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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown deployed the state police Thursday to try to round up Republican lawmakers who fled the Capitol in an attempt to block a vote on a landmark climate plan that would be the second of its kind in the nation. Minority Republicans want the cap-and-trade proposal aimed at […]
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“CTM in Focus” is original reporting you’ll see only on “CBS This Morning,” exposing new information on issues that impact us all. There’s a growing backlog at crime labs nationwide that’s leaving victims waiting for justice: A recent government report found the backlog for DNA analysis increased almost 85% from 2011 through 2017. “CBS This […]
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Earlier this week Jimmy Fallon put out a call on Twitter for people to share their biggest wedding fails for a chance to have their story featured on the Tonight Show. People shared memories of grooms forgetting their vows, falling during the first dance, and more. But when romance author Amy Pennza recalled that time her […]
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Samples taken from at least one minibar at the Bahia Principe Hotel are being tested by the FBI as part of the agency’s collaboration with Dominican Republic authorities, Ministry of Health communications director Carlos Suero said Wednesday. Suero added that an extensive collection of samples is taken by Dominican authorities when someone dies in a […]
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The 9/11 first responder whose moving testimony before a House subcommittee last week said he is now in hospice care. Luis “Lou” Alvarez, a former bomb-squad detected for the NYPD who was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and was just beginning his 69th round of chemotherapy, announced the news on Wednesday via Facebook, and said it […]
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to furlough or lay off up to 150 employees at the Office of Personnel Management if Congress does not agree to eliminate the federal agency or find a new way to pay for the positions. Members of Congress who oppose the administration’s plan to kill off OPM and move […]
Read MoreHope Hicks, a once close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong in accepting derogatory information about political opponents from a foreign government, panel Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Thursday. “Ms. Hicks made clear that she understood the president to be serious […]
Read MoreJeopardy! champion James Holzhauer is putting some of his massive winnings to good use already by donating to a charity that hopes to help people who, like the show’s host, Alex Trebek, have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. CBS The contestant who came this close to claiming the all-time winnings record held by Ken Jennings has […]
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British professional wrestler Adrian “Lionheart” McCallum has died, independent wrestling promotion ICW tweeted on Wednesday. He was 36. McCallum was the current ICW World Heavyweight Champion, a title he won on Dec. 2, 2018. No other details about his death were shared. “We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic death of ICW World Heavyweight […]
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16. One Direction’s “Little Things,” Co-Written by Ed Sheeran From the moment that boy band One Direction gained international fame, fellow pop star Ed Sheeranwas right by their side, helping to penn heartfelt ballads like “Little Things” and “Moments” that ultimately did big things for the burgeoning pop group. While speaking with Capital FM in 2012, Sheeran explained how his […]
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