than 200 injured after a car drove into a crowded Christmas market near Berlin, Germany. Investigators are looking into the past of the Saudi Arabian doctor who they say drove into the
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Actress Blake Lively is suing her “It Ends with Us” co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. For months, rumors swirled of an onset of discord between the two actors that appears to have culminated with a lawsuit by Lively in which she alleges Baldoni – who was also the film’s director – caused her “severe
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The young dancers bringing a holiday classic to life – CBS News Watch CBS News The New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” began in 1954 and has remained one of the most enduring shows at Lincoln Center. Two young dancers taking the stage this year opened up about living their dream and keeping
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How director Robert Eggers is reviving “Nosferatu” for a new generation – CBS News Watch CBS News Director Robert Eggers’ highly-anticipated horror film “Nosferatu” will hit theaters on Christmas Day. The acclaimed director sat down with CBS Saturday Morning to talk about bringing the classic vampire tale to a new audience. View CBS News In
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“The Nutcracker” at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year. The company has been performing George Balanchine’s ballet every year since 1954. The show takes audiences from the grandeur of a sparkling Christmas party to the dreamworld of a young girl guided by a nutcracker-turned-prince.
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The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically. What is the winter solstice? The winter solstice is the day each year that has the shortest period of daylight between sunrise and sunset, and therefore
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Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern
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Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, traveled to Damascus, Syria, on Friday for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and
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