Airlines issue travel weather waivers as heavy snow plagues weekend travelers

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70 million people under winter weather alerts

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"CBS Weekend News" headlines for Saturday, November 30, 2019

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2 hikers dead, 1 injured at Arches National Park after falling

Two hikers have died at Arches National Park in Utah. A 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman were found dead, after falling on Friday. A third person, a 30-year-old man, was taken to the hospital. All three are believed to be from California.

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House Democrats charge ahead with next phase of impeachment proceedings

The House Judiciary Committee is set to hold its first impeachment hearing on Wednesday. The panel has offered an invite to President Trump and will decide whether to recommend articles of impeachment against him to the full House. The White House has until Sunday to decide whether it will take part in the impeachment proceedings. Weijia Jiang reports.

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Suspect in London Bridge attack linked to 2012 terrorism offense

New information is emerging about the suspect in the deadly terror attack in the U.K. London police said Usman Khan stabbed five people on London Bridge Friday afternoon. Two of those people, a man and a woman, died. Khan was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offenses. The 28-year-old was initially sentenced to 16 years but authorities released him early. Holly Williams reports.

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2 children dead after being swept away in Arizona floodwaters

The bodies of two children were found about three miles from the crash scene.

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Airlines issue travel weather waivers as heavy snow plagues weekend travelers

A powerful coast-to-coast storm is bringing blizzard conditions to the plains, and parts of northeast starting Saturday night. Millions of Americans can expect major travel delays. Some major airlines have already issued travel weather waivers to many airports. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reports.

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70 million people under winter weather alerts

In Rapid City, South Dakota, heavy snow and freezing rain are hammering parts of the state. About 70 million people are under winter weather and wind alerts. This all comes as the weekend travel rush is on. Danya Bacchus reports.

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"CBS Weekend News" headlines for Saturday, November 30, 2019

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News with Kris Van Cleave."

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The First Time Congress Tried to Impeach a President Was a Disaster

It didn't go as planned...

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Pelosi to attend climate summit amid withdrawal from climate deal

The U.S. began the formal withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Agreement earlier this month.

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Ilhan Omar GOP challenger banned from Twitter after saying she should be "tried for treason and hanged”

Danielle Stella campaign account also tweeted a picture of a stick figure being hanged with a link to a blog post about her comments.

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‘Hero’ Who Ended Terror Rampage Was Convicted Killer

Simon Dawson/ReutersLONDON—A frenzied knife attack by a known terrorist who was let out of prison early on parole was halted by a posse of Londoners that included a convicted killer on day release.The first deadly terror attack in Britain for two years spilled out of a Cambridge University event on rehabilitating ex-cons. A university spokesman told The Daily Beast that the terrorist Usman Khan had been invited to the event, but could not confirm reports that he had addressed the symposium, which included former prisoners and prison staff.A more detailed account of the attack emerged Saturday as the Islamic State claimed that one of its attackers carried out the stabbing, the group’s Amaq news agency reported. The announcement didn’t provide any evidence for the claim.Khan, 28, was wearing a tracking device on his ankle and a hoax suicide belt around his waist when he walked up the grand staircase inside the historic Fishmongers’ Hall, pulled out two knives, and threatened to blow up the building.He was run out of the event by attendees grabbing makeshift weapons to confront the killer, who had already inflicted fatal injuries on two people and wounded several more. One man picked up a fire extinguisher, another pulled the unicorn-like tusk of a narwhal off the wall and gave chase.Khan fled onto London Bridge with the avenging conference guests in hot pursuit. The man with the antique whale cudgel was identified by The Times as a Polish chef called Luckasz, who suffered lacerations in the attack. “Being stabbed didn’t stop him giving him a beating,” a colleague who did not want to be named told the paper.Some of the others who turned on the killer reportedly were ex-cons attending the event.They sprayed him in the face with the fire extinguisher and managed to force him to the ground even though he was flailing at them with knives that were taped to his wrists. Several people held him down while police cars raced to the scene.A man named James Ford grabbed one of the terrorist’s knives and carried it to safety, staggering south across the bridge away from the melee and warning clueless pedestrians to back away from a potential explosion.As cell-phone footage spread across social media and onto global news networks, the man was labelled a hero. Some of those watching the video, however, were appalled by what they saw.Angela Cox, 65, received a phone call from police liaison officers telling her to switch on the TV. She thought the man who had disarmed the terrorist was still in prison.Ford had been convicted of the brutal murder of her niece in 2004. He approached the 21-year-old, who was said to have the mental age of a 15-year-old, in an area of woodland and slit her throat. The judge at the time said: “What you did was an act of wickedness. You clearly have an interest in the macabre and also an obsession with death including murder by throat cutting.”He was out of prison on day release on Friday, reportedly to attend the University of Cambridge Criminology department’s “Learning Together” event, although a spokesman was unable to confirm.> — “He murdered a disabled girl. He is not a hero.”“He murdered a disabled girl. He is not a hero,” said Cox. “They let him out without even telling us. It was a hell of a shock.”The authorities will also have to explain why Khan was allowed out of prison to murder at least two people—one man and one woman who have not yet been named. In 2012, he was convicted of plotting to carry out terror attacks in London and set up a terror training camp on land owned by his family in Pakistan.The judge said Khan, who was just 19 at the time, was one of the ringleaders of a small British terror network that followed the teachings of U.S.-born Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki. The eight men, who had been tracked for months by MI5, were convicted on terror offenses including a plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange—they also had a target list that included the U.S. Embassy and the home address of Boris Johnson, who is now prime minister.Five of them were given conventional jail sentences, but the judge said Khan and two of his colleagues were so dangerous that they should be locked up indefinitely under Imprisonment for Public Protection legislation.“They were about the long term business of establishing and operating a terrorist military training facility in Pakistan, on land owned by the family of Usman Khan to which British recruits, whom they would recruit, would go to receive training,” the judge said. “Furthermore it was envisaged by them all that ultimately they, and the other recruits may return to the UK as trained and experienced terrorists available to perform terrorist attacks in this country.”His ruling that they should remain in custody until they were no longer deemed a threat was quashed by the court of appeal in 2013. Britain’s head of counterterror policing Neil Basu said late on Friday night that Khan was released last year. The Times reported that he had agreed to wear an electronic monitoring device and live under restrictions including a curfew at his home in Staffordshire in the West Midlands.He would likely have told the officials monitoring his movements that he was traveling down to London to take part in the rehabilitation event “celebrating five years of Learning Together.”Khan had just taken part in a workshop on storytelling and creative writing when he revealed his true motivation for taking part in the event on the banks of the River Thames.Professor Anthony Glees, the director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, who contributed to the parliamentary Homeland Security Group, said it was clear that the authorities and the academics who wanted to help had failed to identify the true scale of the threat from this man.“That is a deep irony, the do-gooder culture in universities actually gave him the opportunity; how daft was that?” he said to The Daily Beast. “Once a jihadist always a jihadist.”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. 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2 hikers dead, 1 injured at Arches National Park after falling

Two hikers have died at Arches National Park in Utah. A 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman were found dead, after falling on Friday. A third person, a 30-year-old man, was taken to the hospital. All three are believed to be from California.

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House Democrats charge ahead with next phase of impeachment proceedings

The House Judiciary Committee is set to hold its first impeachment hearing on Wednesday. The panel has offered an invite to President Trump and will decide whether to recommend articles of impeachment against him to the full House. The White House has until Sunday to decide whether it will take part in the impeachment proceedings. Weijia Jiang reports.

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Suspect in London Bridge attack linked to 2012 terrorism offense

New information is emerging about the suspect in the deadly terror attack in the U.K. London police said Usman Khan stabbed five people on London Bridge Friday afternoon. Two of those people, a man and a woman, died. Khan was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offenses. The 28-year-old was initially sentenced to 16 years but authorities released him early. Holly Williams reports.

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2 children dead after being swept away in Arizona floodwaters

The bodies of two children were found about three miles from the crash scene.

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Airlines issue travel weather waivers as heavy snow plagues weekend travelers

A powerful coast-to-coast storm is bringing blizzard conditions to the plains, and parts of northeast starting Saturday night. Millions of Americans can expect major travel delays. Some major airlines have already issued travel weather waivers to many airports. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reports.

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70 million people under winter weather alerts

In Rapid City, South Dakota, heavy snow and freezing rain are hammering parts of the state. About 70 million people are under winter weather and wind alerts. This all comes as the weekend travel rush is on. Danya Bacchus reports.

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"CBS Weekend News" headlines for Saturday, November 30, 2019

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News with Kris Van Cleave."

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Deadline set for Trump to decide participation in impeachment hearings

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Pope gifts relic of Jesus' manger to Bethlehem

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Row over Chinese 5G equipment further strains U.S.-German relations

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2 victims were killed and police fatally shot a man wearing a hoax explosive vest in a terrorist attack at London Bridge

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Jay-Z suing Australian children’s bookstore over use of his image and lyrics: report

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London Bridge stabbing leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

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Thanksgiving Day online sales hit $4 billion for first time

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Shoppers brave the cold for Black Friday deals

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Cancer kept him indoors. Now he's seeing the world for himself

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London Bridge stabbing leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

Two people were killed and three others were injured in an attack near London Bridge. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

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Thanksgiving Day online sales hit $4 billion for first time

CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins the "CBS Evening News" to break down impressive online sales for Thanksgiving.

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Shoppers brave the cold for Black Friday deals

This Black Friday, consumers are expected to dip a little more deeply into their wallets, spending about $41 more than last year. Nikki Battiste reports.

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Cancer kept him indoors. Now he's seeing the world for himself

Doctors released 3-year-old Quinn Waters from home confinement in October.

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Tasha-Lee Mack found guilty of manslaughter in baby's death

Tasha-Lee Mack has been found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of murder in the death of baby Anthony Raine. Read More

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London Bridge stabbing leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

Two people were killed and three others were injured in an attack near London Bridge. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

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Thanksgiving Day online sales hit $4 billion for first time

CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins the "CBS Evening News" to break down impressive online sales for Thanksgiving.

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Shoppers brave the cold for Black Friday deals

This Black Friday, consumers are expected to dip a little more deeply into their wallets, spending about $41 more than last year. Nikki Battiste reports.

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The Latest: 4 more anti-government Iraqi protesters killed

Iraqi officials say four protesters were killed amid ongoing violence in Baghdad and southern Iraq, hours after Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced his intention to resign. Security and hospital officials say one protester was killed and 18 wounded Friday by security forces who fired live rounds and tear gas to repel them on Baghdad’s historic Rasheed Street, near the strategic Ahrar Bridge. Officials say three protesters were shot dead by security forces in the southern city of Nasiriyah, bringing the total killed there to six on Friday.

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British teenager in gang rape case had no serious physical injuries, doctor tells Cyprus court

A British teenager who claimed she was gang-raped by Israeli tourists in the party resort of Ayia Napa bore no physical signs of a serious sexual assault, a doctor told a court in Cyprus on Friday. Giving evidence for the prosecution, Dr Sophocles Sophocleous said he found a few light bruises on the young woman’s thighs and some scratches on her legs but they were not, in his opinion, consistent with gang rape. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service describes as a "myth" the idea that a lack of physical injuries rules out a rape having taken place.  The teenager claimed in July that she had been gang-raped in a hotel room by the group of Israeli men, but two weeks later signed a police statement in which she retracted the claims. She is on trial in a court in the town of Paralimni, a few miles from Ayia Napa’s beaches and nightclubs, on a charge of public mischief for which she could be jailed for a year. She denies the charge. The alleged gang rape took place in party resort of Ayia Napa Credit: Getty Her lawyers insist that she was raped and that she only signed the statement because she was suffering from extreme trauma and was subjected to aggressive questioning by Cypriot police officers, without a lawyer or family member, for eight hours. Dr Sophocleous said he examined the young woman, who was then 18, after the alleged gang rape took place on July 17. “I did not see any signs of violence,” he told the court. Some of the bruises on her legs were consistent with bumping into a piece of furniture, he said. Together with a gynaecologist, he examined her vagina but found no lesions or other injuries. Lawyers for the teenager said they would summon a Cambridge-educated pathologist who will tell the court next week that the absence of bruises does not mean that the teenager was not pinned down and raped. Michael Polak, a British barrister who is part of her legal team, said: “No one is saying she was kicked or punched or anything like that. She was pinned down and that’s when the other youths got involved.” The teenager will be cross-examined for two hours by the prosecution at the next hearing in the trial, on Tuesday. Under Cypriot law she had the option of staying silent in the dock, giving a statement to the court or subjecting herself to what is likely to be vigorous cross-examination. She chose the latter, with her lawyers saying she has “nothing to hide.” “She will say exactly what happened to her on that night,” said Mr Polak. “A rape took place.”

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Port Neches explosion: 60,000 evacuated from homes after Texas chemical plant blast

A series of explosions at a chemical plant forced some 60,000 people to be evacuated from the area surrounding Port Neches in Texas.The first blast occurred at 1am on Wednesday, injuring three workers who are now in hospital. TPC Group, which operates the plant, confirmed all other employees have been accounted for.

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California snow-bound highway reopens but storm snarls Thanksgiving travel

Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area, a mountain pass, was shut down in both directions early on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol said on Twitter it was working to clear stuck vehicles as snow kept falling. The highway, a major artery connecting Southern California to the rest of the state, was reopened later in the day, although more snow and rain were still forecast. The winter storm was expected to bring heavy snow in the mountains and high winds across much of the Western United States before moving toward the Great Plains late on Friday, the National Weather Service said.

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India announces $400 million loan for Sri Lanka, in support of new president

India will lend Sri Lanka $400 million for infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after talks with the island nation's new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa aimed at improving bilateral ties. Sri Lanka, located off the southern tip of India, has become an arena of competing influence between New Delhi and China, which has built ports, power stations and highways as part of President Xi Jinping's signature "Belt and Road Initiative", designed to boost trade and transport links across Asia.

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Row over Chinese 5G equipment further strains U.S.-German relations

U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell called a German official's remarks this week "an insult to the thousands of American troops who helped ensure Germany's security."

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2 victims were killed and police fatally shot a man wearing a hoax explosive vest in a terrorist attack at London Bridge

London Metropolitan Police closed London Bridge and London Bridge Station is also closed. City of London police shot the man, who died at the scene.

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New best story on Hacker News: Open-Source Home Automation

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Hong Kong police enter ransacked campus after protest siege

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ICE arrested an estimated 250 people who enrolled in a fake university set up by federal authorities as part of an immigration sting operation

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Israel demolishes homes of alleged Palestinian killers: army

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Japan beer exports to S.Korea dry up amid hiccup in ties

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Israel says envoy's 'GOOD LUCK' to Myanmar for genocide case was a mistake

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German museum confirms 49-carat diamond among heist haul

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Texas cities evacuated after second explosion at chemical plant; three injured in first blast

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Kamala Harris aide bolts to Bloomberg campaign

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General election 2019: What happened Thursday

The parties' spending commitments came under scrutiny from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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Watch: Government boosting school nutrition funding

The Alberta government is increasing school nutrition program funding in the province by 20 per cent. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange made the announcement at St. Jerome Catholic Elementary School in Edmonton on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. Read More

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Veterans helping elementary school with overdue maintenance

In Texas, a group of veterans who finished their official service are now activated by a personal calling. Janet Shamlian has their story.

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Small plane crashes in Kingston, Ontario, killing seven: local police

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ICE arrested an estimated 250 people who enrolled in a fake university set up by federal authorities as part of an immigration sting operation

A grand-jury indictment from January alleged that "the University was being used by foreign citizens as a 'pay to stay' scheme" to obtain visas.

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Buttigieg claims 2nd while Warren sinks in new 2020 poll

Pete Buttigieg rocketed into second place in the Democratic presidential nomination race, polling showed Tuesday, with support for progressive ex-frontrunner Elizabeth Warren sliding behind.

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AOC Raised More for Reelection Campaign Last Quarter Than All Other House Dems, Including Pelosi

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) raised more funds for her reelection campaign than all other Democrats in the House, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to federal elections commission data.Ocasio-Cortez raked in $1.42 million between July 1 and September 30, outstripping Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), who raised $1.26 million over the same period, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), who raised $1.26 million, the New York Post first reported. All three are up for reelection in 2020."This is very rare, unique," political consultant George Arzt told the Post. "I can’t recall anyone raising this much money during the first year in office."Contributions under $200 comprised most of the donations to Ocasio-Cortez, at $1.1 million in total contributions. Several Republican challengers are competing to oust the freshman congresswoman in her district, which comprises parts of Queens and the Bronx, but none of those challengers has so far matched her fundraising abilities.Arzt emphasized that Ocasio-Cortez "is a celebrity who gained attention from people across the country, and many on the left support her."While she outstripped Pelosi in fundraising over the summer, Pelosi has raised more funds than Ocasio-Cortez overall since January. The Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund, which helps other Democrats besides Pelosi, has raised over $11 million since the beginning of the year.The freshman New York congresswoman has already established herself as a fundraising powerhouse. In July, Politico reported that she hasn't been hurt by relying on small donations, instead channeling her star power in the progressive community to solicit contributions."There used to be a single path to fundraising success in DC — cultivating industry lobbyists," Jeff Hauser, the executive director of the Revolving Door Project, told Politico. "That path still exists, but it's not as lucrative as becoming a national icon for aggressively populist performance in office.

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Iran supreme leader says 'very dangerous' plot foiled

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said his sanctions-hit country had foiled a "very dangerous" plot after violent demonstrations triggered by a fuel price hike. New York-based Human Rights Watch, meanwhile, accused Tehran of "deliberately covering up" more than 100 deaths and thousands of arrests during the crackdown.

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Is Kellyanne Conway the 'Anonymous' White House author? No, says George Conway

The question was first raised on Twitter by John Dean, of Watergate fame, who knows a thing or two about White House intrigue.

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Iran arrests eight 'linked to CIA' in street unrest

Iran has arrested eight people it accused of CIA links and sending abroad information on recent urban unrest, days after the United States said it had received thousands of messages on a protest crackdown in the Islamic republic. New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused Tehran of "deliberately covering up" more than 140 deaths that it said came when security forces suppressed demonstrations against a sharp fuel price hike. Iran said that among the more than 500 people arrested were eight who were "linked to the CIA", state news agency IRNA said late Wednesday, citing the head of the intelligence ministry's counter-espionage department.

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7 Amazing Facts About the Speedy Cheetah

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German museum confirms 49-carat diamond among heist haul

Publishing a list of the pieces taken in Monday's brazen raid, the Green Vault museum at Dresden's royal palace said the items stolen included a sword whose hilt is encrusted with nine large and 770 smaller diamonds, and a shoulderpiece which contains the famous 49-carat Dresden white diamond. The Dresden white is one of the most precious jewels in the collection of former Saxon ruler August the Strong. "None of the diamonds would have been in themselves extra special except for the one large Dresden White," he said.

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Republican running against Ilhan Omar banned from Twitter after calling for rival to be hanged

The Republican hoping to unseat Ilhan Omar has had her official Twitter account closed after she called for the high-profile Democrat to be hanged.Danielle Stella's campaign account tweeted: "If it is proved @ilhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for treason and hanged", according to The Washington Times.

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Israel says envoy's 'GOOD LUCK' to Myanmar for genocide case was a mistake

The Israeli ambassador was mistaken to have sent a "GOOD LUCK" message to Myanmar ahead of World Court hearings on accusations the state committed genocide against Rohingya Muslims, Israel's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that the ambassador to Myanmar wished authorities good luck in tweets that have since been deleted ahead of the hearings next month at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

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Veterans helping elementary school with overdue maintenance

In Texas, a group of veterans who finished their official service are now activated by a personal calling. Janet Shamlian has their story.

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Hikers find wedding ring lost on mountaintop

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Review boards canceled for 3 Navy SEALs

The Navy has canceled review boards for three Navy SEALs suspected of covering up for Edward Gallagher. President Trump intervened and restored Gallagher's rank after he was convicted of posing with a corpse in Iraq.

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Navigating political divisiveness at Thanksgiving dinner

As families across the U.S. gather for Thanksgiving, some may be wondering how to avoid fights about politics. USA Today columnist Steven Petrow joined CBSN's "Red & Blue" with his tips on how to get through your holiday dinner "without developing indigestion."

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Trump likely to reject offer to appear in impeachment hearings

President Trump is likely to reject a Democratic offer to allow him or his lawyers to appear at upcoming impeachment hearings. But he continues to call the inquiry unfair. Weijia Jiang has the latest.

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Tracking the impact of severe winds on Thanksgiving

Holiday travelers have faced a mix of snow, rain and strong winds ahead of Thanksgiving. But will the storms cause problems on Thursday? Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has the forecast.

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Two major storms cause travel nightmare ahead of Thanksgiving

The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year and the timing couldn't be worse as two major storms whip up trouble across the country. Kris Van Cleave reports.

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Dangerous weather hits West Coast

The day before Thanksgiving, weather alerts were posted in every state west of the Mississippi. Snow even trapped drivers in their cars near Redding, California. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

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Texas chemical plant explosions force evacuations

Thousands of people are being told to evacuate after a series of explosions rocked a chemical plant in Texas. People felt it up to 30 miles away. Courtney Zubowski reports.

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'Sleepwalking toward climate catastrophe:' World must slash emissions immediately, UN report says

The world's nations must make steep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions immediately or risk missing the targets they’ve agreed on, a U.N. report says.

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Legal settlement will keep Confederate statue off UNC campus

The University of North Carolina announced Wednesday that a torn-down Confederate monument won’t return to campus under a legal agreement that hands over the “Silent Sam” statue to a group of Confederate descendants. The University of North Carolina System said in a news release that a judge approved a settlement giving possession of the monument to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who will keep the statue outside the 14 counties where there are university system campuses. The announcement comes after the university and statewide Board of Governors spent more than a year grappling with what to do with the prominent but divisive monument, a challenging period during which the Chapel Hill chancellor resigned and the campus police chief who oversaw the response to statue’s toppling retired.

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Trump claims he'd 'love' for top aides to testify, but won't allow it

“I would love to have Mike Pompeo, Rick Perry, Mick Mulvaney and many others testify,” the president tweeted after a federal judge ordered former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress. The Justice Department is appealing the ruling.

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Buttigieg claims 2nd while Warren sinks in new 2020 poll

Pete Buttigieg rocketed into second place in the Democratic presidential nomination race, polling showed Tuesday, with support for progressive ex-frontrunner Elizabeth Warren sliding behind.

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WeChat users in the US say the app is censoring their messages about Hong Kong

WeChat is a ubiquitous app in China, so for Chinese Americans with family there it is a major blow to be kicked off the app.

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Jailed French serial child killer charged over 2003 case

A convicted French serial killer has been charged with the abduction and murder of a nine-year-old girl who disappeared in 2003, in the latest twist in a case that has gripped France. Michel Fourniret, jailed for life in May 2008 for the murder of seven girls and young women, has been charged over the disappearance of Estelle Mouzin from a village east of Paris, a legal source said, after his wife came forward to contradict his alibi. Estelle Mouzin disappeared in Guermantes, 30 kilometres (18 miles) east of Paris, while walking home from her school.

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Pompeo says documents confirm China committing 'very significant' Xinjiang abuses

Recently leaked documents confirm China is committing "very significant" human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims and other minority groups in mass detention, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. An international group of journalists released classified Chinese government documents on Sunday that described repressive inner workings of detention camps in China's troubled western region of Xinjiang.

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