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Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team - Cristiano Ronaldo says he won't play for Portugal anymore, ending a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men's all-time international scoring record. Updated 14m ago

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Indiana carries out first of 3 U.S. executions set for Thursday -- An Indiana man was executed in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for Thursday in the U.S., which would mark the second time this year that three people in the U.S. were put to death on the same day.

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Iran says U.S. election results show Americans reject the war -- As the war Trump launched with Israel against Iran drags into month nine, he acknowledges its role in the GOP's election defeat, but says he'd have done it anyway.

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CBS News exit polls show how Democrats won in the midterms - Economic issues helped propel President Trump to victory in 2024, and those same issues dragged down his party in 2026.

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Trump's lawyers to argue appeal in "hush money" case -- President Trump was convicted in 2024 of 34 felonies tied to a 2016 "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

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Muddy footprint leads searchers to missing 6-year-old girl -- More than 300 volunteers on foot and horseback, as well as several law enforcement agencies, took part in an around-the-clock search for the child.

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Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit -- NASA had previously said much of the observatory burned up upon reentry. The risk to people on Earth was low, the agency said.

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