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Twin doctors who grew up in poverty returned to their hometown to co-run an ER

If you visit the emergency room at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, there's a good chance you might meet one of the Jasper twins.

Drs. Travan and Travis Jasper are co-directors of Chippenham's emergency department. But their story is singular, inspirational and completely improbable.

"To be here, it's amazing," Travis Jasper told CBS News. "And I don't think I could have dreamt it 40-some years ago."

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Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending, a move some lawmakers called illegal

President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both parties have called illegal.

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Supreme Court again blocks Missouri's new House map that favored GOP

The Supreme Court said in an unsigned decision that ordering Missouri to restore its 2025 map "would usher in electoral chaos."

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Hurricane Nolo expected to bring heavy rain as it skirts Hawaii’s Big Island

NAALEHU, Hawaii — Hurricane Nolo is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean over the weekend, unleashing intense rain, the possibility of life-threatening flash flooding, and dangerous surf for Hawaii’s Big Island.

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Transcript: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

The following is the transcript of the interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian airing on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 27, 2026.

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