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“CBS Evening News” headlines for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Trump allies say they will ‘liberate individuals and businesses from illicit regulations never passed by Congress’. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, United States President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “efficiency” tsars, have outlined plans for a “drastic reduction” in regulations and “mass head-count reductions”. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Musk and Ramaswamy … Read more
Republican leaders from Congress expressed “serious concern” with the Mountain West Conference about transgender women participating in women’s sports. Thirteen officials signed a letter to Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez, urging the conference to prohibit transgender athletes from playing against biological women. “We write with serious concerns about the safety and fair competition standards for … Read more
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., holds up the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers as he speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets … Read more
Getty Images The Australian government is billing its proposed ban as “world-leading” “I felt really scared to be honest,” says James, describing an incident on Snapchat that left him questioning whether it was safe to go to school. The Australian boy, 12, had had a disagreement with a friend, and one night before bed the … Read more
President Biden has authorized the delivery of U.S.-made anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, heeding Kyiv’s pleas for military aid to bolster its defenses against the Russian invasion. For centuries, militaries around the world have relied on land mines as a lethal and cost-effective way to defend territory. Once in place, many of them can stay armed … Read more
Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said on Tuesday that it was time for a “macho” society to change its attitude on rape. Pelicot has become a feminist icon by refusing to be ashamed and demanding the trial … Read more
Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said on Tuesday that it was time for a “macho” society to change its attitude on rape. Pelicot has become a feminist icon by refusing to be ashamed and demanding the trial … Read more
As It Happens6:04Azerbaijani fossil fuel critic worries he’ll be prisoner in his own home until he dies Under different circumstances, you might expect someone like Gubad Ibadoghlu to be speaking at a United Nations conference on climate change. But as world leaders gather at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the economist and outspoken fossil fuel critic is … Read more
Kyiv on edge amid fears over possible Russian strike – CBS News Watch CBS News Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine’s capital prepared for a possible Russian airstrike that did not come. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv had already announced it was closing temporarily Wednesday because of a “potential significant air … Read more