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Saturday

Charles Osgood, anchor of CBS's "Sunday Morning," posed for a portrait on the set in 1999. Osgood, who anchored the popular news magazine's for more than two decades, was host of the long-running radio program "The Osgood File" and was referred to as CBS News' poet-in-residence, has died. Suzanne Plunkett/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Charles Osgood was an anchorman, and a poet

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Sunday

We asked our readers to send in their wishes for 2024, and many of you expressed a hope that humans pay attention to the health of the planet. The woman pictured above is one of the nomadic Wodaabe people — cattle herders who live mainly in Chad and Niger. Their lifestyle is affected by higher temperatures, shifting winds and changing precipitation patterns due to climate change. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Comedian George Carlin appears at a news conference in 1978. Robbins/AP hide caption

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Opinion: George Carlin wasn't predictable, unlike AI

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Sunday

Saturday

A French bulldog licks her mouth before being groomed. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Being robbed of a dog is a theft from the heart of our lives

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Thursday

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Saturday

The Nisei Lounge in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago produces a candy cane Malört for the holidays. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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Opinion: In Chicago, Malört is a tradition

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Saturday

Norman Lear has died. He was a writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as All in the Family and Maude and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Norman Lear shocked, thrilled, and stirred television viewers

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Saturday

Scott Simon with his daughter, Elise, during the holidays. Caroline Simon hide caption

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Caroline Simon

Opinion: School shows are a magical part of the holidays

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Tuesday

Saturday

Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on Oct. 9. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: What gets lost in the 'Big Picture'

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Saturday

Liverpool's Colombian midfielder Luis Diaz celebrates after scoring the equalizing goal during the English Premier League football match between Luton Town and Liverpool at Kenilworth Road in Luton, north of London on November 5, 2023. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: At last, freedom for dad

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Saturday

Former Indiana basketball head coach Bobby Knight made an appearance at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 8, 2020. Doug McSchooler/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Bobby Knight wasn't a teddy bear

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Thursday