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Democrats took an unusual step Thursday and helped Republican leaders advance legislation to provide billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend. After about nine hours of recess, the House Rules Committee reconvened late Thursday night and moved GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid
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CIA Director William Burns acknowledged Thursday that without military assistance from the U.S., Ukraine could experience significant setbacks in its war with Russia. Ukrainians are “at a tough moment on the battlefield right now,” Burns said during a Q&A session at the Bush Center Forum on Leadership in Dallas. With supplemental assistance from the
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Love isn’t the only thing that’s blind at Netflix. Touting a blockbuster 9.3 million added subscribers in its first quarter earnings report Thursday, the streaming giant also revealed that it would stop sharing quarterly membership numbers starting in 2025. “In our early days, when we had little revenue or profit, membership growth was a strong
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Berkeley, California — You might not expect a business school course to begin with students belting out Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” but at the University of California, Berkeley, Swift is not just a “tortured poet,” she’s a case study in how to build an empire. “Taylor Swift is a phenomenon,” UC Berkeley senior Sejal Krishnan,
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Taylor Swift college course seeks to inspire students to emulate her business acumen – CBS News Watch CBS News Taylor Swift’s successes and failures, including the battle to regain control of her master recordings, are part of the syllabus at the University of California, Berkeley. Jo Ling Kent has more. View CBS News In Be
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Washington — Sen. Maria Cantwell, a key senator who has held up legislation regulating TikTok endorsed the House’s latest version of a measure that could lead to a ban of the social media app in the U.S. Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, announced her support late Wednesday for an updated measure that would force TikTok’s Chinese
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From clean air and water to healthy soil and medicines, our survival and prosperity rely heavily on the rich diversity of plants and animals that make up our world. A 2019 U.N. report found that around 1 million plant and animal species could be threatened with extinction around the globe. But new research finds climate change
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Is this tote bag the new Stanley mug? Is this tote bag the new Stanley mug? 01:45 Trader Joe’s has pulled Infinite Herbs-branded basil from its shelves in 29 states after a salmonella outbreak has left 12 people sickened. The organic basil was sold in 2.5-ounce clamshell-style plastic containers, according to a Wednesday statement from
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Ashanti and Nelly have announced they are engaged and expecting their first baby together. The musical artists first dated in 2003 and delighted fans when they rekindled their relationship in 2023. Essence magazine announced the pair’s big news on Wednesday, writing on social media: “Congratulations to Ashanti and Nelly, who are ENGAGED and EXPECTING their first
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A woman who was selected to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York was excused Thursday after she expressed concerns about being identified publicly and questioned her ability to remain impartial. The juror, a young woman who was chosen to serve on Tuesday, said she “definitely has concerns
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