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Attorney General Alan Wilson wins runoff in South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary, CBS News projects

State Attorney General Alan Wilson will face off against Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in November’s race for South Carolina governor, as Republicans look to hold onto the governor’s office in a reliably red state. CBS News projects Wilson won the Republican runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, defeating Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. The…

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Venezuela to limit access to hard-hit La Guaira region as search for earthquake survivors enters 3rd day

The situation is growing more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings three days after twin earthquakes struck the country, leaving hundreds dead and thousands trapped.  Venezuelans took the search for missing loved ones into their own hands, citing a scarcity of government rescuers,…

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Pentagon weighs eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and reviewing all curriculum, draft memo says

Washington — The Defense Department is considering its most sweeping remake of military higher education, according to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained by CBS News that would abolish civilian tenure and overhaul course offerings at the military service academies and senior war colleges that educate future military officers.  The memorandum, labeled “Refocusing the Military Service…

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8/2: Sunday Morning

Jane Pauley hosts our annual “Money Issue.” Featured: Obstacles to home ownership; fighting health insurance denials; Chinese EVs; opposition to AI data centers; American Girl dolls; skin care mogul Scarlett Johansson; roller coasters; the popularity of Bingo!; and is your phone eavesdropping on you? Source link

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Paris halts alcohol sales to help hospitals amid deadly heat wave, as scientists blame human-caused climate change

Authorities in France’s capital have imposed restrictions on the sale and public consumption of alcohol, hoping to ease the burden on hospitals of people being brought in with dehydration as Paris bakes in a record-breaking heat wave. City officials announced that the consumption of alcohol in public spaces would be prohibited, with the exception of…

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