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Details on Brown shooting investigation -- More details are emerging about the suspect in the Brown University shooting, who is also being linked to the murder of an MIT professor. Anna Schecter reports, and Nancy Cordes has more on a visa program for foreigners that is being impacted as a result of the attacks.

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Keith Lee on TikTok creator award -- Keith Lee has been awarded the TikTok U.S. creator of the year award for his viral food reviews. Lee joined CBS News with more details on his success.

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Chinese TikTok owners reach agreement -- ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, reached an agreement with a group of American investors so the popular social media app can remain in operation in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the negotiation. Megan Leonhardt, a senior writer for Barron's, joins CBS News with more.

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Putin claims Russia is winning war in Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for four hours during his yearly address to the nation. Putin noted the war in Ukraine as U.S. representatives continue to push for a ceasefire. CBS News' Haley Ott reports.

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3 killed in knife attack in Taiwan, suspect falls to his death from store -- Police said the suspect was declared dead at a hospital after jumping from the building's sixth floor, the Central News Agency reported.

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Ukraine claims strike on oil tanker as Putin plays down peace prospects -- Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.

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Australia announces gun buyback plan just days after Bondi Beach attack -- Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.

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TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. operations to American investors -- TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services

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Witkoff to meet with Kremlin envoy in Miami on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine -- A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine. -- Dec 18

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Texas rabbi shot trying to help faces long recovery after Australia attack -- As the youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is mourned, a Texas couple tell CBS News about their "quick thinking" son's bid to intervene, and his road to recovery.

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Teen inmate captured weeks after escaping prison with bedsheets -- The inmate and another detainee fled an overcrowded jail after sawing through their cell bars with blades that investigators suspect were delivered by drone. -- Dec 18

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China fumes as White House announces record $10B in arms sales to Taiwan -- The Trump administration's announcement of plan to sell Taiwan a record $10 billion worth of weapons draws an angry response from China. -- Dec 18

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Philippine hotel says Bondi Beach suspects spent every night in their room -- The father and son suspects in the Bondi Beach terror attack spent most of November in a hotel in the Philippines, but the reason for their visit remains unclear. -- Dec 18

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"Star anesthetist" sentenced for poisoning 30 patients, killing 12 -- Frederic Pechier's youngest victim, 4-year-old Teddy, survived two cardiac arrests during routine surgery in 2016. The oldest victim was 89. -- Dec 18

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Soccer star Mario Pineida shot and killed in Ecuador -- Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence linked to drug trafficking and several soccer players in Ecuador have been targeted in recent months. -- Dec 18

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Australian police conduct dramatic operation 4 days after Bondi attack -- Police intercepted two vehicles in a Sydney suburb based on "information received that a violent act was possibly being planned." -- Dec 18

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U.S. strikes another alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, killing 4, Pentagon says -- The U.S. military says it has conducted 26 strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific or Caribbean since early September, killing at least 99 people. -- Dec 17

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U.S. government lawsuit accuses Virgin Islands of obstructing Americans' gun rights -- A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands. -- Dec 17

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Democrats' push to limit boat strikes and attacks on Venezuela fails in House -- The votes follow a monthslong military campaign against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. -- Dec 17

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