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House tables Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson -- Greene's move marked a reversal from a day earlier, when the Georgia Republican appeared to retreat from her threat to trigger a vote to remove Johnson as speaker.

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Exclusive - Whistleblower speaks out on quality issues at Boeing supplier - Former Spirit AeroSystems worker Santiago Paredes was responsible for checking 737 Max fuselages before they were shipped to Boeing. updated 11M ago

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U.S. to empower asylum officials to reject more migrants earlier in process -- The Biden administration is planning to announce a new regulation designed to allow immigration officials to deport migrants ineligible for U.S. asylum earlier in the process.

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RFK Jr. says he suffered from parasitic brain worm and mercury poisoning -- Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear said in a statement that "the issue was resolved more than 10 years ago, and he is in robust physical and mental health."

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Georgia court will review decision allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump case -- Judge Scott McAfee allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case involving former President Donald Trump if Nathan Wade resigned, which he did.

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Over 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to overdose over 10 years, study finds -- Almost 650,000 people aged 18 to 64 died of a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, researchers found.

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White House pauses shipment of some weapons to Israel -- A senior administration official linked the pause to Israel's operation in Rafah.

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Mom accused of throwing son to his death in crocodile-infested canal -- Indian police have arrested the parents of a 6-year-old deaf and nonverbal boy who's body was found in a canal with signs of a crocodile attack.

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Public school district leaders face questions from Congress on antisemitism policies -- Three public school district leaders testified before a congressional panel Tuesday on incidents of antisemitism in their schools.

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Flight attendants charged with smuggled drug money to Dominican Republic -- Four flight attendants who worked at major international airlines and flew from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic were charged for allegedly smuggling drug money.

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Hyundai finance unit accused of illegally seizing U.S. soldiers' cars -- Justice Department accuses Hyundai Capital America of failing to obtain court orders before repossessing service members' cars.

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Video shows plasma swirling on sun in "exquisite detail" -- In the video​, the surface of the sun appears furred with dark yellow material as beams of gold swoop overhead.

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NASA simulation mimics flying into black hole's "point of no return" -- The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole. -- May 7

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Long-awaited Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed -- Boeing's Starliner was set to make its maiden voyage to the International Space Station, with its first piloted launch Monday night. But the launch, already pushed back following years of delays, was scrubbed with less than two hours to go before liftoff. Mark Strassmanm reports.

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Hammerhead flatworm sightings in Canada -- Reported sightings of giant, toxic, invasive hammerhead flatworms are on the rise in parts of southeastern Canada. Experts say the worms can grow up to 3 feet long and pose a risk to children, pets and other small animals. Peter Ducey, PH.D. and distinguished teaching professor at SUNY Cortland, joins CBS News to discuss the worm.

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Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and did!) -- When NASA added a tiny four-pound helicopter as a stowaway to its Mars 2020 lander, it expected the helicopter to fly five very brief flights in the thin Martian atmosphere. Yet, Ingenuity would far surpass all expectations. -- May 5

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Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter -- When NASA added a drone named Ingenuity to its Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, it expected the tiny four-pound helicopter to fly a total of five very brief missions in the thin Martian atmosphere. But Ingenuity far surpassed all expectations, flying dozens of flights before suffering damage to its rotors in January. Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.

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Bumblebee nests are under attack - and it's killing their babies -- There's a newly-determined "major factor" in declining bumblebee populations - and it's attacking their nests. -- May 3

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Boeing to launch astronauts on new spacecraft -- On Monday, Boeing plans to launch astronauts on its new spacecraft that is called Starliner. The test flight to the International Space Station is years behind schedule.

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New nuclear reactor comes online in Georgia -- Georgia is home to the nation's newest nuclear reactor. It's bringing clean energy to the state, but the project has run over budget and past its original completion date. Drew Kann, climate and environment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBS News to explore the effort.

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Historic cicada event underway in parts of U.S. -- For the first time since 1803, two groups of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground at the same time in parts of the Midwest and South. However, a small section of Central Illinois marks the only place where both the 13-year and 17-year cicadas are emerging in the same place. Dave Malkoff reports on the extraordinary event.

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