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WATCH: Adorable toddler meets Winnie the Pooh while dressed as the beloved character

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Russia expels British diplomat over espionage claims, media reports say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman says the ministry has also summoned the British ambassador.
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Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for husband in mass rape trial

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dominique Pelicot, 72, is facing the maximum sentence for rape in a case that has horrified France.
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31 rescued after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Sea Story sank off the southeastern Egyptian town of Marsa Alam, near the Shaab Satayah area, popular for its coral reefs, the Red Sea Governorate said.
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No-fault divorce advocates start to fret as talk of banning it bubbles up

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to preventing already crowded family courts from drowning in complicated divorce proceedings.

But some advocates for women worried as old comments from now Vice President-elect JD Vance circulated during the presidential campaign opposing no-fault divorce. And after President-elect Donald Trump and Vance won the election, warnings began popping up on social media urging women who might...
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WATCH: Trump to young girl: ‘I want her hair. Can I buy your hair?’

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President-elect Donald Trump complimented one girl’s hair and posed for a picture with her while playing golf in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Biden wants drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic covered by Medicare, Medicaid

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.

The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets the stage for a potential showdown between the powerful pharmaceutical industry and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken opponent of the weight-loss drugs who, as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency, could try to block the measure...
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22 rescuers recover body of 44-year-old hiker after 'significant fall in icy terrain'

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The body of a 44-year-old man was recovered by nearly two dozen people after he suffered a “significant fall in icy terrain,” according to authorities.
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Key senators to watch in the Trump Cabinet nominee fights

  • News source: Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V | NBC News
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President-elect Donald Trump is poised to kick off his second term by sending the Senate an unconventional slate of nominees for powerful executive branch positions, seeing his 2024 victory as validation of a voter desire for disruption.

But how much disruption will America’s “cooling saucer” tolerate?

The soon-to-be Republican-led chamber is already showing it has its limits by effectively sinking Trump's choice of far-right former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for attorney general amid allegations of sexual misconduct and concerns about his...
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Walmart the latest big corporation to scale back DEI policies

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.

The changes, confirmed by Walmart on Monday, are sweeping and include everything from not renewing a five-year commitment for an equity racial center set up in 2020 after the police killing of George Floyd to pulling out of a prominent gay rights index. And when it comes to race or gender, Walmart won't be giving priority...
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Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in neighbor shooting death

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Susan Lorincz, who was found guilty of felony manslaughter with a firearm, was sentenced on 25 years in prison for fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens.
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Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China

  • News source: David Pierson
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The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics cooperation.
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Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach

  • News source: Jeremy W. Peters
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Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.”
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Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury's legends slot

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Scottish rock star will follow in the footsteps of Kylie Minogue, Dolly Parton and Shania Twain.
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The 13-year-old Indian cricketer who won a $130,500 IPL deal

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the youngest player to get a deal in the world's richest cricket competition.
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