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Simple Rules For Picking A Veep
Mo Rocca Offers Unsolicited Advice On How NOT To Accentuate The Negative
A Hot Topic For Summer: A.C.
You'll Have To Pry Ben Stein's Air Conditioner From His Hot, Sweaty Hands
Nancy Giles On Guns
With a Frontier Conquered, Why The Need For Packing Firearms?
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Ben Stein Says Reports Of The Death Of The Necktie Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Stein: Stop Whining And Blaming Oil Cos.
Worried About Gas Prices? Ben Stein Says Don't Look To Government Or OPEC To Help
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Ben Stein Says Texas Authorities Are Acting Like The Gestapo By Taking Away The Children Of A Mormon Sect
Fed Up With Flying? You're Not Alone
Nancy Giles Wonders Why Travelers Have Gotten Used To Long Lines, Delays And Mass Confusion
My Name Is Mo R., And I Am A Nomophobe
Rocca Explores A New Phobia On The Horizon: The Fear Of Being Out Of Mobile Phone Contact
Giles: Remembering Dr. King
A Look At What A Young Preacher Packed Into His 39 Years Before He Was Lost To Us
Elections More Important Than Call Girls
Ben Stein Says The Feds Driving A Governor Out Of Office Is A Scary Thing
Hey, Barack, Hillary: It's Spring Break!
Mo Rocca Thinks Candidates Deserve A Rest From The Campaign, And So Do We
Ben Stein On A Breathtaking Election
Candidates May Be Human Beings, Not Saints, But They Evoke Courage, Determination And Idealism
What Makes A "Good" Christmas?
Ben Stein Says It's Not What Under Your Tree But What's In Your Heart
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Police say a man forced his way into a home in the New York City borough of Queens, where his family was, and then, when police arrived, he intentionally set off an explosion. Tom Hanson reports.
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SpaceX's most powerful operational rocket boosted a high-speed ViaSat internet data relay satellite into space to complete a globe-spanning constellation.
Mars rover carries out chemistry experiment never done beyond Earth
"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.
Blue Origin New Glenn rocket puts satellite payload into wrong orbit
The launching appeared to go off without a hitch, but a problem prevented the rocket's upper stage from putting its payload into the correct orbit.
Artemis II crew on historic moon mission and what it means for Earth
"We are carrying back everything we learned, not only about where we went but ourselves," mission specialist Christina Koch told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil.
Artemis II astronauts still awed by moonshot experience: "It was otherworldly"
The four Artemis II astronauts struggled to describe the view and overall experience of flying around the moon's far side and witnessing a solar eclipse in deep space.
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The life & near death of prizefighter Christy Salters-Martin
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Timeline: The disappearance of George Smith
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Hegseth testifies on Iran war at Senate hearing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, facing intense questioning from Democrats on the Pentagon budget, the war with Iran and more. These are some of the most notable exchanges from the hearing.
Breaking down OPEC and its influence
President Trump gave his endorsement to the United Arab Emirates' decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, on Wednesday. "The Daily Report" breaks it down.
Why did Saudi Arabia pull LIV Golf funding?
LIV Golf is seeking new backers after Saudi Arabia's public investment fund announced it will be pulling its funding at the end of the season. Gabby Herzig, a staff writer at The Athletic, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Fin Gómez on correspondents' dinner shooting
CBS News political director and executive director of politics and White House Fin Gómez reflects on the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack on "The Daily Report," saying he was proud of "our fellow colleagues."
Analyst breaks down economy amid Iran war
The national average gas price is up to $4.30 per gallon, the highest in four years, as President Trump said Thursday that gas prices "will drop like a rock" when the Iran war ends. Ted Rossman, principal analyst at Bankrate, joins "The Daily Report" with more.