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Worst drug crisis in U.S. history Fentanyl fuels worst drug crisis in U.S. history 05:18 Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found about 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced cactus, a quintessential Mexican food staple known as nopales. Mexican law enforcement said they seized some 275,000 pills of the lethal drug in
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Oslo — Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s chronic lung condition has worsened and her public duties may have to be adjusted on short notice in future, the palace said on Thursday. The 51-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon announced in October 2018 that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable
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Sydney — Passengers in Australia overpowered a 17-year-old boy armed with a shotgun and ammunition on Thursday as he tried to board a plane near Melbourne after sneaking into the airport. The teenager entered through a hole in a security fence at Avalon airport, then made his way to a plane with about 160 passengers
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Tan France on stepping into acting with a new role in Hulu’s “Deli Boys” – CBS News Watch CBS News Fashion expert and Emmy-winning “Queer Eye” star Tan France is stepping into acting with his first scripted role in the new Hulu comedy “Deli Boys.” France, who plays a gang leader named Zubair, joins “CBS
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How “asteroid detectives” protect Earth from potential impacts – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA was recently tracking a large asteroid, known as the “city killer,” after finding a small chance of it hitting Earth in 2032. NASA says it “no longer poses a significant threat” in an analysis, but it’s not the only space
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A special education teacher at Huron High School in New Boston, Michigan, gathered with students on Wednesday to make blankets for families of organ donors. Jackie Dennis had just given birth in 2020 when her health went downhill. After a little over a month on life support, doctors began preparation for a double lung transplant.
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Just off Interstate 94 in Collegeville, Minnesota, is a striking architectural wonder that was brought to life by renowned architect Marcel Breuer: Saint John’s Abbey Church at Saint John’s University. “He was from Hungary, originally studied at the Bauhaus in Germany in the 1920s and 30s, and then when Hitler took over the Bauhaus, he
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Lifesaving training is now available to the Hispanic and Latino community in North Philadelphia. At Wednesday’s ribbon cutting event, the Maria de los Santos Health Center welcomed a new lifesaving training device aimed at helping people who speak Spanish learn how to perform CPR. It’s a Spanish-speaking, hands-only CPR kiosk that teaches people how to
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Washington — House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, looking to shore up support for the continuing resolution with less than 10 days to prevent a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson has outlined plans for the measure, which is expected to extend funding at current levels through the
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President Trump is giving a one-month exemption to U.S. automakers from the round of tariffs that took effect on March 4, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. The announcement comes after Mr. Trump spoke with leaders of the so-called Big Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of
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