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CBS News - World

Live - Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says - President Trump says the leaders of Lebanon and Israel have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire starting at 5 p.m. Eastern. updated 25M ago

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Trump announces he's nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz for CDC director -- CBS News reported​ Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz was emerging as the president's top pick for the role.

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NPR gets $113 million in gifts, including $80 million from Connie Ballmer -- NPR said the donation from Ballmer, the largest to the public radio network by a living donor, will help offset the loss of federal funding in 2025.

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"Arc de Trump" receives preliminary design approval from arts commission -- The plans call for the arch to be built on Columbia Island, a man-made strip of land in the Potomac River that is part of Washington, D.C.

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Damon Jones expected to plead guilty in pair of alleged gambling cases -- Damon Jones was among dozens of people, including alleged mafia figures and athletes, charged last year in connection with a pair of gambling schemes.

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Federal judge blocks above-ground White House ballroom construction -- But underground construction work on a presidential bunker underneath the ballroom can continue, the judge said.

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Exclusive - Trump to sign executive order on psychedelic drug used abroad to treat PTSD - Ibogaine is used in Mexico and the Caribbean to treat depression, anxiety, addiction and brain trauma. 3H ago

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Latest effort to rein in Trump on Iran falls short in House vote -- Few Republicans have been willing to distance themselves from the president as the war's end remains uncertain.

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Caine warns "we will use force" if Iran does not comply with blockade -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday thatthe U.S. military can "make the transition" from the blockade to "major combat operations."

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Setback for ex-U.S. Marine pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators -- An Australian judge turned away an appeal by former U.S. Marine pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the U.S. over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago.

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House breaks with Trump, votes against ending deportation protections for Haitians -- All House Democrats and four Republicans forced a vote on a measure to stop the Trump administration from ending temporary deportation protections for more than 300,000 people from Haiti.

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Partner held in Zanzibar after influencer dies under mysterious circumstances -- Joseph McCann was questioned by police after his partner, Ashly Robinson, better known online as Ashlee Jenae, was found dead in her room.

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Russia launches deadliest aerial assault of the year on Ukraine -- Nearly 700 drones and 19 missiles struck cities across the country overnight, killing 16 people, officials said. Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, was among the hardest hit.

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Can Hungary's new leader wean his country off cheap Russian energy? -- Hungary's politics have shifted definitively away from Russia and toward Europe, but quitting a cheap Russian energy habit could be painful. -- Apr 15

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Woman among 4 more Iranians sentenced to death over protests -- Bita Hemmati is believed to be the first woman to be sentenced to death over the protests. -- Apr 15

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U.K. police hunt for 2 suspects in attempted arson attack on synagogue -- London police are looking for two people who threw bottles likely containing gasoline at a North London synagogue in what's being treating as an "antisemitic hate crime." -- Apr 15

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U.S. YouTuber gets 6 months in South Korean prison for offensive stunts -- A Seoul court found Ramsey Khalid Ismael, a self-proclaimed online "troll"​ known as Johnny Somali, guilty of multiple charges. -- Apr 15

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Iran claims oil tanker transits Strait of Hormuz amid blockade -- Iran's Fars News Agency says a supertanker sailed through international waters and the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched on, "without any concealment." -- Apr 15

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Teen soldier who told his mother "no tears" identified after 75 years -- U.S. Army Sgt. Celestino Chavez enlisted in the military when he was 17, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. -- Apr 15

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Eighth grader kills 10, wounds 12 in Turkey school shooting -- A student who was 14 and armed with five guns opened fire in a Turkish school a day after another shooter injured 16 people and killed himself in another school, officials said.

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Sales engineer takes home $1 million Picasso with $117 raffle ticket -- A Parisian art enthusiast has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket. -- Apr 15

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