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CBS Sunday Morning - The working homeless - In America we are taught hard work is the key to success. But despite having full-time jobs, many families are locked out of the rental housing market, due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit, and have been pushed into homelessness. In this two-part report, senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with Brian Goldstone, author of "There Is No Place For Us: Working and Homeless in America," about the big business of homelessness; and with families who have struggled to pay inflated rates at "extended-stay hotels" catering to the desperate. 3H ago - 16:49

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Online prediction markets: Yes or no? -- The people behind the prediction market Kalshi, where people can place wagers on everything from elections and sports contests to the anticipated bridesmaids at Taylor Swift's wedding, say its users trade a billion dollars every week. But as prediction markets are expanding, this burgeoning business model is coming under the scrutiny of some state regulators and attorneys general. Jo Ling Kent reports.

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When the employed are pushed into homelessness -- Despite working full time, many families are locked out of the rental housing market due to low wages, soaring rents and poor credit.

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Stephen Schwartz, a "Wicked" music man -- The composer and lyricist behind such hits as "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked" talks about the price of his early success, and why he almost left composing Broadway musicals for good.

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Walter Isaacson on "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written" -- As America approaches its 250th birthday, the bestselling biographer and historian reflects on the message of the Declaration of Independence, and how it is just as vital to us today as it was in 1776.

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Wanna bet? Online prediction markets wager that you will -- Prediction markets, like Kalshi, which allow people to place wagers on everything from elections and sports to the anticipated bridesmaids at Taylor Swift's wedding, are booming. But this burgeoning business model is coming under scrutiny.

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Detective says cruelty of woman's murder will "stay with me forever" -- Lt. Dakota Black of the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office in Shawnee, Oklahoma, says the case of Makayla Meave, a missing teacher's aide, was one of the most heart-wrenching cases of her career.

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Ukraine and Russia working on prisoner exchange, Zelenskyy says -- Elsewhere, the president of Finland warned that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and urged European allies to keep up support.

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Hundreds of National Guard members to leave Portland, Chicago, source says -- Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to Portland, and another 200 federalized Texas National Guard soldiers were sent to Chicago.

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YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami Beach, police say -- Miami Beach Police announced that the 22-year-old was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possessing amphetamine and marijuana, along with resisting an officer without violence.

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A mild symptom was bothering him. Doctors found Stage IV lung cancer. -- Ultramarathoner and dad Kevin Humphrey never expected his minor symptoms would be a life-threatening cancer.

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Federal immigration agents launch crackdown in Charlotte, DHS announces -- DHS said it officially launched an operation dubbed "Charlotte's Web" to target immigrants living in the Charlotte area illegally.

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Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee, bananas and other food imports -- President Trump exempted foods like beef and bananas from his sweeping country-by-country tariffs on Friday. -- Nov 14

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Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant who remained in prison on weapons charge -- January 6 defendant Dan Wilson was pardoned by President Trump for a second time on unrelated gun charges.

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How much will a $10,000 CD account earn by November 2026? -- CD rates have dropped slightly, but returns on a $10,000 CD account by this time in 2026 could still be substantial.

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Will a CD account still be worth opening in 2026? Experts weigh in

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Why you should open a $10,000 CD account this November

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How much does a $600,000 mortgage cost per month after the October Fed rate cut? -- Borrowers taking out $600,000 mortgage loans today are paying a lot less than they would have just months ago.

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What are today's mortgage interest rates: November 14, 2025?

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What is a mortgage rate float down and is it worth it?

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Do debt collectors eventually give up? What delinquent borrowers should know -- Debt collectors have limits, but ignoring them isn't a solid strategy. Here's what happens when debt goes unpaid.

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Can you reopen a credit card that was charged off?

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Best debt relief companies, plus advice borrowers need to know now

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Should you worry about an AI bubble? Investment pros weigh in. -- The stock market has stumbled on concerns that the surge in artificial intelligence stocks could echo the dot-com bubble.

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White House drops plan to make airlines pay travelers for delayed flights -- The Trump administration is scrapping a proposal that would have made airlines pay passengers up to $775 for flight disruptions.

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Stocks extend slide amid investor concerns about AI and interest rates -- U.S. financial markets opened lower, sputtering for a second straight day as investors question the health of AI stocks.

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Why Black Friday discounts could be stingier this year -- Some businesses say steeper U.S. tariffs this year give them less financial room to offer holiday savings.

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FDA's plan to boost cheaper copycat drugs could stall at patent office -- The FDA's push for lower-cost medicines looks good on paper, but the patent office under President Trump may be going in the opposite direction.

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Dave Portnoy: "I don't go out of my way looking for fights" -- Dave Portnoy's Barstool Sports began in 2003 as a free weekly newspaper of gambling tips published out of his mother's basement; it's now a digital empire worth hundreds of millions of dollars, catering to a young, mostly-male audience that he calls "normal guys." The provocative Portnoy talks with Tony Dokoupil about blowback from some of his site's "locker-room"-style content; a rise in antisemitism; and how he can ignore criticism due to his "good moral compass."

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Stephen Schwartz, a "Wicked" music man -- Stephen Schwartz is the composer-lyricist behind such Broadway hits as "Godspell," "Pippin," and "Wicked," which was adapted into two movies. Mo Rocca talks with Schwartz about the price of his early success, and why he almost left composing Broadway musicals for good. Rocca also talks with Kristin Chenoweth, star of Schwartz's latest Broadway show, "The Queen of Versailles."

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William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson: Star power -- When "Star Trek" legend William Shatner and America's favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson share the stage, sparks can fly on an astronomical level. They talk with Luke Burbank about their bromance built on an appreciation of science; the two-man show ("The Universe Is Absurd!") that grew out of a trip to the South Pole; and how curiosity about the cosmos can help keep one young.

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Face the Nation - Shaheen: "Need to put the shutdown behind us" Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, one of the eight Senate Democrats who made a deal with Republicans to reopen the government, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "we need to put the shutdown behind us" and "end the circular firing squad." She has faced criticism from fellow Democrats for making a deal with Republicans. 2H ago - 09:10

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Cassidy on health insurance costs -- Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the Senate health committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he is " absolutely in communication" with the White House on a plan to cut health insurance costs ahead of the Senate vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits that Republicans promised Democrats would occur next month.

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Driscoll on threat from drones -- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that drones and flying IEDs are the "threat of humanity's lifetime" as the calls for regulation on drones grow. "I'm pretty optimistic that we will be able to figure out a solution where we will know what is in the sky at every moment across our country, all at once," he added.

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Bacon on health care subsidies -- GOP Rep. Don Bacon and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, both members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, joined "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" to discuss the vote next month on health care subsidies as promised in the deal to reopen the government. While the Democrats have raised this issue, Bacon said, "the premiums are just going up so much faster than inflation, it's unsustainable but we can't do a Republican-only fix."

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Feds launch Charlotte crackdown -- The Trump administration announced Saturday that it is launching another immigration enforcement operation, this time in Charlotte, North Carolina, a blue city with one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country. Hundreds protested on Saturday, calling the operation an attack on their community.

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