Reports: Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, immediately fires CEO
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Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in its first ballistic weapons launches in two weeks.
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Ex-U.N. employee sentenced for multiple rapes, confronted by victims
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EU reaches deal to ban new gas and diesel cars by 2035
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Eye Opener: Elon Musks takes over Twitter
Elon Musk takes over Twitter, reportedly firing top executives. Also, the GDP grows at an unexpectedly high annual rate. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Drought disrupts Mississippi River
About 500 million tons of agriculture and other vital products are shipped down the Mississippi River every year. There are now multiple choke points along this so-called "superhighway" where barges are stranded, waiting for higher river levels or the completion of emergency dredging operations. Ben Tracy reports.
Army secretary expands childcare for troops
Following a CBS News investigation on limited childcare options for some Special Forces troops, U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth speaks with CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge about plans to expand childcare options for military families.
Texas DPS director ignores calls to resign
Despite outrage on behalf of parents of Uvalde shooting victims, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw is ignoring calls to resign. Janet Shamlian reports.
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After shrinking for the first two quarters of 2022, GDP rebounded even as consumers and businesses grapple with high costs.
Mortgage rates blow past 7% for the first time in two decades
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Meta's value has plunged by $700 billion since last year
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Drought disrupts Mississippi River
About 500 million tons of agriculture and other vital products are shipped down the Mississippi River every year. There are now multiple choke points along this so-called "superhighway" where barges are stranded, waiting for higher river levels or the completion of emergency dredging operations. Ben Tracy reports.
Army secretary expands childcare for troops
Following a CBS News investigation on limited childcare options for some Special Forces troops, U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth speaks with CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge about plans to expand childcare options for military families.
Texas DPS director ignores calls to resign
Despite outrage on behalf of parents of Uvalde shooting victims, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw is ignoring calls to resign. Janet Shamlian reports.
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Eye Opener: Elon Musks takes over Twitter
Elon Musk takes over Twitter, reportedly firing top executives. Also, the GDP grows at an unexpectedly high annual rate. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
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High school football coach who lost job for praying on field could be reinstated
In June, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Joe Kennedy, an assistant football coach at Bremerton High School.
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Kentucky coal miner in viral photo at game offered VIP tickets
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Biden to cast early ballot in Delaware with his granddaughter
Early in-person voting in Delaware begins Friday.
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Stephen Colbert says Kanye West is banned from "The Late Show"
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Reports: Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, immediately fires CEO
Musk is in charge of the social media platform and has fired its CEO and other executives, numerous reports say. Musk tweeted, "the bird is freed."
Drought disrupts "irreplaceable" Mississippi River shipping corridor
The drought is expected to last through January, threatening the critical supply chain.
Stocks end mixed as Facebook's parent company slumps
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Inflation making it hard to save for retirement, survey finds
A quarter of U.S. adults say they're dipping into their retirement savings to pay for daily expenses, Allianz Life poll show.
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Biden to cast early ballot in Delaware with his granddaughter
Early in-person voting in Delaware begins Friday.
Affirmative action returns to a reshaped Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, just six years after it upheld the University of Texas' methods.
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North Korea set to conduct nuclear test anytime, U.S. and South Korea say
U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials are bracing for what would be Pyongyang's first nuclear test in years, amid already heightened global tensions.
Appeals court refuses Trump request to consider shielding tax returns from House Committee
The decision clears the way for the committee to obtain the financial records Trump has repeatedly fought to keep from Congress, but his legal team could still appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
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Recent small studies, not yet peer-reviewed, suggested the new boosters may not be significantly better than the original vaccine formula.
U.S. could face "tripledemic" amid exodus of health care workers
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One paleontologist lamented that dinosaur skeletons need to be kept available to scientists for study and not made part of private collections.
EU reaches deal to ban new gas and diesel cars by 2035
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North Korea set to conduct nuclear test anytime, U.S. and South Korea say
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Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in its first ballistic weapons launches in two weeks.
Russian lawmakers move to expand anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
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Stephen Colbert says Kanye West is banned from "The Late Show"
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The Uplift: Harry Potter and "Hairy" Potter
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"Rust" shooting report now in the hands of prosecutors
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Reports: Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, immediately fires CEO
Musk is in charge of the social media platform and has fired its CEO and other executives, numerous reports say. Musk tweeted, "the bird is freed."
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Meta's value has plunged by $700 billion since last year
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T. rex display heats up debate over auctions of dinosaur skeletons
One paleontologist lamented that dinosaur skeletons need to be kept available to scientists for study and not made part of private collections.
New reports warn of "untold human suffering" as climate goals fall short
Nations pledged to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but three new U.N. reports show that the world is on track to hit nearly double that in less than 80 years.
Some Minnesota residents worried about local nickel mining for EV batteries
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"Emissions gap" sending world toward climate "catastrophe," U.N. chief says
The world is still "far behind" and isn't doing nearly enough or even promising to do enough to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a U.N. report says.
NASA launches new UFO study
The team conducting the study includes former astronaut Scott Kelly along with 15 other scientists and experts.
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Ex-U.N. employee sentenced for multiple rapes, confronted by victims
Karim Elkorany did not use condoms and "callously and cruelly joked about drugging and raping them" afterward, prosecutors said.
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"Rust" shooting report now in the hands of prosecutors
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Ex-Philadelphia deputy charged with selling guns used in fatal shooting of teen
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Man with fake gun hijacks New York City bus
No passengers were on board the bus at the time of the crash, and no one was seriously injured, police said.
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NASA launches new UFO study
The team conducting the study includes former astronaut Scott Kelly along with 15 other scientists and experts.
Orionid meteor shower expected to peak Friday morning
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Astronaut James McDivitt, commander of Apollo 9, dies at age 93
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SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts wrap up 170-day space station visit
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Drought disrupts Mississippi River
About 500 million tons of agriculture and other vital products are shipped down the Mississippi River every year. There are now multiple choke points along this so-called "superhighway" where barges are stranded, waiting for higher river levels or the completion of emergency dredging operations. Ben Tracy reports.
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Following a CBS News investigation on limited childcare options for some Special Forces troops, U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth speaks with CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge about plans to expand childcare options for military families.
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Despite outrage on behalf of parents of Uvalde shooting victims, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw is ignoring calls to resign. Janet Shamlian reports.
Third quarter GDP growth exceeds expectations
After two consecutive quarters of decline, the U.S. gross domestic product grew at an expectedly high annual rate in the third quarter. However, recession fears remain amid high inflation and rising interest rates. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Eye Opener: Elon Musks takes over Twitter
Elon Musk takes over Twitter, reportedly firing top executives. Also, the GDP grows at an unexpectedly high annual rate. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.