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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 11m

After Kevin Davis was found dying at the foot of the stairs in his Indiana home, police initially believed it was an accident. They did not search the room where a pit bull mix was secured.

Indiana police say a dog may have been used to conceal a murder weapon, but are they wrong?

After Kevin Davis was found dying at the foot of the stairs in his Indiana home, police initially believed it was an accident. They did not search the room where a pit bull mix was secured.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 31m

The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.

Government shutdown live updates as military poised to miss first paychecks next week

The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 51m

Tropical Storm Priscilla continues to pose a "significant threat" to bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. through the weekend, forecasters say.

Tropical storm Priscilla could bring flash flooding to U.S. Southwest. Maps show forecast path.

Tropical Storm Priscilla has been losing punch but could still bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. in coming days, forecasters say.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 1h

Human remains found in Japan have been identified as those of a six-year-old girl missing since the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011, police said.

Human remains found in Japan identified as girl missing since 2011 earthquake and tsunami

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the National Police Agency.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 1h

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, according to an annual assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

New list of threatened species includes arctic seals, majority of bird species worldwide

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of Threatened Species.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 1h

Venezuela's government requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American country.

Venezuela asks U.N. for emergency meeting over U.S. military actions, saying it expects "armed attack" soon

Maduro's government expressed its expectation of an "armed attack" against Venezuela in "a very short time."

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2h

Federal workers who are either furloughed or required to keep working without pay during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown express concern about the impact on their finances, their colleagues and the American public.

Federal workers fret over their finances as government shutdown drags on. "No pay has me anxious."

Government workers say a prolonged shutdown would exact a severe toll, while affirming their commitment to public service.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: A 6.9-magnitude aftershock struck the quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a new tsunami warning.

Philippines jolted by powerful earthquake and aftershock, triggering tsunami alert

A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an earlier warning was lifted, authorities said.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2h

An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by injection in the state's third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.

Indiana executes killer, rapist of 15-year-old girl, its third execution since resuming them last year

An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by injection in the state's third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 3h

Russian drone and missile strikes caused blackouts across large swaths of Ukraine, damaged residential buildings and injured at least 20 people in Kyiv, authorities said.

Massive Russian attack on Ukraine energy sector prompts sharp Zelenskyy rebuke and call for more help from allies

Russian drone and missile strikes caused blackouts across large swaths of Ukraine, damaged residential buildings and injured at least 20 people in Kyiv, authorities said.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 3h

The Israeli military said Friday that a ceasefire came into effect and Israeli troops have begun withdrawing from parts of Gaza as part of the first phase of President Trump's peace plan to end the war.

Israel-Hamas peace deal live updates: Gaza ceasefire in effect, Israeli military says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows "Hamas will disarm," easy way or the hard way, as Israel's military says a Gaza ceasefire is in effect.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 3h

Peru's Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation.

Peru's deeply unpopular president impeached over crime wave

Peru's Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 4h

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a possible tsunami.

Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Philippines, prompts tsunami warning

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao and prompted a tsunami warning.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 4h

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM — who became world-famous as the chaplain and biggest fan of the Loyola University Ramblers men's basketball team — has died.

Sister Jean, beloved chaplain of Loyola Ramblers basketball team, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM — who became world-famous as the chaplain and biggest fan of the Loyola University Ramblers men's basketball team — has died.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 5h

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills expected to jump into crucial Senate race next week, sources say

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 6h

Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder their ability to thrive.

Human heart-monitoring devices find new life helping biologists understand threatened species

Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder their ability to thrive.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 7h

Shoppers are split after supermarket chain Publix announced it will now allow customers to openly carry firearms inside its Florida stores.

Publix to allow open carry in stores, prompting mixed reactions from shoppers

The decision comes about two weeks after an appeals court ruling overturned the state's ban on open carry.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 8h

A man who is scheduled to be executed later this month for a 1993 murder continues to maintain his innocence, saying on Wednesday, "I didn't kill anybody. I didn't participate in any killing."

Alabama inmate set to be die by nitrogen gas for 1993 murder maintains his innocence: "I didn't kill anybody"

A man on Alabama's death row has maintained his innocence for three decades and chaired an inmate-founded advocacy group to abolish the death penalty.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 9h

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off for the first and only time on the debate stage Thursday night in Virginia's high-stakes gubernatorial race.

Candidates in Virginia governor's debate clash over shutdown and violent rhetoric

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger have faced off on the debate stage in Virginia's high-stakes governor's race.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 10h

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to halt a nearly $1.5 billion judgment for making false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax.

Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to halt $1.5 billion judgment in Sandy Hook defamation case

Alex Jones, host of the show InfoWars, was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 11h

Dominion Voting Systems, one of the nation's largest election technology companies, has been acquired by St. Louis-based Liberty Vote.

Dominion Voting Systems acquired by St. Louis-based Liberty Vote

The acquisition brings together two major players providing key infrastructure for voting and voter verification systems across dozens of states ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 11h

A coastal storm is forecast to develop off the southeastern U.S. this weekend, with heavy rainfall, strong winds and coastal flooding expected to impact the East Coast through the beginning of next week.

East Coast bracing for potential nor'easter this weekend

The Interstate-95 corridor should be on alert, from the Delmarva Peninsula up into the Northeast and New England region, forecasters say.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 12h

Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor, says she "couldn't afford" health insurance without the subsidies she receives through the Affordable Care Act.

Stalemate in Congress puts ACA subsidies, and millions of Americans, at risk

Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor, says she "couldn't afford" health insurance without the subsidies she receives through the Affordable Care Act.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 12h

A federal judge in New York tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track "Not Like Us" were opinion.

Judge dismisses Drake's lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us"

Kendrick Lamar and Drake have been beefing for years, with the two rappers releasing several diss tracks about one another.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 13h

Tropical Storm Priscilla has been losing punch but could still bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. in the coming days, forecasters say.

Tropical storm Priscilla could bring flash flooding to U.S. Southwest. Maps show forecast path.

Tropical Storm Priscilla has been losing punch but could still bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. in coming days, forecasters say.

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