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Biden's legacy bookended by two Trump victories

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Lloyd Doggett wishes he had called on President Biden to step aside far earlier.

The Texan was at the forefront of what helped lead to a dramatic change in this year's presidential election when he urged Mr. Biden to end his reelection bid in July, becoming the first Democrat in Congress to publicly break with the commander-in-chief after a disastrous summer debate performance against Donald Trump.

In the weeks that followed more than 30 Democrats called on the president to exit the contest, but Mr. Biden's eventual decision to leave the race and...
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Israel and Lebanon 'close to ceasefire deal'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israeli officials say the country's cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss a possible truce.
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Thousands of Imran Khan supporters converge on Pakistan capital

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The former PM has been in jail for more than a year but remains hugely popular.
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UAE says three Uzbeks arrested over Israeli-Moldovan rabbi's murder

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The interior ministry says security services are trying to determine a motive for Rabbi Zvi Kogan's murder.
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Illegal border crossings on track to reach new Biden-era low

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Unlawful crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are on track to drop to a new low for the Biden administration in November, according to internal Customs and Border Protection figures obtained by CBS News.

U.S. Border Patrol is on pace to record fewer than 50,000 apprehensions of migrants crossing the southern border unlawfully this month. The agency has been averaging roughly 1,550 apprehensions between legal border entry points each day so far in November, according to the internal data.

While U.S. officials had been worried about a spike in migrant...
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Macy's says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delays Q3 earnings

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Macy’s says it’s delaying the release of its fiscal third-quarter earnings results after it discovered an up to $154 million accounting-related issue
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Democrats Rush to Regroup in the Southern Battlegrounds

  • News source: Maya King
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With critical races in Georgia and North Carolina just two years away, the party is soul-searching on a time crunch.
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Trump’s Middle East Envoy Has Prior Ties to Oil-Rich Nations There

  • News source: Eric Lipton
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Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise?

  • News source: Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson
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The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class.
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Eight migrants including children drown off Greek coast

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It's believed about 50 people were onboard the vessel which sank in the Aegean Sea.
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'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng.
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Biden to pardon turkeys in annual White House tradition

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Biden is set to pardon two turkeys from Minnesota on Monday, in keeping with the annual White House turkey pardon tradition.

It will be Mr. Biden's final turkey pardon as president, before President-elect Donald Trump is tasked with keeping up the tradition. This year's turkeys — Peach and Blossom — hail from Northfield, Minnesota.

The turkeys stayed in a luxurious suite at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel near the White House in the days leading up to their moment in the limelight, a tradition for the turkeys as they await their fate...
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Thanksgiving forecast: Where the snow, rain is headed this holiday week

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Snow is headed to the Midwest and the West ahead of Thanksgiving, while rain will target the East Coast on Thanksgiving Day.
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Eye Opener: Record breaking holiday travel expected this week

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Americans head to their Thanksgiving destinations, kicking off what's expected to be a record breaking travel week. Also, President-elect Trump fills out his roster of cabinet picks, but the FBI is still waiting to review his choices. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
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French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for ex-husband

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A high-profile rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot, 71, while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband of nea...
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