7/12: Face The Nation
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sen. Tim Scott, Israeli Ambassador Michael Leiter, Rep. Mike Turner and Rahm Emanuel pay tribute to Sen. Lindsey Graham after his sudden death. Source link
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Georgia family says they’re forced to sell home to help power AI data centers: “It’s theft”
Sell your home, or the state will take it — that’s the ultimatum some homeowners in Georgia say they are facing amid the AI boom. Utility giant Georgia Power is planning to build a new transmission line to in part help power new data centers. It estimates 70-80% of the power on the new line…
Innocent bystander shot by police is one of dozens of cases nationwide, CBS News investigation finds
When police responded to a Chandler, Arizona, neighborhood for a call about a man armed with a gun making threats, Mark Trujillo said he went outside to warn officers his wife and young children were inside their home next door. What happened next would change his life forever. Body camera and Ring camera footage obtained…
Who could replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate after his sudden death?
Washington — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death late Saturday has set off a scramble for who will succeed him in the Senate, with a field of GOP candidates aiming to replace him in the November Senate election swiftly shaping up. Separate from a special Republican primary that will take place in the coming weeks,…
France to summon Russia’s ambassador over “sabotage and espionage in a dozen European countries”
France’s foreign minister said Monday that Russia’s ambassador in Paris would be summoned over “a vast cyber campaign” across Europe. “We will also impose sanctions on nine individuals and four entities responsible for this cyber campaign, which was orchestrated by the FSB,” Russia’s primary national intelligence and security service, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, said in…
AI companies are creating “generative ghosts” of deceased loved ones
Jack Manning knows firsthand the emotional and practical challenge of memorializing a loved one in a way that feels appropriate. After losing his sister more than 10 years ago, he and his family spent hundreds of hours raising funds to organize a volunteer project honoring her. “It took years of bake sales and 5Ks to…
FBI fires 2 analysts who raised concerns about Fulton County 2020 election probe, sources say
The FBI last week fired two of its analysts after they expressed concerns that the investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, was thin on evidence and appeared to be politically motivated, according to several sources briefed on the matter. The firings follow the FBI’s efforts to review thousands of records obtained…
Judge rebukes Trump and DOJ over IRS lawsuit, refers lawyer for disciplinary proceedings
Washington — A federal judge on Monday imposed professional penalties against lawyers representing President Trump in a civil lawsuit he brought against the IRS and harshly criticized the Justice Department for its handling of the case, concluding that the suit was brought for an “improper purpose.” In a scathing 56-page decision, U.S. District Judge Kathleen…
Astronomers discover sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries: “Just floating out in the galaxy”
The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what’s called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars. Sugar does more than sweeten tea and powder doughnuts. Different…
12 states sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
A coalition of a dozen states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, posing a new challenge to the $110 billion deal that would unite two of the nation’s largest media companies. Attorneys general from the 12 states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, claim that the merger would…