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Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:34 PM ET

CBS News - World

While many Americans resist, China embraces AI data center boom -- Far from the opposition American tech giants face, it's smooth sailing for the Chinese AI firms racing to catch up, and hoping to overtake them.

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Ukraine says Starshield throttled again as U.S. pushes for a deal -- Ukraine says its ability to intercept Russian strikes is again hampered by speed restrictions on Musk's Starshield network amid U.S.-led diplomacy.

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China fines a company over a Dove chocolate "situationship" ad -- China has fined a company what amounts to about $120,000 over an ad it created for Dove chocolate featuring a woman in a "situationship," saying it promoted the "wrong views on marriage and relationships."

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Boy found alive after 6 days lost in wilderness: "Grounded for life" -- Video shot from the rescue helicopter showed the boy was shirtless and sunburned. He was wearing shorts and boots and was using towels as blankets.

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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 6, health authorities say -- An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said.

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Pope declares Peru his "homeland" in final leg of South America trip -- Pope Leo declared Peru his "homeland" as he arrived in Lima at the start of his historic visit​, returning to the place that taught him how to be a pastor.

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U.S. brokers Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap, but peace not in sight -- The U.S. has helped broker a new Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange and diplomacy will continue, but there's no sign of a breakthrough on a wider peace deal. -- Nov 11

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Company under scrutiny for ties to Nvidia and China -- The unusual global footprint of Megaspeed, a major buyer of Nvidia's powerful AI computer chips, is fueling questions about whether it's a front for the Chinese government.

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Thousands of schools in Europe get hoax bomb threats -- Less than a week after more than 20 European flights got fake bomb threats, hundreds of schools in Italy, the U.K. and Ireland were hit by similar hoaxes. -- Nov 11

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Cartel boss helped Olympian traffic drugs, evade capture, U.S. says -- A cartel boss bribed Mexican public officials to help Olympian Ryan Wedding avoid capture while running a multinational drug trafficking organization, the Department of Justice said. -- Nov 11

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Trump says "we don't need a deal with Iran" -- President Trump says the war with Iran has been won and "we don't need a deal," as Tehran sticks to its demands and continues attacking ships.

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4 grizzly bears killed mom and daughter in Canada, DNA confirms -- DNA tests linked four bears to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras and her daughter, Selah Reed, officials said. All four bears were killed to protect the public. -- Nov 11

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Judge denies motion to dismiss Trump's defamation case against BBC -- A U.S. federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss President Trump's defamation case against the BBC, allowing the case to proceed. -- Nov 11

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Bessent relocates from home to military base after Iran threats -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has relocated from his home in the Washington, D.C., area to a U.S. military base.

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U.S. soldier accused of spying linked to Russia arrested in the U.K. -- A U.S. official told CBS News the suspect is a senior officer based at Imjin Barracks, home to the headquarters for NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. -- Nov 11

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