America's Christmas tree farms face new perils

Christmas tree farms are staring down a new set of dangers, including climate change-fueled weather disasters and a shifting labor market.

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WATCH: Video of Christmas tree illusion goes viral

Interior designer Sean Michael Waters created a Christmas tree display that is going viral online and causing traffic in real life near his home in Connecticut as people stop to look.
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Bethlehem faces somber Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages on

At Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, residents and businesses are facing the effects of the Israel-Hamas war during the holiday season. The city, usually filled ...
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Syrians in Christian Neighborhoods Protest After Christmas Tree Is Burned

The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.
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WATCH: Family unexpectedly finds a ‘Charlie Brown’ Christmas tree

What they thought was the perfect Christmas tree in the woods turned out to look a little bit different when they got it home.
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The Best Bakeries in America

In this golden age of American bakeries, virtuosic pastries and delightful breads are close at hand, from coastal Maine to downtown Los Angeles.
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Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

Christians demonstrate to urge Syria's new Islamist leadership to protect minorities.
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Bethlehem faces quiet Christmas amid ongoing Middle East conflicts

Christmastime in Bethlehem is normally a busy time of the year, but the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have taken a toll on tourism and the local economy. CBS News foreign correspondent ...
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Hundreds protest in Damascus after hooded figures set Christmas tree ablaze

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus after a Christmas tree burning heightened fears that the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad ...
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Hundreds protest in Christian areas of Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned

Demonstrations flare after video spread on social media showing hooded fighters setting fire to tree. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early on Tuesday ...
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