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These are our favorite finds at Amazon's 'epic' early Black Friday sale, happening now
Take advantage of the hottest sale prices of the holiday season on Amazon now, months before Black Friday 2021
How to watch Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas" 2021
Dozens of new holiday movies are on the way. Here's a guide on how to stream them all live.
Fun and unusual 2021 advent calendars for kids and adults (and dogs)
Find great Christmas 2021 advent calendars from Anthropologie, ShopDisney, Sephora and more
How to build your own "Squid Game" costume (and shop the merch)
From slip-on Vans to green track suits, here's what you need to make a costume from Netflix's "Squid Game."
The 15 most perfect dog Halloween costumes
From Disney characters to wild animals, your pooch will look smart in these costumes from Amazon, Chewy, ShopDisney and more
Everything you need to know about CBS Essentials, your guide to online shopping
Turn to CBS Essentials for trusted recommendations on housewares, furniture, clothing, tech, travel gear and much more
Hottest gifts to give this holiday season
Apple AirPods, Ring Video Doorbell and a Fairy Finder made the list of popular gifts for Christmas and Hanukkah
The ultimate guide to Black Friday 2021
Plus, find Black Friday 2021 deals that are already available nowshortcode
The hottest new toys at Walmart, as chosen by kids
Shop Walmart's 2021 Top-Rated by Kids Toy List, curated by kids, for kids.
Apple Watch Series 7 orders start today: What you need to know
The new Apple Watch Series 7 can be ordered online today, or purchased in-stores starting Oct. 15.
Latest News
Colin Powell dies at 84 from COVID-19 amid cancer battle
Powell was fully vaccinated but had been treated for a type of blood cancer that can severely compromise the immune system.
Trump sues House January 6 committee to block release of documents
The White House has rejected the former president's assertion of executive privilege.
Myeloma may have made Colin Powell more vulnerable to dying of COVID
Powell, who was fully vaccinated, had been treated for multiple myeloma before dying from COVID-19 complications.
U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti: "Please pray for us"
The group of 17 missionaries that was kidnapped by a gang is affiliated with Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft execs in 2008 told their co-founder to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee, the company said.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
In a filing Monday, the Biden administration argued Texas "successfully nullified this court's decisions within its borders."
Guantanamo detainee can testify about torture in Poland, DOJ says
During oral arguments this month, several justices asked whether Abu Zubaydah could testify about his treatment at a CIA detention facility in the early 2000s.
Video released of woman found dead in police van
Christina Nance's family says the video raises more questions than it answers.
Feds crack down on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a strategy to clean up PFAS, which stay in the environment — and human bodies — indefinitely.
World
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U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti: "Please pray for us"
The group of 17 missionaries that was kidnapped by a gang is affiliated with Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
Taliban fail to quash hope in Afghanistan's women and girls
Deprived of work and school, many have decided to leave, but Afghan women from across the generations are angry, and they refuse to give up on a brighter future.
17 missionaries kidnapped by gang in Haiti, police say
The missionaries were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to a message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
1st-ever winners of Prince William's "Earthshot Prize" announced
Award conceived by the British royal is a way to recognize and boost people hatching innovative solutions to the environmental crises facing our planet.
British soccer club Newcastle starts new era with Saudi owners
A vehicle outside the stadium was emblazoned with the name "Jamal Khashoggi" alongside an image of the journalist who was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
U.S.
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SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft execs in 2008 told their co-founder to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee, the company said
Myeloma may have made Colin Powell more vulnerable to dying of COVID
Powell, who was fully vaccinated, had been treated for multiple myeloma before dying from COVID-19 complications.
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays
Biggest online retailer offering signing bonuses of as much as $3,000 as shopping crunch time fast approaches.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are engaged
Kardashian and Barker, who have been longtime friends and neighbors, shared photos from the romantic engagement on social media.
Politics
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Trump sues House January 6 committee to block release of documents
The White House has rejected the former president's assertion of executive privilege.
SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
White House talks reform with families of those killed by police
The House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act earlier in March but congressional negotiations on bipartisan legislation broke down in the Senate nearly a month ago.
Feds crack down on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a strategy to clean up PFAS, which stay in the environment — and human bodies — indefinitely.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to halt enforcement of Texas abortion law
In a filing Monday, the Biden administration argued Texas "successfully nullified this court's decisions within its borders."
Entertainment
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are engaged
Kardashian and Barker, who have been longtime friends and neighbors, shared photos from the romantic engagement on social media.
Ronnie Tutt, drummer for Elvis Presley and more, has died at 83
"The Legendary Drummer, Ronnie Tutt, 'has left the building,'" his daughter, Terie Tutt, wrote on Facebook.
Studios reach deal with film and TV crews to avoid looming strike
The workers still must vote to approve it, but the strike has been called off with the tentative deal.
Joy Oladokun performs "Sorry Isn't Good Enough"
Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun joins Saturday Sessions. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she grew up in Arizona, inspired to take up guitar at the age of ten after seeing Tracy Chapman's iconic performance at a Nelson Mandela tribute. Eventually, she headed to Nashville and chased her own dreams of recording an album. From her album "In Defense of My Own Happiness," Joy Oladokun performs "Sorry Isn't Good Enough."
Joy Oladokun performs "Sunday"
Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun joins Saturday Sessions. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she grew up in Arizona, inspired to take up guitar at the age of ten after seeing Tracy Chapman's iconic performance at a Nelson Mandela tribute. Eventually, she headed to Nashville and chased her own dreams of recording an album. From her album "In Defense of My Own Happiness," Joy Oladokun performs "Sunday."
Technology
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SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft execs in 2008 told their co-founder to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee, the company said
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays
Biggest online retailer offering signing bonuses of as much as $3,000 as shopping crunch time fast approaches.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
China crackdown on Apple store hits holy book apps
Makers of apps for reading and listening to the Quran and Bible say they've been removed from Apple's China-based store at government's request.
Science
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Feds crack down on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a strategy to clean up PFAS, which stay in the environment — and human bodies — indefinitely.
1st-ever winners of Prince William's "Earthshot Prize" announced
Award conceived by the British royal is a way to recognize and boost people hatching innovative solutions to the environmental crises facing our planet.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
Series of asteroids bigger than Egypt's pyramids is passing by Earth
One 525-foot-wide asteroid that passed Earth on Friday was only discovered last month.
Dogs can show human-like ADHD behaviors, study finds
Scientists have discovered traits like hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention in some dogs.
Health
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Myeloma may have made Colin Powell more vulnerable to dying of COVID
Powell, who was fully vaccinated, had been treated for multiple myeloma before dying from COVID-19 complications.
You've been vaccinated. So do you need a vaccine card?
Millions of Americans are getting CDC-issued "vaccination record" cards. Here's what to do with them.
CDC issues new COVID-19 guidance for the holiday season
The CDC is urging all who are eligible to get vaccinated, saying it's "the best way to minimize COVID-19 risk and keep your family and friends safer."
A stench has been lingering over a city and residents say it's making them sick
The stench is coming from the Dominguez Channel, a waterway that runs through Carson.
Chicago police union boss urges officers to defy COVID vaccine mandate
The union head said half of the workforce could not show up to work if they are punished for not complying.
MoneyWatch
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Feds crack down on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a strategy to clean up PFAS, which stay in the environment — and human bodies — indefinitely.
SEC targets trading apps after GameStop frenzy
Report is critical of trading apps' gaming-like features, stoking of meme stocks and practice of selling customers' orders to traders.
Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008
Microsoft execs in 2008 told their co-founder to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee, the company said
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for the holidays
Biggest online retailer offering signing bonuses of as much as $3,000 as shopping crunch time fast approaches.
Sinclair Broadcast Group hit with ransomware
Operator of local TV stations says some of its computers were attacked over the weekend and that data was stolen.
Crime
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Ahmaud Arbery's mom concerned but "hopeful" ahead of murder trial
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday with 600 people reporting to a Glynn County courthouse.
Police say bystanders "should've intervened" as woman raped on train
The 35-year-old man is now facing rape and several other charges, and authorities describe the inaction of bystanders as "troubling."
2 found dead after suspect slashes throat of Arkansas officer
The responding officer discovered Christofer Conner beating a 15-year-old boy in the face and head with a rock, police said.
Freed murderer charged with killing missing mom found dead in canal
Sunrise police say Eric Pierson confessed to stabbing the single mother four times with a screwdriver on September 25.
Police Twitter campaign helps lay trap for 11-year-old girl's killer
The unsolved murder of Linda O'Keefe baffled investigators for nearly 45 years – could telling her story on social media help solve the case?
Space
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Giant planet discovered orbiting dead star may be a glimpse into our solar system's future
Astronomers came across a Jupiter-like planet revolving around a dead star near the center of the Milky Way.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
NASA launches spacecraft on 12-year mission
NASA launched its "Lucy" spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Saturday morning. Over the course of 12 years, the probe will explore a record-setting eight asteroids in a single mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss what scientists hope to learn about the creation of our solar system from this mission.
Russian actress returns to Earth after orbital movie shoot
Russians claim another space first with scenes from a movie film aboard the International Space Station.
Series of asteroids bigger than Egypt's pyramids is passing by Earth
One 525-foot-wide asteroid that passed Earth on Friday was only discovered last month.
Latest Galleries
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Linda O'Keefe murder: Inside the investigation
Newport Beach Police give 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe a voice on Twitter hoping to solve her cold case 45 years later.
TV shows canceled or ended in 2021
This list contains everything from long-running favorites to short-lived Netflix sitcoms
Jasmine Hartin case: What happened on the pier?
A wealthy socialite and a senior police official end up on a moonlit pier in paradise. Then a single fatal shot rings out. Locals called it the crime of the young decade, but what happened?
Richest women in the world, ranked by net worth
Their fortunes start at $7 billion and go up — way up — from there
Devastating photos of tornado damage
Twisters wreak havoc across America.
Latest Videos
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Second Facebook whistleblower testifies in the UK
Former Facebook data analyst Sophie Zhang alleged the company ignored her findings about foreign political disinformation campaigns during testimony Monday before the UK Parliament. Adam Satariano, New York Times technology reporter for Europe, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss how the governing body is reacting to the whistleblowers' testimony.
CBSN Originals: Deepfakes and the Fog of Truth
A new CBSN Originals documentary reveals the growing threat posed by technology that makes lies look true and the truth seem false.
Governor's race in Virginia tightens
Recent CBS polling shows former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, ahead of his Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin by only three percentage points as the race tightens. CBS News political contributor Sean Sullivan joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for more on the campaign.
Jury selection in Ahmaud Arbery case begins
Jury selection has begun in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Three White men are accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man in 2020. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, who filmed the deadly shooting, have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joined CBSN from Brunswick, Georgia, to discuss.
Officials work to free 17 hostages
American officials and authorities in Haiti are working to rescue 17 kidnapped missionaries. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Port-au-Prince on the latest news from Haiti.