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Firefighters struggle with staffing, equipment shortages amid record wildfire season: “We’re running thin”

When Cody Turcotte arrived to fight a wildfire scorching homes in Spokane, Washington, last month, there weren’t enough people at the scene to control it. His team of five engines joined just two others that had been battling the blaze alone for hours, as its flames rapidly spread. “You’re getting embers casting down on the…

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Rep. Turner says infrastructure should be “hardened” as U.S. probes if Iran is behind cyberattack on water systems

Washington — GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio said on Sunday that critical infrastructure assets “need to be hardened” as federal investigators probe whether Iranian hackers were behind malicious cyber activity that affected technology at water systems in Minnesota and several other U.S. states last week.  The FBI said last week that at least seven states…

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U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating top Trump aide Susie Wiles

London — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, POLITICO reported Monday, citing four anonymous officials. CBS News’ partner network BBC News said it had confirmed the exchange. Burnham, who became prime minister in July, exchanged a “few messages” that were “of no significance” with the…

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Transcript: Sen. Richard Blumenthal on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 30, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 30, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who joins us from Westport, Connecticut. Good morning to you, Senator. SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL: Good morning….

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