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Exclusive - Justice Dept. to start fast-tracking benefits fraud enforcement - The U.S. Department of Justice tells CBS News it will speed up review of certain whistleblower complaints dealing with fraud against benefits programs like Medicare. 58M ago

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Here's how much interest a $90,000 CD account can earn savers now -- A $90,000 CD account may feel unconventional, but the interest-earning ability is still worth knowing for savers.

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Stocks rise as investors shrug off renewed fighting in Iran -- Oil prices were mixed after U.S. strikes on Iranian forces, underscoring the risks still hanging over markets and consumers. -- May 26

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60 Minutes Overtime - The "Payam Method" makes piano lessons fun - From improvising classical music to playing songs students like, the approach by Payam Music focuses on student enjoyment while learning piano. May 24 - 5:41

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Bob Dylan on New York | 60 Minutes Archive -- In 2004, Bob Dylan spoke with 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley about the role New York City played in his life. In this expanded clip from the interview outtakes, the singer-songwriter discusses his journey from Minnesota to New York. Today, the musician turns 85.

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The "Payam Method" | Sunday on 60 Minutes -- Can piano lessons be fun? Teacher Payam Khastkhodaei has a new method that he says makes students love their lessons. 60 Minutes, Sunday.

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60 Minutes Archive: It's a Long Way to Furudu -- From 1979, Morley Safer's report on the faraway atolls of the Maldives, where he stumbled across an unusual story of crime and punishment. This week marks 10 years since the 60 Minutes correspondent died.

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Congressman Barney Frank | 60 Minutes Archive -- Democrat Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1981 until he retired in 2013, has died at age 86. In 2008, Lesley Stahl spoke with Frank, the first member to voluntarily come out as gay, about politics, his personal life, the government bailout, and his work as head of the House Financial Services Committee during the financial crisis.

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Is a shifting tide behind a Russian warning to foreigners in Ukraine? -- As Russia hammers Ukraine with bombs and warns foreigners to flee its capital, analysts think it may reflect a war "shifting in favor of Ukrainian forces."

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Zelenskyy pushes U.S. for more Patriot missiles, warning of Russian attacks -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the U.S. to expand deliveries of Patriot missile systems, warning that Russia is preparing a broader campaign of ballistic missile attacks.

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Official complains of persecution over CIA agents' deaths in Mexico -- Two CIA agents died in a car crash while accompanying soldiers and state prosecutors in a raid of a drug lab in Chihuahua.

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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow congressional map found racially discriminatory -- Alabama Republicans asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to use a congressional map that would give the GOP an edge in the midterm elections.

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Man accused of hurling rock at rare seal was assaulted, lawyer says -- A witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of Igor Lytvynchuk throwing the rock at a Hawaiian monk seal at a Maui beach.

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China executes man for poisoning billionaire Netflix producer -- Xu Yao was found guilty of killing Lin Qi, the founder of the company that holds the film adaptation rights for the blockbuster sci-fi trilogy "The Three-Body Problem."

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Ex-chef who supplied poison for suicides to avoid murder charges -- Kenneth Law is a former chef accused of running a number of online forums that offered predominantly young, distressed people advice on how to end their lives.

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Ai Weiwei warns of worsening censorship in the West -- Ai Weiwei, who published a new book, "On Censorship," warned the West is "no longer defending very basic humanity, rationality, human rights, freedom of speech."

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Arthur Brooks: The Pope's Guide to the AI Revolution -- For all the panic surrounding AI, Pope Leo offers a coherent philosophy for how individuals, leaders, and societies should actually live with it.

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They Stormed the Capitol. Now They Want Millions. -- 'Take the money and run' is how one January 6 rioter who wielded a tomahawk views the new Anti-Weaponization Fund. He says he only wants his 'fair share.' -- May 26

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The Parents Who Let Their Daughter Die -- 'I don't want my little girl to die,' Cissy Dekker said about her 19-year-old daughter, Iris. 'But out of love, I also don't want this life for her.'

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Trump holds Cabinet meeting as negotiations continue to end Iran war -- President Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House after moving it from Camp David due to weather.

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First on CBS - Latino voters turning away from Trump, but warnings remain for Dems, poll says - Hispanic voters are heading into the midterms feeling economically squeezed and increasingly skeptical of the direction of the country - but Democrats are not necessarily running away with their support, a new poll by UnidosUS finds. 6H ago

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Paxton projected to win Texas Senate GOP runoff, defeating incumbent Cornyn -- President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.

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Biden sues Justice Department to block release of files from biographer interviews -- Former President Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department seeking to block the release of files related to interviews he conducted with a biographer that later became a central part of a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents.

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Allred defeats Johnson in heated Texas 33 Democratic runoff race -- Former Congressman Colin Allred defeated State Rep. Julie Johnson in Tuesday's runoff to become the Democratic nominee for Texas' 33rd Congressional District.

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What happens to a wage garnishment if you change jobs? -- Switching jobs won't erase a wage garnishment, but it could have an impact on when and how creditors can collect.

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How much money you need to earn to afford a home in 49 U.S. cities -- A household earning the average income would need to spend 40% of its income to afford the typical U.S. home, according to Redfin.

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The safest vehicles for teen drivers and how much they cost -- The Insurance Institute and Consumer Reports ranked 96 of the safest cars for teens. Here's what to know.

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South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre -- South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again as it faced a backlash over a marketing campaign widely seen as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown in 1980. -- May 26

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Talarico slams Paxton for "sweetheart deals" -- Texas state Sen. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas Senate, pushed back on his GOP opponent Ken Paxton calling him "Tala-freak-o." "If Ken Paxton is worried about freaks, he should stop giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles," Talarico told CBS News' Ed O'Keefe in his first network TV interview since Paxton won the GOP Texas Senate runoff election.

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Teachers union chief calls for tech limits -- Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, is calling for limits on technology in schools as part of her 10-point action plan to set public schools up for success. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.

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Iran releases video of apparent drone wreck -- Iran is claiming it shot down a U.S. drone as the world awaits news of progress in peace talks. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.

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Former USMNT goalkeeper on World Cup roster -- Tony Meola, a former professional goalkeeper who represented the U.S. in the 1990, 1994, and 2002 World Cups, joins CBS News 24/7 to weigh in on this year's team roster.

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