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2020 Democratic candidates weigh in on Mueller report release

Numerous Democratic presidential candidates are saying that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and related matters must be made public. Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr on Friday, and it…

No. 13 UC Irvine upsets No. 2 Kansas State

San Jose, Calif. — The 2019 March Madness tournament had its biggest upset so far on Friday when No. 13 UC Irvine defeated No. 4 Kansas State 70-64. The Friday victory was the 17th consecutive for UC Irvine, which lost…

Judge blocks laws limiting powers of Wisconsin governor

A judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Wisconsin Republicans' contentious lame-duck laws limiting the powers of new Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who immediately used his restored authority to pull the state out of a multi-state challenge to the Affordable Care Act.…

Boeing 737 Max approval documents subpoenaed by fraud unit

With the 737 Max still grounded and the world waiting for investigators to explain last week's deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash, the focus is increasingly on Boeing. Sources tell CBS News the fraud unit at the Department of Justice subpoenaed documents,…

"Heartbeat" abortion law signed by Mississippi governor

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation — a measure that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. The New York-based Center for…

Facebook stored millions of unencrypted user passwords

Facebook on Thursday said it had for years stored millions of user passwords in plain text, explaining that it discovered the security lapse as part of a "routine" review last month. Security researcher Brian Krebs today posted an article about…

Levi Strauss back as public company, shares soar 30%

Jeans maker Levi Strauss soared 30 percent in its return as a public company, with Wall Street valuing the jeans maker at $8.7 billion more than three decades after it went private. Shares of Levi Strauss started trading Thursday morning under…

"Potentially historic" flooding threatens Southern states

Scientists are warning that historic flooding could soon deluge parts of several Southern states along the lower Mississippi River, where floodwaters could persist for several weeks. The flood threat in the South will be discussed Thursday, when the National Oceanic…

Kentucky governor exposed his kids to chickenpox

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said he deliberately exposed his kids to chickenpox, instead of vaccinating them against the common childhood illness. Speaking to local radio station WKCT on Tuesday, Bevin said all nine of his children had chickenpox. "They got…

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