On Thanksgiving day, Ardent Health Services was forced to take its network offline after a cyber breach affecting 30 hospitals and more than 200 health care sites. Source
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Qatar “very optimistic” Israel-Hamas cease-fire will be extended
Qatar — which has been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas — says it is “very optimistic” a temporary truce will be extended. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from Tel Aviv. Source
Latest hospital cyberattack shows health care systems’ vulnerability
On Thanksgiving Day, Ardent Health Services was forced to put its network offline after a cyber breach affected 30 hospitals and more than 200 health care sites in six states. Nicole Sganga has more. Source
Virgin Atlantic jet makes first-ever trans-Atlantic flight using only sustainable fuel
A Virgin Atlantic commercial jet on Wednesday made the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight, from New York to London, without fossil fuels. Instead, it used only sustainable fuel, such as animal fats. Source
Winter weather brings heavy snow to Northeast
Some parts of the Northeast and the Great Lakes received more than three feet of snow this week, while stormy weather could hit the South on Thursday. Source
Frances Sternhagen, actress known for “Cheers” and “ER,” dies at 93
Acclaimed Tony-award winning stage and screen actress Frances Sternhagen, who made countless television appearances in shows including “Cheers” and “Sex in the City,” has died at the age of 93. Source
Candy company uses cocoa harvested by child labor: CBS News investigation
Children in Ghana, some as young as 5, are working cocoa fields and wielding machetes instead of attending school. Source
Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation finds
CBS News found children in Ghana as young as 5 years old using machetes nearly as big as themselves to harvest the cocoa beans that end up in some of America’s most-loved chocolates like M&Ms and Snickers. Debora Patta reports. Source
Rosalynn Carter buried in Georgia
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, was laid to rest in a private funeral service in their hometown of Plains, Georgia, on Wednesday. The couple were married for 77 years. Source
At least 1 soldier killed, 7 missing in U.S. Air Force Osprey crash off Japanese coast
At least one U.S. servicemember was killed and seven others remain missing when an Air Force Osprey aircraft on a routine training mission off the coast of Yakushima island in southern Japan crashed Wednesday. Elizabeth Palmer explains how Ospreys have a troubling track record. Source