The Houston Astros on Monday fired general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch after Major League Baseball found that the club used technology to steal signs during the 2017 and 2018 season. Jim Crane, the team’s owner, announced the firings in a news conference Monday. The league had announced …
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The mysterious street artist known as Banksy has displayed a politically charged Nativity scene in Bethlehem, the town revered as Jesus’ birthplace, just in time for the busy Christmas season. The artwork, named “Scar of Bethlehem,” depicts the birth of Jesus under Israel’s West Bank separation barrier with a bullet …
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Check out these events around the country this coming week: Brookshire, Texas: Houston Hot Air Balloon Festival & Victory Cup Polo Match (December 13-14) Come on out and enjoy “America’s Polo Match” as it makes a stop west of Houston, for a gorgeous day of green grass, majestic horses, heart-pounding …
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Peloton is standing by a controversial TV ad for the company’s pricey stationary bikes despite a flurry of online criticism that the spot promotes unhealthy views of women’s body image and marriage. The maker of high-end fitness equipment said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch that it is “encouraged by …
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Seoul — From next year, the members of South Korean boy band BTS will have to start serving in their country’s military. It’s a major blow for the group’s die-hard fans, who launched an appeal to have the seven young men spared from their country’s mandatory military service. BTS, or …
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Andy Cohen has a way of getting stars to let loose on “Watch What Happens Live.” However, it was a viewer question that prompted Meghan McCain to open up about the 2020 presidential election. When a viewer called into the Bravo talk show on Tuesday night, she first buttered up McCain, …
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A company is offering $1,300 to watch 13 movies based on Stephen King’s classic novels before Halloween comes around. USDish launched the spooky competition online ahead of the release of “It: Chapter 2” and “Doctor Sleep.” According to its website, USDish is looking for a specific type of candidate for …
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A Swedish lawyer who represented American rapper A$AP Rocky in an assault case was shot Friday morning in Stockholm. Mia Edwall Insulander, the secretary general of the Swedish Bar Association, confirmed to CBS News the victim is Henrik Olsson Lilja. A Stockholm police spokeswoman wouldn’t confirm the victim’s identity to …
Read More »Chicago’s Navy Pier park is now home to an eye-catching sight: water towers, which are sculptures created by Iván Navarro back in 2014. The artist was inspired by the water towers found throughout New York City, and named his piece after the Woody Guthrie song, “This Land Is Your Land.” …
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A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including tax evasion, alleging among other things that they tried to hide their income from “Chrisley Knows Best” from the IRS. Todd Chrisley posted on Instagram on Monday a denial of any …
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