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Matt Gaetz is now giving pep talks and holiday wishes on Cameo

  • News source: Angela Yang | NBC News
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After announcing he would not return to Congress, Matt Gaetz appears to be trying out a new career option: creating personalized videos for his fans on Cameo.

Gaetz, a former Florida representative, joined the platform Friday, a day after he withdrew his name from consideration to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations.

There, he’s been doling out paid holiday wishes, marriage congratulations and career pep talks. As of Sunday night, Gaetz is charging a minimum of $550 per video, which so far...
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Washington Curtails Intel’s Chip Grant After Company Stumbles

  • News source: Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson
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The Biden administration is reducing its award to the chip maker, partly to account for a multibillion-dollar military contract.
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Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Calin Georgescu, a critic of the EU and Nato, looks set to face the pro-Europe prime minister in the second round.
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South Korean man dodged draft by binge eating

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 26-year-old man began deliberately gaining weight before a physical examination, a judge ruled.
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Congress stalemate causing backlog in aid applications after Helene

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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By phone from her office, just steps from Main Street, the mayor of Brevard, North Carolina, shared the pain of the local businesses down the street.

For example, the hand-crafted gift shop called "Local Color" is accustomed to thousands of dollars in sales during an average weekend, Mayor Maureen Copelof said. But during one weekend after Hurricane Helene, "All they sold was one bar of soap."

The nearby seafood restaurant was so inundated with water from the hurricane floods, Copelof said the owner initially told her, "I'm not even sure if I...
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Trump makes more Cabinet picks

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President-elect Donald Trump continued announcing planned Cabinet nominations Friday night. Most of his selections for key positions have more support than opposition, CBS News polling has found. Nikole Killion has more.
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‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Women in Nigeria desperate to conceive are drawn into a disturbing scam involving trafficked babies.
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Why Indians are risking it all to chase the American Dream

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A surge in illegal border crossings by Indians into the US has left many puzzled -what’s going on?
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South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.
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Tortilla strips in 22 states contain wheat allergen contamination: FDA

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Sugar Foods is recalling Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips Santa Fe Style with a "best by" date of June 20, 2025, due to an undeclared wheat allergen contamination.
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Trump Cabinet: Inside the Many Ideologies of His Nominees

  • News source: David E. Sanger
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One faction of prospective nominees appears focused on revenge, another on calming markets and a third on relentlessly — perhaps hopelessly — cutting people and budgets.
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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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Republicans lash out at Democrats' claims Trump intel pick Gabbard is 'compromised'

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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H.R. McMaster says coming months are "really critical" for Ukraine

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump, said Sunday that the upcoming months will be "really critical" in determining the "next phase" of the war in Ukraine as the president-elect is expected to work to force a negotiated settlement when he enters office.

McMaster, a CBS News contributor, said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Russia and Ukraine are both incentivized to make "as many gains on the battlefield as they can before the new Trump administration comes in" as the two countries...
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WATCH: Dog attacked by leopard in India

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A dog owner in India says her pet Labrador is "completely fine" after being attacked by a leopard.
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