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U.S. backing of Venezuelan opposition comes with risks

Washington -- It has long been a priority of President Donald Trump's administration to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down. But CBS News senior White House correspondent Major Garrett reports the White House's decision to formally back opposition…

"New abnormal": Doomsday Clock still at 2 minutes to midnight

The Doomsday Clock isn't moving this year. It's still at two minutes to midnight as the world experiences a dangerous, volatile and unsustainable "new abnormal," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Thursday. "Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should…

Schools hit hard with absences, sickness

MARION COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Some area schools have been hit hard with illness forcing them to close. Marion County Schools are out for the rest of the week. The problem appears to be that people are sick. "I've heard,…

DA: Resisting arrest charges dropped, TBI investigating

CHATTTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The District Attorney has dismissed nine charges including resisting arrest for the man seen in a video being hit by police. Neal Pinkston filed to dismiss Frederico Wolfe'S case Wednesday. Wolfe was arrested last March for…

Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau gets COO

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau has brought on their first Chief Operating Officer. He is Mike Zumbaugh, who worked for the CVB in Irving, Texas. His job will be streamlining our CVB's finances, personnel, and operations.…

Venezuela's U.S.-backed opposition movement takes to the streets

Riot police clash with anti-government demonstrators in the neighborhood of Los Mecedores, in Caracas. Federico Parra / AFP/Getty Images Caracas, Venezuela-- Venezuela's re-invigorated opposition faces a crucial test Wednesday as it seeks to fill streets nationwide with protesters in an…

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