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12/20: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 2 dead, dozens injured in Germany Christmas market attack; Kids inspired by Secret Santa give out total of $10,000 to strangers Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Read original … Read more
In the mid-19th century, Dutch colonial officials climbing an Indonesian volcano spotted an ancient statue meant to serve as protection against misfortune, looted it, and took it to the Netherlands. Today, the volcanic rock likeness of the Hindu god Ganesha, bearing four arms and the head of an elephant, stands tall inside Indonesia’s National Museum … Read more
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang issued an order blocking the state’s strict abortion law after a new abortion-rights constitutional amendment recently took effect. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM EST Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
The House is set to vote on the third version of a spending bill to keep the government open at 5 p.m. Friday, with the shutdown deadline just hours away. The new proposal is reported to include government funding through March as well as disaster relief and farm assistance after days of turmoil on Capitol … Read more
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned Friday that his agency could suffer “serious” consequences if Congress fails to pass legislation funding federal agencies and averting a government shutdown in the next few hours. In an interview with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Mayorkas said many components of the Department of Homeland Security … Read more
A Spanish Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon II aircraft takes off at Graf Ignatievo airbase near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on February 21, 2022 AFP Spain has ordered another 25 advanced Eurofighter jets from European aerospace giant Airbus in the NATO member’s drive to modernise its air force, the defence ministry said on Friday. The order will deliver four … Read more
By SCOTT BAUER, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school but seemed to be settling in, a school official said Thursday as families of the victims remembered them … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs reflects a deep-seated antipathy toward trade and trade deficits — in his own words, “trade deficits hurt the economy very badly.” Whether the trade deficit is really a problem for the American economy is debatable. But either way, most economists oppose using tariffs to address the issue, arguing that … Read more
Although 2024 is winding down, the U.S. housing crisis lives on. But even as steep home prices and elevated mortgage rates sideline many would-be homebuyers, some real estate markets around the country continue to attract buyers. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) this month released a list of 10 local housing markets it expects to be … Read more
Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te’s party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island’s “democratic system”. Scores of lawmakers from Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party had occupied the podium of the parliament’s main chamber since Thursday night and barricaded themselves … Read more
