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Posted at 1:05 PM, Dec 14, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-14 15:05:12-05

Here’s what you might have missed Friday on CNN:

— The search for President Trump’s next chief of staff continues. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken himselfout of the running.

— Sandy Hook Elementary School was evacuated today due to a phoned-in bomb threat on the sixth anniversary of the massacre at the school that left 26 children and staff members dead.

— Johnson & Johnson’s stock fell after a Reuters report saidthe company knew for decades that asbestoswas in its baby powder.

— Beto 2020? In CNN’s latest poll, O’Rourke is the only candidate to make significant gains since the last poll in October. He hasn’t ruled out a run for president he says, a shift from his previous denials.

— A man convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman on an overnight flight from Las Vegas to Detroit was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.

— Facebook announced that the social network exposed the private photos of as many as 6.8 million users without their permission.

— Eliza Dushku reportedly received a confidential settlement of $9.5 million from CBS after she accused her “Bull” co-star of harassment.

— Just when we thought the drama was over. Kanye West accuses Drake of threatening him and his family.