Author: CBS News
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Matt Lauer accused of rape by NBC News colleague, new book claims
Two years after Matt Lauer’s fall from grace, a new report sheds light on more explosive details from sexual assault allegations against the former NBC News anchor and a cover-up accusation. Variety magazine reveals that in an interview with journalist Ronan Farrow for his new book, “Catch and Kill,” former NBC News employee Brooke Nevils…
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Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian writer, has died at 37
Rachel Held Evans, a popular, progressive Christian writer who challenged the traditional evangelical views, died Saturday, her husband confirmed in a blog post. She was 37. Evans was hospitalized in April for what she described in a tweet as a “a flu + UTI combo and a severe allergic reaction to the antibiotics they gave…
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WATCH: AG Barr holds news conference ahead of Mueller report release
Attorney General William Barr is set to release the long-anticipated report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. MST) Thursday to discuss the report’s release. Democratic members of Congress raised concerns on Wednesday…
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Drug smugglers get stuck trying to drive over border fence
YUMA, Ariz. Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jeep became stuck on top of the barrier, authorities said Wednesday. Agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border near the Imperial Sand Dunes in California’s southeast corner spotted the Jeep Cherokee teetering…
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Taco Bell cheese dip recalled due to botulism risk
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kraft Heinz is recalling roughly 7,000 cases of Taco Bell cheese dip because of risks of contamination by bacteria that can cause life-threatening botulism. The voluntary recall involves 15-ounce cases of Taco Bell Salsa Con Queso Mild Cheese Dip with “best used” dates ranging from…
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Dogs steal mail carrier’s lunch, then their apology note goes viral
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For decades, students across the country have offered up the classic excuse, “Dog ate my homework.” But now, a letter carrier in Smithfield, Virginia is saying, “Dogs ate my lunch.” And the story that unfolded has amused thousands of people on social media. In June,…
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Rockies draft pick deletes tweet wishing someone would shoot Obama
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Rockies selected Ole Miss sophomore Ryan Rolison with the 22nd pick of the 2018 MLB draft on Monday, and he’s already come under scrutiny for a tweet he posted about President Obama on…
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Kids accused of injecting dog with cocaine in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a dog is recovering after it was injected with cocaine by kids in Pennsylvania, CBS Philadelphia reports. Faithful Friends Animal Society says 1-year-old Peanut was picked up on March 8 after she was found “hardly moving on the sidewalks in Philly.” The Delaware-based organization says Peanut was found outside of a…
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Kids accused of injecting dog with cocaine in Philadelphia
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a dog is recovering after it was injected with cocaine by kids in Pennsylvania, CBS Philadelphia reports. Faithful Friends Animal Society says 1-year-old Peanut was picked up on March 8 after…
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Gruesome details in case of pregnant woman killed for baby as neighbor is sentenced
FARGO — Prosecutors say a North Dakota woman who admitted killing a pregnant neighbor so she and her boyfriend could keep the baby also admitted to cutting out the baby while the mother was still alive. A judge sentenced Brooke Crews to life in prison without the possibility of parole, as prosecutors requested, at a…