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Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight 02:09 Pop icon Elton John said on Sunday that he struggled to see his new musical, “The Devil Wears Prada” after losing his eyesight because of an eye infection.   John gave audience members an update on his condition at the conclusion of the musical’s opening night at London’s Dominion Theatre, which was also a charity gala for the Elton John AIDS foundation.  “I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I’ve lost my eyesight so, it’s hard for me to see it,” he said. “But I love to hear it and it quite sounded good tonight.”   Shaina Taub, Sir Elton John and David Furnish speak on stage at “The Devil Wears Prada Musical” charity gala night in support of the Elton John Aids Foundation at The Dominion Theatre on December 1, 2024 in London. Dave Benett John, 77, revealed in September that he had been dealing with a “severe eye infection” that left

Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight – CBS News Watch CBS News Elton John said Sunday that he’s lost his eyesight and struggled to watch his new musical during the opening night of “The Devil Wears Prada,” for which he wrote the score. John revealed in September that he had an eye infection that left him with limited vision in one eye and it would take “some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

By Duarte Dias December 2, 2024 / 11:59 AM EST / CBS News Sex workers in Belgium have been given the right to health insurance, maternity leave, sick pay and other employment benefits under a new world-first law. The new legislation will allow sex workers to enter into employment contracts and benefit from the same rights and legal protections as any other employee, which also includes pension, unemployment benefits and annual vacation. Consensual prostitution was already decriminalized in the European country but until now it existed under a legal gray area. “I am a very proud Belgian sex worker right now,” an author and sex worker who goes by the name of Mel Meliciouss online, tells her Instagram followers in a video. “This is a very important step for us as sex workers. [Employers] cannot force you to do something you don’t want to do,” she adds.  A view of an empty chair inside of a sex worker’s booth, in Antwerp, Belgium. Virginia Mayo / AP The new law does not apply to self-employed sex workers but will prevent employers with a previous history of

By Kaia Hubbard Updated on: December 2, 2024 / 11:53 AM EST / CBS News Rep. Boyle unpacks looming shutdown deadline Unpacking the looming government shutdown deadline with Rep. Brendan Boyle 05:33 Washington — Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year, while a deadline to fund the government looms over lawmakers.  With the new Congress set to be sworn in on Jan. 3, lawmakers are pushing through a list of to-dos in the coming weeks in the lame-duck session, while Republicans gear up for leadership in Washington next year.  But first, Congress must address government funding, since lawmakers only have until Dec. 20 to approve new spending. And although a shutdown remains unlikely, leaders will need to reach an agreement on a short-term funding measure in the weeks ahead.  Funding the government  In September, lawmakers approved a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, setting a pre-holiday deadline to prevent a shutdown that has become commonplace for Congress. With frustration among some conservatives over the practice, House

The soft-spoken 18-year-old had run out of food for his three younger siblings. He told the Canoga Park High School counselor that his mother was disappearing for days at a time, leaving him and his siblings, ages 11, 3 and 1, with hardly anything to eat. He filled his stomach with water to stave off the hunger. The senior, Alvondo Williams Jr., was sent home May 6 with a cooler filled with bread, milk, sandwich meat and cereal. The counselor then called the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services hotline to report possible neglect in a home with “more condiments than food.” Over the next two days, an LAPD officer and then a DCFS social worker toured the family’s Canoga Park apartment. Both took the full refrigerator — stocked with food the school had just provided — as a sign the children had enough to eat, according to DCFS records obtained by The Times. Despite receiving several reports this spring about a family with an absent mother and gnawing hunger, the DCFS never opened a case — even after another school counselor

Trump calls pardon for Hunter Biden a “miscarriage of justice” – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump has issued a scathing response to President Biden’s pardon for his son Hunter, saying on social media that the pardon is “an abuse and miscarriage of justice” and asking if the Jan. 6 “hostages” are included. CBS News senior White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Yet another SoCal resident has reported their expensive package containing a laptop has been stolen, and to make things worse, this is the third time it’s happened to him.  The man, who requested anonymity, says he’s out $23,000 due to his attempts to buy a MacBook Pro.   He told KTLA that the latest theft occurred during what was supposed to be his in-store pickup appointment, which he scheduled following two packages shipped to his house being intercepted by thieves.  In both incidents, the thief or thieves stopped the delivery truck before it arrived at his house and took the laptop, he said.  The man believes there is either “a leak on the employee side” or at Apple itself.  Irish pub in Orange County asks for stolen sign back, no questions asked This is not the first time a Southern California resident has reported their Apple packages being intercepted by thieves.  A Lawndale man told KTLA on Nov. 28 to report a theft directly in front of his home that had taken place exactly two weeks prior and was caught on video. John Shin says was notified

A pursuit came to an abrupt end when the suspect crashed into several vehicles while trying to exit the 605 Freeway in the Whittier area of Los Angeles County Sunday night. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. as California Highway Patrol officers were chasing the vehicle northbound when it attempted to get off the freeway at Slauson Avenue. Video showed the suspect vehicle had rear-ended another vehicle and left at least two others damaged. A freeway pursuit ended in a multi-vehicle crash in Whittier on Dec. 1, 2024. (KNN) Two people, including one of the suspects, were transported from the scene by ambulance. At least one other suspect was taken into custody at the scene. No one involved in the crash was identified. It was also unclear what prompted the CHP to initiate its pursuit.

Police are searching for a suspect who used a rock to shatter a window and break into a business in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday morning. The incident was captured on surveillance video just after 1 a.m. Monday at the Corner Grille Korean Fusion restaurant on Ventura Boulevard near Topanga Canyon. The video shows a rock being thrown at the business, partially shattering the window. A shattered glass is seen outside the Corner Grille Korean Fusion restaurant in Woodland Hills on Dec. 2, 2024. (KNN) The suspect then used a pickaxe to try and break the glass further. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed that the suspect did get into the business but it was unclear if anything was taken. No description of the suspect was available.