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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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House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Nikole Killion has the latest developments. View CBS
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At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. Authorities said it appeared to be a deliberate attack. The driver of the car was arrested at the scene, Magdeburg police confirmed. They said their current assumption is that he was
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France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. Paty, 47, was killed by an Islamic extremist outside his school on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the
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12/18: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Last-minute government funding bill in limbo after opposition from Trump, others; Lawmakers target AI-generated “deepfake pornography” View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source: cbsnews.com
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12/19: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Mangione appears in court on federal murder charges after being extradited to New York; EPA’s efforts to tackle pollution in disadvantaged communities could be under threat View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive
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What happens if you get scammed while using Zelle? What happens if you get scammed while using Zelle? 02:22 Three Major banks and Zelle rushed to bring a peer-to-peer payment network to market without first ensuring users would be protected against “widespread” fraud, alleges a lawsuit filed on Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden’s 234th nominee to the federal judiciary, matching the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment to the nation’s courts during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern California by a 49 to 47 vote led Mr.
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