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Police: Man "catfished" teen before killing family
A former Virginia state trooper is accused of driving across the country to meet a teenage girl in California, murdering her family and then kidnapping her before police killed him. Nikki Battiste shares more.
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The world's largest active volcano is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. Hawaii's Mauna Loa began erupting late Sunday and nearby residents have been warned to be alert. Carter Evans has the details.
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More than two million people in Houston, Texas remain under a boil water notice after a power outage at a water purification plant on Sunday. Janet Shamlian reports.
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Crypto lender BlockFi declares bankruptcy as FTX contagion spreads
The fourth crypto company to seek bankruptcy this year, BlockFi lists more than 100,000 creditors and had received a bailout from FTX.
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COVID lockdown protests sweep across China
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Large swaths of country prepare for severe weather
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Buffalo grocery store mass shooter pleads guilty
The gunman who killed 10 people in a racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to state charges. The guilty plea means he will be sentenced to life in prison. Jericka Duncan reports.
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A former Virginia state trooper is accused of driving across the country to meet a teenage girl in California, murdering her family and then kidnapping her before police killed him. Nikki Battiste shares more.
World's largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii
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The five New Haven police officers were charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons.
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Mapping the desecration of Black cemeteries
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Houston closes schools again Tuesday as city remains under boil water notice
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Health agencies renaming monkeypox to help fight stigma
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Buffalo grocery store mass shooter pleads guilty
The gunman who killed 10 people in a racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to state charges. The guilty plea means he will be sentenced to life in prison. Jericka Duncan reports.
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President Biden has asked Congress to intervene to avert a “potentially crippling” railroad strike that he says could devastate the economy. Idaho college students returned to campus more than two weeks after four of their own were stabbed to death in a case that’s still without any known suspect. And the Senate is expected to vote in favor of same sex-marriage legislation Tuesday, which will send the bill to the House.
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Early voting is underway in the Georgia runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Associated Press deputy Washington bureau chief Steven Sloan joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss the larger effect of the race on Capitol Hill and the issues driving a record number of early voters to the polls.