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What to know as Iran faces its biggest anti-government protests in years

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2 men killed, 2 others rescued after avalanche in Washington state -- Kittitas County Sheriff said four men were on two snowmobiles in an area near Longs Pass trail on Friday afternoon when they were caught in the mass of snow.

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HealthWatch - "Enough": Oprah Winfrey on her weight-loss lessons - Oprah Winfrey is one of the best-known, most-admired and successful people on the planet. But for years she seemed powerless to conquer her fluctuating weight problem until new medications, and a new attitude about her weight, gave her a breakthrough, which she describes in "Enough," a new book she has co-written with Dr. Ania Jastreboff. They talk with Jane Pauley about an individual's genetically-influenced weight range, and how to reset it. Winfrey also relates the long road she traveled since she began her TV career in Nashville, facing sexism, racism, and comments about her weight. 6H ago - 15:12

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State of denial: Insurers' impact on health care - Millions of Americans are struggling with medical care - either unable to pay high premiums, burdened with high deductibles, or denied coverage for necessary tests and treatment by health insurance companies. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" talks with doctors and health experts about how medical care is being eroded by insurers motivated by profit. As one doctor says, insurance companies have "made it more difficult to be healthy in the United States." 7H ago - 10:14

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Doctors thought he had cancer. An offhand suggestion led to a rare diagnosis. -- Andy Provencher spent a year searching for the cause of his exhausting symptoms before a physician's assistant suggested a rare illness. -- Jan 10

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San Francisco mayor says he convinced Trump in phone call not to surge federal agents -- In October, President Trump announced that he had called off a plan to "surge" federal agents to San Francisco.

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People mocked his mangled truck, until one resident stepped up -- A badly damaged Chevy that turned heads across South Bend sparked an unexpected act of generosity.

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Mayor says ICE seeks to cause "chaos and disruption" in Minneapolis -- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey indicated Thursday that the city is united in the wake of Wednesday's shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

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Reference to Trump's impeachments removed from National Portrait Gallery -- The wall text, which summarized Trump's first presidency and noted his 2024 comeback victory, was part of the museum's "American Presidents" exhibition.

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Human heads displayed at Ecuador tourist beach in warning to gangs -- Images on social media showed five heads tied with ropes on two wooden posts at a popular whale watching destination in Ecuador's southwest.

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"Enough": Oprah Winfrey on her weight-loss lessons -- For years, she seemed powerless against a fluctuating weight problem, until new medications, and a new attitude, gave Oprah Winfrey a breakthrough. She talks with Jane Pauley about "Enough," a new book co-written with Dr. Ania Jastreboff, about her weight-loss success.

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The Golden Globes are tonight. Here's how to watch live and what to know. -- Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes live.

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State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today -- As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."

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Former New Jersey governor Richard Codey dies at 79, family says -- Richard Codey, the former governor of New Jersey and the state's longest-serving lawmaker, has died, his family announced.

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Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, dies at 78 -- Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."

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Guard at Winter Olympics construction site dies in sub-freezing temps -- Italy's infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full investigation into the circumstances of the 55-year-old worker's death.

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Mark Hyman: At Last, the Truth About Food -- For decades, federal dietary policy fomented chronic obesity and illness. Now, it's acknowledged a basic reality: What we eat matters more than how many calories we count. -- Jan 8

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Will the Regime in Iran Fall? History Offers Some Clues. -- Significant revolutions in world history all have had telltale signs, and we can see them in Iran, writes Simon Sebag Montefiore. -- Jan 10

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The Legal Stakes for the Minneapolis ICE Shooter -- Is he immune from prosecution? Can he justify the second and third shots in court? Here's a legal analysis.

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Trump urges credit card companies to slash interest rates to 10% for one year -- President Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates late Friday, an idea that has drawn strong support from lawmakers in both parties but pushback from card issuers. -- Jan 10

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Washington National Opera says it's leaving the Kennedy Center -- The Washington National Opera is moving performances away from the Kennedy Center.

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Congress debating possible consequences for ICE after Renee Good's death -- Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation and policy changes to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. -- Jan 10

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Colombian president says Venezuela "will implode" if U.S. runs country for years -- President Gustavo Petro responded to President Trump's comment that he expected U.S. oversight of Venezuela to last "much longer" than a year. -- Jan 9

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Exclusive - DOJ Civil Rights Division prosecutors won't investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting - Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were told they will not play a role in the investigation into a fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE officer, two sources said. Jan 9

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What's a good mortgage interest rate in 2026? -- The mortgage interest rate climate has changed. Here's what a good rate is considered to be at the start of 2026.

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How much gold will $10,000 buy right now? -- Gold prices are hovering near record highs. Here's what your investment dollars can actually buy in today's market.

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Trump posted some U.S. jobs data the before its official release -- The White House said it will review its protocols for releasing economic data after President Trump's "inadvertent public disclosure."

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U.K. could ban X if platform can't "get a grip" on AI sexualized images -- Britain's leader says all options on the table if Musk's X platform doesn't stop Grok AI tool being used to generate non-consensual sexualized images.

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Some Americans say they'll go without health insurance as ACA rates spike -- After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.

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Meta signs 3 deals for nuclear energy to power AI data centers -- Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.

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Employers added 50,000 jobs in December -- The monthly job gains were slightly below the 55,000 forecast by economists, according to a poll by FactSet.

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Trump briefed on Iran options, official says -- A U.S. official said President Trump has been briefed on possible military options in Iran as unrest intensifies and activists say the death toll continues to rise.

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Minneapolis on edge amid protests -- Thousands protested in Minneapolis over the weekend amid an ICE crackdown and after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good. On Saturday, three Democratic officials were denied entry to an ICE facility. Nicole Sganga reports from Minneapolis.

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Extended interview: Oprah Winfrey -- In this web exclusive, Oprah Winfrey sits down with Jane Pauley to discuss her lifelong struggles with weight, which she writes about in her new book, "Enough." She also talks about how it affected the journey from her early days in broadcasting to leading a media empire.

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Kaine on possible Iran military action -- Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, who is also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that more military action in Iran would be a "massive mistake." President Trump has been briefed on military options, but no final decision has been made.

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Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts: Theater love -- Actress Carrie Coon ("The Gilded Age," "The White Lotus") has returned to Broadway in "Bug," written by her playwright-actor husband, Tracy Letts. The two talk with Jim Axelrod about their on- and off-stage partnership.

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The surprising history of the Monroe Doctrine -- In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas. What came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine would influence U.S. foreign policy for generations, and lead to military interventions across the Western Hemisphere. This past week President Donald Trump repeatedly invoked the Doctrine when discussing last week's incursion into Venezuela. Mo Rocca talks with historian Jay Sexton, author of "The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth-Century America," about how Monroe's words - and how presidents have interpreted them - have affected world history.

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The art of Anselm Kiefer: "Becoming the Sea" -- Anselm Kiefer, one of the world's most prolific living artists, is now the subject of a retrospective in St. Louis. He talks with Mark Whitaker about how rivers cutting through America's Midwest, and a Beat Generation poet, inspired his three-story-tall abstract canvases, in a show entitled "Becoming the Sea."

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Face the Nation - Senate votes to hang Jan. 6 plaque - Senators last week approved the display of a plaque recognizing the police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, from rioters. Congress voted in 2022 to hang the plaque by March 2023, but some lawmakers opposed the law and delayed its implementation. 4H ago - 02:08

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Rep. Salazar on Maria Corina Machado -- Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida says that Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has "earned" being in power. Machado will be meeting with President Trump this week.

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Energy Secretary on U.S. and Venezuelan oil -- Energy Secretary Chris Wright told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that it's a "very real possibility" the U.S. could have a financial stake in Venezuelan oil as President Trump hosted oil executives at the White House and has pressed them to reenter Venezuela.

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