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December 19th, 2013
08:36 PM ET

A list of the best lists of lists in 2013

'Tis the season to be listing... Screaming goats and a monkey in a snowsuit make the A-list. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on end-of-the-year "list-mania."

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Filed under: Jeanne Moos
December 19th, 2013
08:28 PM ET

Target shoppers credit info hacked

As many as 40 million Target shoppers who visited the big chain store in the three weeks after Thanksgiving have had their credit and debit card information stolen. A cybersecurity expert says the hackers who stole that information from stores may never be caught. CNN's Joe Johns reports.

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Filed under: Cybersecurity • Joe Johns • Target
December 19th, 2013
08:00 PM ET

Inside the Capitol's crumbling dome

It's a symbol of our democracy and a masterpiece of American ingenuity. But the dome on the Capitol building is falling apart. CNN's Dana Bash gets rare access inside and outside the rotunda as architects prepare to cover it for renovations.


Filed under: Capitol Hill • Dana Bash
December 19th, 2013
07:11 PM ET

London theater's ceiling fell 5 stories

News that broke in "The Situation Room": A historic theater in London collapsed in the middle of a performance. CNN's Nic Robertson, live outside the Apollo Theatre, gets the latest details from Nick Harding of the London Fire Brigade.


Filed under: infrastructure • London • Nic Robertson
December 19th, 2013
06:56 PM ET

Pres. Obama a "lousy brother"

In a new memoir, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, Pres. Barack Obama's half-brother, details their relationship - including some dark details about the father they shared. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

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Filed under: Brian Todd • Mark Obama Ndesandjo • President Obama
December 19th, 2013
06:44 PM ET

Witness: People were climbing over us

News that broke in "The Situation Room": A historic theater in London collapses in the middle of a show. Two witnesses inside the Apollo Theater say the crowd panicked, and then people began climbing over them to get out. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.


Filed under: infrastructure • London • Nic Robertson