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Cosmic butterfly seen in stunning new image captured by telescope -- A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.

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Rare Faberge egg crafted for Russian royalty expected to sell for over $26M -- The crystal and diamond egg was commissioned by Czar Nicholas II for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, as an Easter present in 1913.

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Scientists think they've detected lightning on Mars: "Missing piece of the puzzle" -- Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

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Suspect in custody after U.S. man killed in Tobago, police say -- A local police report identified the victim as Christopher Brown, a builder from Colorado.

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U.S.-backed proposal for peace in Ukraine is starting point for peace, Putin says -- U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week, the Kremlin says.

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Shark kills woman, seriously injures man at beach in Australia -- A bystander helped the pair on the beach, but the woman died at the scene. A paramedic said the bystander's first aid might have prevented a double fatality.

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What were the Afghan "Zero Units" the D.C. shooting suspect reportedly worked for? -- The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.

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CBS reporter gifts Pope Leo a family heirloom White Sox bat on papal plane -- As Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, embarked on his first foreign trip, CBS News' Chris Livesay presented the pontiff with a very American family heirloom.

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French prisoners sawed through bars, used bedsheets in jail break, officials say -- Guards noticed two inmates had vanished from a prison in Dijon, France, shortly before dawn, officials said.

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World judo federation drops ban on Russians competing under their flag -- Russian athletes were forced to compete in International Judo Federation matches under a neutral banner due to the ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but not any more.

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Russia sends a NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts, up to the space station -- The new space station crew includes American Chris Williams, who holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and is a board-certified medical physicist at Harvard Medical School.

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Mystery owner of ancient foot found in Africa identified, scientists say -- The discovery could cast some doubt on the status of Lucy's species as the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens. -- Nov 26

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Taiwan puts $40 billion toward buying U.S. arms, building defense dome -- The budget will be allocated over eight years as part of the island's strategy to deter a China's threats of invasion -- Nov 26

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Tourist family that died in Istanbul likely poisoned by pesticide at hotel, report says -- A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul was likely poisoned by gas from a pesticide used in their hotel. -- Nov 26

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Kremlin says it's "premature" to say peace deal with Ukraine is close -- Russian officials say they have now received the revised U.S.-backed proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after high-level talks between American and Ukrainian negotiators in Geneva. -- Nov 26

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