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National security leaders worry about U.S. failure to ratify Law of the Sea treaty

Hundreds of former national security, military and political leaders are calling on the Senate to ratify the United Nations’ Law of the Sea, warning last week in a letter to lawmakers that China is taking advantage of America’s absence from the treaty. Countries that ratified the Law of the Sea treaty are now rushing to stake claims on the international …

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Swiping on dating apps has turned into a career for some. Heres how they turned love into a job.

More than 70% of Americans saya rewarding career or job is extremely important for them to live a fulfilling life — more important than family, friends or wealth. CBS News interviewed a broad array of workers who chose unique jobs, for a series we call:Unique jobs, extraordinary lives. Andrew Boese, a 38-year-old Arizona-based music enthusiast, isn’t a fan of travel. …

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Russian Soyuz rocket blasts off with 3 bound for the International Space Station

Two days after a rare last-second launch abort, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off Saturday on a flight to the International Space Station, carrying two short-duration crew members and a NASA astronaut bound for a six-month tour of duty. Soyuz MS-25/71S commander Oleg Novitskiy, Belarus guest cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA veteran Tracy Dyson thundered away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome …

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Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Peter Angelos, owner of a Baltimore Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of a law firm that won high-profile cases against industry titans, died Saturday. He was 94. Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in a statement thanking the caregivers “who brought comfort to him in his final years.” Angelos’ …

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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion after another drawing without a winner

The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.1 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Friday night, continuing a stretch of more than three months without a big winner. The numbers drawn were: 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, 16. The jackpot increased after a drawing for an estimated $977 million failed to produce a jackpot winner. No …

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Search for 6-year-old swept away by Chester Creek now a recovery mission: officials

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — Search teams in Delaware County said nothing was found during the third day of searching for Li’najah Brooker, the 6-year-old Chester girl who was reportedly swept away in the Chester Creek inDelaware Countyon Saturday. “I’m going to exhaust every option that I have in order to find her and bring her back to her family,” said …

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Ukraine had no involvement in Russia concert hall attack that killed at least 133, U.S. says

State media reported Saturday that Russian authorities detained 11 people — including four suspected gunmen — for their involvement in a deadly attack on a crowded concert hall near Moscow on Friday that has left at least 133 people dead. The attack left hundreds more injured, Russian officials said. The four suspects were stopped in the Bryansk region of western …

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FAA considers temporary action against United following series of flight mishaps, sources say

The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing possible temporary action against United Airlines beyond what was described in a letter the company sent to employees Friday, two sources familiar tell CBS News. This comes in response toa series of concerning incidentsinvolving United aircraft over the last month that includeda wheel coming offa Boeing 777, anda panel flying offan aging Boeing 737. …

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New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag

Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr. Biden signed the package, the White House vowed to work toward repealing the provision. The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion …

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Northeast U.S. pummeled with a mix of wind, rain, sleet and heavy snow on first weekend of spring

It may officially be spring, but wintry weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday with New England and California seeing a mix of rain, heavy snow and gusty winds. In the West, a winter storm warning was in effect through Sunday morning for parts of the Sierra Nevada, and a 91-mph wind gust was recorded at Mammoth Mountain near the California-Nevada …

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