What to Know About the Turkey-P.K.K. Conflict
The fighting has taken more than 40,000 lives over the past four decades. The group’s leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms.
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What We Know About Guantánamo Bay’s Migrant Camp
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What to know about Pope Francis' condition as he fights pneumonia
Pope Francis remained hospitalized in critical condition on Tuesday, despite showing slight improvement on Monday. The 88-year-old pontiff has pneumonia in both lungs. CBS News' Seth Doane reports. ...CBS News - 2d -
What we know about Trump's rare minerals deal with Ukraine's Zelenskyy
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What to know about Alix Earle, Alex Cooper and their reported professional fallout
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What we know about the deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa
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How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy
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