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Live - Markets embrace Iran ceasefire news despite ongoing strikes - Iran's attacks on Gulf states appear to continue but traffic slowly resumes in the Strait of Hormuz after Trump announces a conditional ceasefire. updated 0M ago

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Live - Breaking - Rex Heuermann, accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, expected to plead guilty - Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann is due in a Long Island courtroom Wednesday, where he is expected to plead guilty to murdering seven women. updated 23M ago

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Few Republicans condemn Trump's Iran threat, Democrats call for removal -- Republicans in Congress largely stayed silent, while dozens of Democrats called for President Trump to be removed from office after he threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."

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California man who co-founded powerful Mexican cartel pleads guilty in U.S. Erick Valencia Salazar, aka "El 85," formed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with "El Mencho" who was killed by the Mexican army in February. updated 7M ago

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CBS News tracks down doctor connected to fraud -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a widening federal crackdown on fraud on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Adam Yamaguchi tracked down a doctor whose practice raised multiple red flags.

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Update on CA hospice care investigation -- CBS News' Adam Yamaguchi is seeking answers from a hospice doctor who submitted claims for more than 20 times the number of patients that the average California doctor cares for in a year. -- Apr 7

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Shooting near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul -- Local officials confirmed a shooting near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports. -- Apr 7

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Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine holding news briefing after ceasefire announcement -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are giving an update to reporters at the Pentagon.

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Bible stories might be made required reading for Texas public school students -- A proposal to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools is putting the state at the center of another contentious battle over the role of religion in classrooms.

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Trump admin. personnel agency is asking for federal workers' medical records -- The Office of Personnel Management is asking insurers that cover federal employees and retirees to hand over details about their medical visits, their pharmacy claims, and more.

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Republican Clay Fuller to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in House -- Republican Clay Fuller faced Democrat Shawn Harris in a Georgia runoff election after Marjorie Taylor Greene stepped down from her House seat.

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Daughter of missing American in the Bahamas seeks answers as search continues -- Lynette Hooker's daughter, Karli Aylesworth, described her mother as an experienced swimmer who has been sailing for over 10 years.

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Trump announces "double sided ceasefire" with Iran, says Strait of Hormuz must reopen -- President Trump said​ he has agreed to a "double sided CEASEFIRE" with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants.

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All DHS workers to be paid by end of week for past 6 weeks of shutdown -- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said DHS employees affected by the government shutdown will be paid through the recent pay periods by the end of the week.

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AI will affect more than half of all U.S. jobs, analysis finds -- Artificial intelligence is more likely to change the nature of work than to supplant masses of workers, according to researchers.

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Average cost to raise a child now tops $300,000, study finds -- Raising a child through age 18 is most expensive in Hawaii, where a family would spend an estimated $412,661 in 2026, LendingTree found.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche open to serving in job permanently -- "It's the greatest honor of a lifetime, and if President Trump chooses to keep me as acting, that's an honor," Blanche said. "If he chooses to nominate me, that's an honor."

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Lawmakers call for CFTC crackdown on prediction markets -- Prediction market bets on the fate of U.S. service members are "morally corrupt and completely unacceptable," one lawmaker said.

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Lawsuit challenges DOJ memo finding presidential records law unconstitutional -- A pair of organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Justice Department's determination that a presidential records law is unconstitutional.

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Gas prices could top $5 if Strait of Hormuz stays shut, J.P. Morgan says -- Gas prices in the U.S. could near a record high later this month if the Strait of Hormuz remains sealed, energy industry experts warn.

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U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnapping in Iraq -- American journalist Shelly Kittleson​ is being released on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says.

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Soldier's wife released after immigration agents detained her on base -- Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank said he brought his wife, Annie Ramos, 22, to his base so that she could begin the process to receive military benefits and take steps toward a green card.

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One hospice doctor. One year. $71.7 million worth of Medicare claims. -- A CBS News investigation found one Los Angeles County hospice physician's name, Dr. Rajiv Bhuva, on Medicare claims for nearly 2,800 patients across 126 hospices in a single year.

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