CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca and “48 Hours” go inside the trial against the three White men accused of killing a Black jogger and the final guilty verdicts in “A Promise to Ahmaud,” Saturday, November 27 at 10:01/9:01c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The viral video of Ahmaud Arbery …
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November, 2021
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22 November
Can President Biden do anything to lower gasoline prices?
As Americans face the Thanksgiving holiday with the highest gas prices in seven years, calls are growing for the Biden administration to do something — anything — to lower prices at the pump. Amid growing public frustration with high fuel costs, President Joe Biden has alternately cajoled and threatened oil producers in …
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18 November
Bill to confer Congressional Gold Medal on troops killed in Kabul airport attack goes to Biden for signature
Washington — The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack outside the main airport in Kabul this summer. With the Senate’s passage of the bill, the measure now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. …
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15 November
Adele concert proposal “definitely a dream,” bride
Sunday night’s CBS special “Adele One Night Only” was a big event for music fans worldwide. But for one couple, it meant so much more. Quentin Brunson proposed to his girlfriend of seven years, Ashleigh Mann, in an emotional surprise scene during the concert in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, popping …
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October, 2021
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26 October
Survivors recount deadly shooting spree at Idaho mall: “We just ran and kept running”
Cheri Gypin thought something had fallen from the ceiling when she heard several large bangs at the largest shopping mall in Boise, Idaho. Then Grypin and a friend saw about 60 people, including families pushing strollers, come running at them – with some shouting there was an active shooter at …
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25 October
Biden says meeting with Manchin on social spending bill “went well”
Washington — President Biden met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin in Delaware on Sunday as Democrats look to broker an agreement on the president’s social spending plan, a person familiar with the gathering confirmed to CBS News. A White House official said Mr. Biden hosted …
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19 October
The clock is already ticking on the next debt ceiling fight
Congress was able to avoid what experts say would be a catastrophic economic crisis by raising the debt limit in the short term last week, but Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the recent increase in the debt ceiling provides only a “short reprieve” before the U.S. is set to run …
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12 October
Southwest pilots’ union president blames airline for widespread cancellations: “We’ve been sounding this alarm for about four years”
Southwest Airlines is experiencing a fifth straight day of widespread cancellations. Early numbers show 7% of Southwest flights have been canceled today. On Monday, 435 Southwest flights were canceled, bringing the total above 2,000 since Friday. Some Southwest passengers have had to pick between paying for other transportation or staying …
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6 October
Al Capone’s prized gun and other possessions are going up for auction but ex
He ruled the streets of Chicago through fear during most of the Prohibition era. Now, nearly 75 years after the death of the gangster Al Capone, some of his most prized possessions are up for sale. This Friday, Capone’s surviving granddaughters, helped by Witherell’s auction house in California, will sell …
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September, 2021
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17 September
White House warns of state and local government funding cuts without debt ceiling increase
The White House is warning state and local governments that the consequences for them will be dire if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling and the U.S. goes into default. In a memo, the White House said that if the U.S. can no longer pay its obligations and defaults, “billions …
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