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Girl Scout cookie stand robbed at gunpoint; cops donate
California police officers donated to cover the lost money after a Girl Scout had her proceeds stolen outside a grocery store
Your favorite Girl Scout Cookies are about to become cereals
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NYC Girl Scouts push to get statues of women in Central Park
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Girl Scout cookies' latest addition to be offered in select markets in 2017
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Muslim Scouts hoping to change perceptions
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Driver in $400 Girl Scout cookie heist pleads guilty
Cassidy Michalski, of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty Wednesday to theft, assault and battery with a deadly weapon and shoplifting
Academy swears Girl Scouts Oscars money is coming
"Of course we have every intention of honoring our commitment to the Girl Scouts"
Cops: Siblings robbed Girl Scout selling cookies
The Florida brother and sister duo allegedly stole a box of money from the table where a 12-year-old was selling the popular cookies outside a Wal-Mart
Chris Rock helps daughters sell Girl Scout cookies
The comedian was undeniably "Best Dad" at the Oscars when he helped his daughters sell Girl Scout cookies
Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis asks priests to cut ties with Girl Scouts
The church says it's concerned about the Girl Scouts' positions on social issues, including abortion and same-sex marriage
California girls fight to become Boy Scout members
Federal law makes an exception for the Boy Scouts, but the girls say it's time for a change
White House hosts first ever campout for Girl Scouts
First Lady Michelle Obama and the president hosted the girls on the South Lawn for an evening of scouting activities and campfire songs
Girl Scout troop is among White House Science Fair participants
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Tom Hanks helps Girl Scouts sell cookies
The actor surprised a group of San Francisco Bay Area scouts by buying some boxes for himself and then offered to help them sell more
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Trump awards Medal of Honor to 100-year-old veteran at State of the Union
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U.S. hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Hegseth demands full military access to Anthropic's AI model, sets deadline
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Kevin McCarthy: Gonzales should resign over alleged affair with late staffer
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told CBS News that GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales should resign, after a set of text messages drew fresh scrutiny to an alleged affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
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U.S. hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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4 military working dogs died due to "unsatisfactory" facilities, DoD watchdog finds
The Pentagon inspector general recommended the military reduce the number of military working dogs until there are enough caretakers to provide all dogs with satisfactory care.
College majors with the highest earnings potential and lowest jobless rates
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A college degree still provides an edge when it comes to finding a good job, but a person's major may be just as important to career stability, research suggests.
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U.S. hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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A federal magistrate judge has blocked the DOJ from searching through a Washington Post reporter's devices after they were seized by the FBI last month, instead ruling that the court would conduct a search.
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Kevin McCarthy: Gonzales should resign over alleged affair with late staffer
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
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After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.
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After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook talks with David Oshinsky, author of "Polio: An American Story," and with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, who contracted polio as a child, about how parents opting out of vaccinations for their children could affect polio rates here.
Robots can help amid nursing home staffing crisis
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American Airlines plane from Miami found with apparent bullet hole in Colombia
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12th century Crusader sword discovered by student off coast of Israel
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Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape and sexual assault charges
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France to punish U.S. ambassador after "surprise" no-show to diplomatic meeting
U.S. envoy Charles Kushner will be denied access to French government ministers due to his lack of attendance after comments about the death of a far-right activist
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Jeff Probst previews "Survivor"
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Oprah reveals "Kin" as new book club pick
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Hegseth gives AI access demand to Anthropic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei he had until the end of this week to give the military a signed document that would grant full access to its artificial intelligence model, a sources said. The demand came during a meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday. Ian Krietzberg, an AI correspondent at Puck, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
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How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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President Trump honored 100-year-old veteran E. Royce Williams, who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, with the Medal of Honor during his State of the Union address.
Trump: Iran "pursuing their sinister ambitions"
Amid U.S. tensions with Iran, President Trump said at the State of the Union on Tuesday that his "preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy," but that he would "never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror" to obtain nuclear weapons.
Trump honors shot National Guard members
President Trump addressed the parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the National Guard member who was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., in November. He called her a "true American patriot." National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who was also shot that day, attended the State of the Union and was met with a standing ovation.
Trump welcomes man freed from Maduro at SOTU
President Trump welcomed a man who had been held in captivity by the Maduro regime during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, surprising the man's niece who was in the audience.
Trump recognizes Erika Kirk during address
President Trump remembered his "great friend, Charlie Kirk," and thanked his widow, Erika Kirk. The president said, "We must totally reject political violence of any kind."