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NASA launching study to improve "scientific understanding" of UFOs
The study will begin in the fall and take about nine months to complete, with researchers planning to issue their findings in a public report.
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Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. He has covered national politics and the federal government for more than a decade. He got his start in journalism at New York Magazine before joining the news start-up Mic to build the site's politics and policy section.
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The study will begin in the fall and take about nine months to complete, with researchers planning to issue their findings in a public report.
Miah Cerrillo, a 4th grader at Robb Elementary School, recalled smearing herself in a classmate's blood to appear as if she were dead.
The vote to begin debate failed by a margin of 47 to 47, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome Republican opposition.
The order is aimed at reforming federal police practices and establishing a national database of police misconduct.
"He's a true hero, and we don't know what he prevented. There could have been more victims if not for his actions," Buffalo's police commissioner said.
Chief Justice John Roberts said he directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak.
"In the 20th and 21st century, freedom had no greater champion than Madeleine Korbel Albright," President Biden said
Republicans continued lines of questioning on Wednesday regarding Jackson's handling of child pornography cases during her time as a federal judge.
Republicans pushed a line of questioning about some of her past sentences in child pornography cases.
"If I am confirmed, I commit to you that I will work productively to support and defend the Constitution and the grand experiment of American democracy," Jackson said.
"The good news is if we can get this passed, we don't have to do this stupidity anymore," Senator Marco Rubio said on the Senate floor.
Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old filmmaker, was killed when Russian troops opened fire, according to the head of Kyiv's regional police force.
"The decision today is not without cost here at home," the president said Tuesday, warning Americans to expect gas prices to climb higher.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin four days of hearings to consider Jackson's nomination on Monday, March 21.
Bart Gorman, the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, was expelled from the Russian capital on Thursday, the State Department said.