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As more Americans embrace anxiety treatment, RFK Jr. derides medications -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.

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Defense attorneys build mapping tool to track Justice Dept. "weaponization" -- A defense lawyers group has posted a tracking tool to enable users to check on the status of some of the controversial prosecutions attempted by DOJ in the first year of Trump's second term.

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NASA to start slow-moving process returning moon rocket to hangar this week -- The space agency said Sunday it's targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile trek across Kennedy Space Center​, weather permitting.

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Foreign minister: Iran has the right to "nuclear energy, including enrichment" -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has "every right to enjoy a peaceful nuclear energy, including enrichment" as the U.S. pushes for a deal on its nuclear program.

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026 -- On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer join Margaret Brennan.

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Greer says White House expects to "stand by" trade deals after SCOTUS ruling -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said "stand by" the trade deal agreements it has signed with its partners despite the Supreme Court's tariff decision.

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Norah O'Donnell on "We the Women," about the unsung heroines of America -- The CBS News journalist's new book tells the often-overlooked stories of women who helped shape our nation, from the single female whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, to the first Black woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court.

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Seymour Hersh: A reporter's reporter -- For six decades, the investigative journalist - subject of the documentary "Cover-Up" - has exposed corruption, war crimes, and political scandals. He talks about his career; why, at age 88, he's still loves being a reporter; and where he believes America stands now.

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Remembering The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American original -- "Sunday Morning" looks back on the life of the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of economic support and faith-based compassion, fostered his so-called "Rainbow Coalition."

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How safe is America from polio? -- After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.

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Armed man shot and killed inside Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says -- An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.

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DHS says TSA PreCheck operational after announcing suspension amid shutdown -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."

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Cellphone app, security video critical in helping solve teen's murder -- In April 2024, college student Sade Robinson, 19, went on a first date and never came home. Her car was found set on fire 3 miles from her apartment. Using data from an app on her phone, law enforcement began to piece together where she went - and who she was with.

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Ex-Army recruiter blamed wife for his demotion. Did he kill her for revenge? -- Cati Blauvelt was discovered in an abandoned South Carolina farmhouse in 2016 - a broken knife blade inside her body. Almost immediately, her friends had one suspect in mind: John Blauvelt, her estranged husband, a once-respected Army recruiter.

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Records show ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen nearly a year ago in Texas -- Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. ICE's involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until more than 11 months after the shooting. -- Feb 21

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