White House removes Trump post with racist footage of Obamas hours after defending it

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NIH Allocates $10 Million for Research in East Palestine Three Years After Toxic Train Crash

A neighborhood near the train wreck where vinyl chloride from derailed tank cars was vented and burnt in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 6, 2023. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo Three years have passed since a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, an eastern Ohio village near the Pennsylvania border. On

The Drive: The lessons of the latest GOP debate

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Mitt Romney reads Late Show’s Top Ten

Mitt Romney reads Late Show’s Top Ten – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman to read the Top Ten list. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In Original

Millions at risk of losing unemployment benefits

Millions at risk of losing unemployment benefits – CBS News Watch CBS News If Congress does not act before the end of the year, the unemployment benefits that millions of Americans receive will disappear. Ben Tracy reports on how that will affect one household in California. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%;

Christie: Now is not my time

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