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Democrat Xavier Becerra wins California governor’s race, CBS News projects

Democrat Xavier Becerra will become California’s next governor, CBS News projects, defeating Republican challenger Steve Hilton in a race that centered on the state’s high cost of living, housing affordability, energy policy and relations with the federal government. Becerra, a former California attorney general who served as Health and Human Services secretary under the Biden…

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Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, resigns

Washington — Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, resigned on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said. “Today, I accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Civil Rights Division with conviction the past 18 months,” Blanche wrote in a post on X….

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This week on “Sunday Morning” (Oct. 11)

The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Hosted by Jane Pauley Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy board a flight to begin a 26-day international Goodwill Tour, in Washington…

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Eva Marie Saint, star of “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” dies at age 102

Academy Award-winning actor Eva Marie Saint, who starred in such classics as “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” but also bucked Hollywood conventions throughout her lengthy career, has died. She was 102. Her publicist, Jeff Sanderson, said she died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and loved ones….

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Becerra, Hilton face off in first head-to-head debate for California governor’s race

Candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton faced off in their first one-on-one debate ahead of the November election for California governor. The pair vied to win over the 47.4% of voters who supported their opponents in the primary during the debate, which aired on CNN.  Moderators opened the debate with a question about affordability in California,…

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House cancels votes, cutting week short before adjourning until after midterms

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday canceled votes in the chamber that were planned for Thursday, cutting the work week short and sending members home until after the November midterm elections.  Lawmakers will be away from Washington for more than six weeks, avoiding potentially controversial votes and intraparty fighting before voters head to…

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