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Israeli strikes destroy Syria’s weapons of war as ousted Assad laments country’s fall into “hands of terrorism”

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Damascus — A CBS News team drove through a Syrian military airbase on the outskirts of capital city Damascus Monday, and the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes was abundantly clear. Israel has said it’s determined to destroy weapons and other military hardware that ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and his father spent half of a century … Read more

FBI probing alleged child sex abuse in little-known Christian sect

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Boise, Idaho — Nearly every detail about the religious group Lisa Webb’s family belonged to was hidden from the outside world. Its followers met in homes rather than churches. Its leadership structure was hard to discern, its finances opaque. It didn’t even have an official name. But for decades, no secret was as closely guarded … Read more

Race against time for rescuers as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte

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Saint-Denis de la Reunion, France —  Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes across the islands, with hundreds feared dead. Images from Mayotte, which like other French overseas territories is an integral part of France and ruled from Paris, … Read more

Incoming national security adviser calls for explanation of US drone sightings

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser says it’s time to figure out where dozens of unexplained drones flying over eastern U.S. states are coming from and whether any ill intent is involved. Republican Representative Michael Waltz, from Florida and set to join Trump’s White House team when the president-elect takes office January 20, … Read more

Memphis man convicted of killing his bride on their honeymoon in Fiji in 2022

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Wellington, New Zealand — A man from Memphis, Tennessee has been found guilty by a judge in Fiji of murdering his wife during their honeymoon in 2022, the prosecutor’s office said Monday. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, killed his wife, Christe Chen, who was 36, at the exclusive Turtle Island resort in the Yasawa archipelago two … Read more

stocks, news, data and earnings

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European markets were lower on Monday, as traders braced up for the final week of central bank action this year and three French media businesses listed in Europe. The regional Stoxx 600 index was down 0.14% at 9:40 a.m. in London, with autos stocks leading losses. France’s CAC 40 index dropped 0.58% as investors assessed … Read more

‘Kraven the Hunter’ flops while ‘Moana 2’ tops the box office again

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The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less than the film “Madame Web.” … Read more