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Haitian gang releases three more hostages
Three more Christian missionaries were released from captivity in Haiti, where they were being held hostage by a violent gang. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
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For the first time since 2016, a sitting president attended the Kennedy Center Honors. It was a return to tradition in celebrating a new class of legendary entertainers. Norah O'Donnell shares more details.
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U.S. athletes will attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year, but U.S. officials will not. The move is in response to China's human rights abuses, the Biden administration said. Nancy Cordes shares the details.
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Medina Spirit, the first-place finisher at the 2021 Kentucky Derby, died after a workout at a California race track.
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Haitian gang releases three more hostages
Three more Christian missionaries were released from captivity in Haiti, where they were being held hostage by a violent gang. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
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