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Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles over rearview camera glitch
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GameStop buys more than $500 million in bitcoin in first crypto push
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Trump Media strikes $2.5 billion deal to buy bitcoins. Here's why.
Trump Media, owner of the Truth Social app, says the agreement will help it create "a bitcoin treasury."
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The vice president owned over $250,000 worth of Bitcoin as of last year.
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Can Trump give Harvard's funding to trade schools? It's not that easy.
President Trump wants to divert federal funds from Harvard to trade schools. But experts say the process isn't that simple.
Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles over rearview camera glitch
Ford said faulty software could cause the rearview camera image to malfunction when vehicles are in reverse, raising the risk of a crash.
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Can Trump give Harvard's funding to trade schools? It's not that easy.
President Trump wants to divert federal funds from Harvard to trade schools. But experts say the process isn't that simple.
Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles over rearview camera glitch
Ford said faulty software could cause the rearview camera image to malfunction when vehicles are in reverse, raising the risk of a crash.
GameStop purchases $500 million in bitcoin in first crypto push
GameStop, an ailing video game retailer and "meme stock," is pushing into the cryptocurrency sector.
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Trump will "take a look at" pardons in Whitmer kidnapping case
The president called the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping trial — which has resulted in two convictions and two guilty pleas — a "railroad job."
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Capitol police chief says of Trump's Jan. 6 pardons: "One of my worst days"
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Bear attacks and critically injures woman walking her dog in forest
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French surgeon gets maximum prison sentence for abuse of hundreds of kids
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Sumo wrestling gets its first Japanese grand champion in 7 years
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Mike White has stealthily combined "Survivor" and "The White Lotus" by casting former contestants of the reality show as extras on the drama series.
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"Survivor" hits 50 seasons with stacked cast
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Rick Derringer, who shot to fame with "Hang On Sloopy," dies at 77
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SpaceX to test Starship rocket
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San Francisco police use drones for auto theft
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NOAA reveals 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast
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Study suggests scientists were wrong about dark streaks on Mars
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Custom gene therapy saves infant
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Richard Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, dies at 97
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New details are emerging about Grant Hardin, the escaped Arkansas inmate dubbed the "Devil of the Ozarks." The manhunt for Hardin, a former police chief and convicted murderer, continues. CBS News' Ian Lee has more from Bentonville.
Trump to pardon reality TV couple
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Escaped inmate impersonated officer
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Clark's testimony at Combs' trial
Capricorn Clark, Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant, testified in the music mogul's sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Clark worked for Combs between 2004 and 2018, and alleged that he once kidnapped her while armed. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest.
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Retiring Capitol Police chief on pardons
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, who is retiring Friday, tells CBS News' Scott MacFarlane that the day President Trump issued January 6 pardons was one of his worst days on the job and a "slap in the face to every police officer that was here." CBS News' Jake Rosen has the latest.
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JD Vance touts administration embracing crypto
Vice President JD Vance praised the Trump administration for embracing the cryptocurrency industry, saying crypto is a "hedge against bad policymaking," during his speech at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas.