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Bernanke and Treasury chief Henry Paulson addressed anxious House Republicans in the Cannon Caucus Room Tuesday morning in another effort to alieviate lingering apprehension GOP lawmakers have for the administration plan.
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Trump's 2020 campaign weapon: AOC and "the squad"
"As far as I'm concerned, if you hate our country, if you're not happy here you can leave," Trump said of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rachida Tlaib
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Trump's history of inflaming racial tensions
President Trump is facing backlash for a racist tweet about four members of Congress
Protests intensify as Puerto Rico governor faces calls to resign
Police tried to disperse the marchers with pepper spray in front of the Fortaleza governor's residence, which was protected by barricades
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Trump's 2020 campaign weapon: AOC and "the squad"
"As far as I'm concerned, if you hate our country, if you're not happy here you can leave," Trump said of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rachida Tlaib
Trump's history of inflaming racial tensions
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Trump abortion restrictions to go into effect immediately
Family planning clinics that are funded by taxpayers must stop referring women for abortions, effective immediately, the Trump administration says
Buttigieg: White Americans "can't be defensive" when talking about race
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, the 2020 Democrat said he worries the "American project" will unravel unless racial inequity is addressed
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More than 150 killed as monsoon floods sweep away homes and people
The annual downpour is vital to crops, but it can turn deadly if too much falls too fast and inundates low-lying areas
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Video shows moment carnival ride snaps in half, killing 2 people
The circular pendulum ride started off smoothly until part of the ride broke off minutes later
Woman in Saudi Arabia loses custody battle despite alleged abuse
A Saudi court rejected her testimony because she did not have male witnesses backing her up
Giant human-sized jellyfish spotted off U.K. coast
Lizzie Daly wasn't afraid of the giant barrel jelly fish — she swam around with it for an hour
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What to watch for at San Diego Comic-Con 2019
Here's what to look forward to at the 50th annual San Diego Comic-Con this week
How to watch Apollo 11 50th anniversary live stream
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Beyoncé and Meghan Markle publicly meet for first time
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended Disney's "The Lion King" European premiere on Sunday and embraced musical royalty
Austin Butler to play Elvis Presley in forthcoming biopic
Butler was one of five actors being considered for the iconic role
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Jeff Bezos looks to reduce the "price of admission" to space
Norah O'Donnell interviewed Bezos ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission
$5 billion fine reported for Facebook data-privacy violations
Facebook had allowed Trump vendor Cambridge Analytica to collect data from millions of users without their knowledge
Why Walmart, eBay and others are banking on Amazon Prime Day
Rivals to Amazon are hitching their sales to the two-day Prime Day event -- and there's evidence it may pay off
Amazon Prime Day comes with protests over working conditions
Retailer's annual summer sale brings slew of demonstrations on issues that include work conditions and climate change
Beware these scams on Amazon Prime Day
The two-day shopping event is likely to bring out scammers in search of your dollars and data
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SpaceX identifies cause of Crew Dragon explosion
The company has been searching for the cause of a catastrophic explosion that destroyed an unmanned Crew Dragon spacecraft in April
The path to Apollo 11: A timeline of the space race
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Nature up close: The return of the bald eagle
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The crew of Apollo 11 came together by chance for the first moon landing
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Astronaut Michael Collins, Mission Control flight director Gene Kranz and spacecraft communicator Charlie Duke recount the first manned landing on the moon
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"Good news" for those with genetic risk for Alzheimer's
Regardless of how much genetic risk someone has, a good diet, adequate exercise, limiting alcohol and not smoking made dementia less likely
Infected pastor on bus brings Ebola outbreak to crowded Congo city
It's the 1st time the deadly virus has reached Goma, home to more than 2 million, since epidemic began almost a year ago
Bowled over for breakfast
What happened when food blogger Wil Fulton tried an experiment of eating nothing but breakfast cereal for a week? And with egg sandwich sales increasing for breakfast, how are cereal makers trying to re-energize their brands?
Flesh-eating bacteria kills man after beach trip, family says
"12 hours after we were in the water, he woke up with a fever, chills and some cramping," his daughter wrote
Judge upholds ban on common abortion procedure in Oklahoma
"This ruling substantially interferes with our doctors' relationship with their patients," one clinic operator said
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$5 billion fine reported for Facebook data-privacy violations
Facebook had allowed Trump vendor Cambridge Analytica to collect data from millions of users without their knowledge
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Amazon Prime Day: Don't make these 4 mistakes
Amazon plans on offering 1 million deals to its Prime members starting Monday, but not everything will be a bargain
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Major neo-Nazi website may be ordered to pay Montana woman $14M
Tanya Gersh sued The Daily Stormer saying it spurred major anti-Semitic online offensive, a "troll storm" against her
Missing California mother who disappeared at campsite found
Sheryl Powell, 60, had been missing since Friday
Death of activist ruled a homicide
A 75-year-old civil rights activist was found dead in the trunk of her own car. An autopsy found the preliminary cause of death for Sadie Roberts-Joseph was "traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation." Mireya Villarreal reports.
Sergeant involved in fatal South Bend shooting resigns from police
Sergeant Ryan O'Neill was under investigation for the shooting of 54-year-old Eric Logan
Death of African American history museum founder ruled a homicide
An autopsy determined that Sadie Roberts-Joseph died of "traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation"
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Americans pack Florida beach for Apollo launch
“I just hope they make it successfully and have no problem,” said a man who’d traveled from California to see Apollo 11 launch to the moon on July 16, 1969.
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Despite a police escort, Aldrin, Armstrong, and Collins’ transfer van was stymied by traffic and arrived late at launch station 39A
Cronkite kicks off report on Apollo 11
CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite reported early Tuesday morning, July 16, 1969, that the astronauts were pronounced “fit as a fiddle” and ready to fly.
Apollo 11 astronauts get ready for mission
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins appeared calm, joking and laughing as they ate dinner the night before their historic launch to the moon on July 16, 1969.
7/15/19: Red and Blue
Pres. Trump standing by controversial tweets; Democrat divide over progressive policies