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Two aircraft come within about 300 feet of each other in close call at Boston’s airport
Two aircraft come within about 300 feet of each other in close call at Boston’s airport – CBS News Watch CBS News The FAA is investigating an apparent close call at Boston Logan Airport over the weekend. An American Airlines jet was cleared to take off on a runway crossing the one a Delta jet…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s overhauled database of Americans’ personal information
Washington — A federal judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it created a centralized database that contains Americans’ private information, which she said has since been used by some states to incorrectly remove U.S. citizens from their voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington, D.C., sided with a voting…
Albania protests sparked by Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plans snowball into anti-corruption movement
Thousands of Albanians have taken to the streets of the country’s capital Tirana for 21 consecutive days in protests sparked by concerns over a Jared Kushner-backed luxury tourism development in an area rich in natural beauty. Anger over the construction plans for the historically protected Pishë Poro-Narta area on the country’s coast have expanded into…
Polymarket launches probe after Wall Street Journal report alleges deceptive marketing
Polymarket told CBS News that it is auditing its promotional content after a Wall Street Journal investigation found the prediction market paid online content creators to produce videos that the newspaper said falsely showed customers winning a total of $1.9 million. The WSJ’s findings, published Saturday, are based on interviews with social media content creators…
CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies
In the weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan, in August 2019, then-Attorney General William Barr said his “personal review” of surveillance footage clearly showed that no one entered the area where Epstein was housed, leading him to agree with the conclusion of the medical examiner that Epstein had…
Who is Andy Burnham, the man likely to replace British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his resignation?
London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he was resigning, less than two years after he led his center-left Labour Party to a commanding general election victory. Starmer vowed an “orderly transition” that should see a new prime minister in place by September, if not much sooner, after months of mounting public…
Trump expected to meet with defense contractors Wednesday amid Iran peace talks
President Trump is expected to meet with top executives from the largest U.S. defense contractors on Wednesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting. The meeting comes as his administration is engaged in ongoing peace talks with Iran. Wednesday’s gathering follows up on a March 6 White House meeting with the leaders of Lockheed…
Judge rules DOJ used grand jury subpoeans to coerce Minnesota officials on ICE enforcement during Metro Surge
A federal judge has quashed six grand jury subpoenas the Trump administration served against Minnesota state and local government offices — including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey — ruling the subpoenas were retaliatory and unlawful. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found that the Justice Department issued the subpoenas to coerce Minnesota officials…
Interstellar comet that zoomed past Earth could be oldest and coldest object ever seen in solar system, astronomers say
An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun and swung by Earth last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday. The comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third visitor from beyond our solar system that humanity has ever…