As marriage rates fall, the diamond industry is encouraging women to buy rings for themselves. Source
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Nasdaq 9000: Stocks hit highs on consumer tech boom
Record consumer spending for holidays and hopes for a China trade deal push the tech stock index to a record close. Source
ICE program gathers data from adult sponsors of child migrants
In a new immigration data initiative, U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement is collecting fingerprints and other information on adults who apply to sponsor unaccompanied migrant children. Some fears ICE will use the data to target and deport undocumented immigrants. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN with details. Source
Murder-suicide likely in parking garage deaths of mom and 2 kids
A district attorney called the deaths of Erin Pascal and her children Allison, 4, and Andrew, 1, “unspeakable.” Source
Police locate teen sought in slaying of Barnard student
The 14-year-old bolted from a car on the way to meet police in the investigation last week. Source
Deaths of mother and 2 children in Boston appear to be murder-suicide, D.A. says
The day after a woman and two young children were found dead outside a Boston parking garage, District Attorney Rachael Rollins said it appears to have been a tragic murder-suicide. She urged anyone struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts to seek help. Source
Chat app “Totok” exposed as UAE spy tool
Totok is marketed as an easy way to share pictures and videos with friends around the world, but a New York Times report reveals that the chat app is being used by the United Arab Emirates as a method to spy on users. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with the latest. Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (December 29)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Notre Dame cathedral so fragile it might not be saved, rector says
The devastating fire earlier this year at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris left the historic structure so badly weakened there’s a 50% chance it won’t survive, the rector said in a Christmas interview. CBS News’ Cindy Pom has details. Source
NFL star surprises young brothers who recently lost their dad
“If you ever, for a second, worry about ‘goodness’ in the world … Watch this,” said one of the boys’ relatives. Source