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CBS Sports' live third round coverage of the Masters will resume Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET and continue until the conclusion of the third round.
Live final round coverage will air as scheduled, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on CBS.
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Tomorrow morning’s broadcast of will be pre-empted by coverage of the Masters Tournament. But make sure you tune in next Sunday for another episode of Face the Nation with .
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CBS Sports' live third round coverage of the Masters will resume Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET and continue until the conclusion of the third round.
Live final round coverage will air as scheduled, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on CBS.
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For the 14th week in a row and in the middle of the Passover holiday, more than 100K Israelis protested tonight in Tel Aviv against the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul plan. Thousands more demonstrated across the country
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OU-Norman Emergency: There is an active shooter at the Van Vleet Oval. Take immediate action now. Run. Hide. Fight!
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I have said it before and I will say it again:
Evan Gershkovich is not a spy.
He has never been a spy.
He has never worked for the U.S. government.
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Breaking: Judge Kacsmaryk has stayed the FDA approval of mifepristone, the abortion pill that has been approved for over two decades. This is slated to take effect in seven days.
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UPDATE: One Israeli killed & six wounded in a car ramming and shooting attack in Tel Aviv. Police says it is a terror attack
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BREAKING: Two Israelis seriously wounded in shooting attack in Tel Aviv, emergency services say
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NEW: After our reporting, a high-ranking Trump official says Loomer is not getting hired. me
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Thanks to for filling in this weekend on . I will be spending Easter weekend with my family & back with team FTN next week.
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As usual, hope you all watch @FaceTheNation with @margbrennan this Sunday, April 9. I'll be the guest moderator this holiday weekend, working with her excellent team. Very much looking forward to the discussion with presidential historians. We'll also talk with key newsmakers...
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Nearly two years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House largely blamed the messy exit on decisions made during the Trump administration.
The Biden team argued its choices were “severely constrained," reports .
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Thanks to for standing with Evan and with other reporters wrongfully arrested while doing their jobs.
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The James W. Foley Foundation stands in solidarity with American journalist Evan Gershkovich and all other US nationals wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.
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1.1m girls & young women are without access to formal education. “Currently, 80% of school-aged Afghan girls and young women – 2.5m people are out of school. Nearly 30% of girls in Afghanistan have never entered primary education.” Here’s the UNESCO report bit.ly/3UeMMQN
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Here’s the latest report on Afghans who helped the US & are seeking US visas: travel.state.gov/content/dam/vi
H/T @CamJourno
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Here’s the latest report on Afghans who helped the US & are seeking US visas: travel.state.gov/content/dam/vi
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IN THE WAKE OF US AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL: “Tens of thousands of Afghans” expressed interest in the Special Immigrant Visa program to leave the Taliban’s Afghanistan for the U.S. according to a State Dept spokesman. But “historically” about 40-50% of applications do not qualify.
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IN THE WAKE OF US AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL: “Tens of thousands of Afghans” expressed interest in the Special Immigrant Visa program to leave the Taliban’s Afghanistan for the U.S. according to a State Dept spokesman. But “historically” about 40-50% of applications do not qualify.
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.: "This was sent to us about 10 minutes before the briefing began, with little notice...Releasing this at the beginning of the high holidays...Why today? Is this all we get?"
John Kirby says there is "No effort here to try to obfuscate or try to bury something."
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Two years after the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House released an after action summary, saying Biden followed "unanimous advice" from NatSec advisors.
In Sept '22, retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie told he advised against a full withdrawal.
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So "I think the reason that we left Afghanistan and the reason the Afghan government fell was that two presidents, President Trump and President Biden, both had as a very high objective to to leave Afghanistan," Gen McKenzie (Ret) on cbsn.ws/40TIMry
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"So while I gave advice, my advice was not followed. I executed that order as well as we were able to do," General McKenzie (Ret) told me in Sept on @FaceTheNation that he disagreed with President Biden's Afghanistan decisions. cbsn.ws/40TIMry
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"So while I gave advice, my advice was not followed. I executed that order as well as we were able to do," General McKenzie (Ret) told me in Sept on that he disagreed with President Biden's Afghanistan decisions. cbsn.ws/40TIMry
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A Congressional staff member tells me the WH hasn't sent the classified Afghanistan after action review to the Hill though they've been told to expect it. House Foreign Affairs Chair is traveling in Asia. Kirby is briefing on Biden team's version of events from the podium now.
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McCarthy slams NBA
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“I am the Speaker of the House. There is no place that China’s going to tell me where to go and who I can speak to — I’m not the general manager of @HoustonRockets.”
“We’re united in this same approach… on both sides [of the aisle].” - @SpeakerMcCarthy’s message to the CCP.
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In an interview with , House Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn't allay Wall Street's worries.
"We are never going to move a bill that just raises the debt ceiling," he tells .
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After meeting with members of the US Congress from both sides of the aisle, I was heartened by their strong bipartisan support for #Taiwan. Thank you to & all our American friends. When we stand together, we are all stronger.
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Monday will be the 25 year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. Sharing the iconic single cover "Please" featuring David Trimble, Ian Paisley, and John Hume.
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Following his meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, Speaker McCarthy says we must ensure arms sales reach Taiwan on a timely basis.
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The DC Chief Judge is giving DOJ until mid-April to respond to a request from CBS News and other media orgs to unseal Pence-related legal docs.
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New case in DC federal court seeking to unseal docs related to the fight over Mike Pence's grand jury testimony in the Jan. 6 probe -- media coalition argues Pence's ongoing public commentary about all this pierces the usual secrecy rules
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The Taliban just said women cannot work for the in #Afghanistan. That makes our job nearly impossible.
Women are the backbone of —we have 9,600 working on the frontlines of hunger worldwide.
While millions of Afghans face starvation, this is simply unacceptable.
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iT’S OFFICIAL: Biden is headed to Northern Ireland and Ireland April 11-14. Belfast 4/11-4/12, Dublin, County Louth and County Mayo 4/12-4/14.
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I met high level officials from several 🇷🇺agencies today in Kaliningrad. I continue my efforts to protect the #Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. My recent visit to #ZNPP confirmed the urgent need to achieve this vital objective, which is in everyone’s interest.
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News: Mike Pence will comply with a subpoena +NOT appeal the ruling compelling him to answer certain questions before a grand jury in Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan 6 probe, his spox tells . This comes after federal judge partially ruled in Pence's favor.
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Thank you for the warm welcome. It's a pleasure to be back at the & enjoying the #California sunshine as we work to strengthen the bond between #Taiwan & the #US.
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Tomorrow a delegation including roughly half of the Congressional Select Committee members on CCP plan to meet Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen. will be the highest ranking lawmaker to do so on US soil. Fmr Trump National Security adviser Robert O’Brien will join
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Some news for those tracking possible 2024 contenders: VA Gov. Youngkin will now travel to Taiwan, Japan, and SK this month for a trade mission April 24-29, per a person familiar.
Gov. Youngkin will meet with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen along with trade and business leaders.
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