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The owners of The Blade newspaper in Toledo are trying to sell the paper. If no buyer is found, The Blade will stop printing and publishing online by the end of the year due to ongoing financial losses.
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The Blade’s owners announced they want to sell the newspaper.
If no buyer is found, The Blade will shut down both its print and digital versions by year-end.
The newspaper has faced financial losses for many years.
Block Communications previously planned to close the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette but sold it to a nonprofit group.
The Blade was founded in 1835 and is Toledo’s oldest continuous business.
The paper has won a Pulitzer Prize and been nominated several times for investigative journalism awards.
Mildred Wirt Benson, the original author behind the Nancy Drew books, worked at The Blade.
The Block family has owned The Blade since 1926 but can no longer support it financially.
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A small plane carrying four family members went missing near the Bahamas while flying from Great Harbour Cay to Miami. Their bodies were found on Tuesday after family members and authorities searched for them.
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The plane disappeared on Monday about 13 miles west of Andros Island in the Bahamas.
The four people on board were Mario Lamar (80), his wife Lili (79), and their grandchildren Sofi Sosa (28) and Christian Sosa (22).
Mario Lamar was an experienced pilot with over 40 years of flying, often traveling between his homes in the Bahamas and Miami.
The plane was a PA-34 Piper five-seater with tail number N212ML.
The U.S. Coast Guard helped with the search after the Bahamas police requested assistance.
Weather delayed initial search efforts.
Family members found the bodies during their own search on boats.
This crash follows another deadly plane accident in the Bahamas that killed 10 people less than two months ago.
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The Trump administration is working on a new plan that could let some parents get government money to take care of their own children at home. The plan uses existing child care funds but is causing a split among Republicans, with some supporting it and others criticizing it as unfair or socialist.
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The proposal would allow certain married couples who meet income rules to receive government help for home child care.
The program would use money from the Child Care and Development Fund, started under President Bill Clinton.
President Trump has focused on family-related policies like expanding the child tax credit and creating Trump investment accounts.
Some Republicans call the plan "socialist" because it gives money to parents who stay home instead of working.
Critics worry it could cause fraud or encourage families to have more kids to get more money.
Supporters say stay-at-home parents should have access to the same funds as those using daycare.
The plan comes as Republicans prepare for midterm elections and try to improve support among moms.
The discussion reflects a bigger debate about government support for families and work choices.
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Ivanka Trump shared a video of her daughter horseback riding during a luxury vacation as gas prices in the U.S. reached record highs. The post led to criticism because many Americans are struggling with the high cost of living, including expensive gas.
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Ivanka Trump posted a video of her 15-year-old daughter, Arabella, horseback riding on a beach at sunset.
The video was shared while U.S. gas prices hit a record high around $4.15 per gallon during Labor Day.
Critics said the post seemed out of touch with ordinary Americans facing financial struggles.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office responded to the post, highlighting the high gas prices.
The criticism also came from some supporters of President Trump, pointing out the contrast between average Americans and the Trump family.
Ivanka’s niece, Kai Trump, shared a video showing her expensive college dorm in Miami.
The high gas prices are partly blamed on global issues like the Iran war and supply disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump has promised to lower gas prices and said prices would drop significantly if the U.S. wins the conflict with Iran.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will speed up efforts to reduce its dependence on the U.S. economy as both countries impose tariffs on each other's goods. He emphasized Canada's plan to support affected workers and expand trade with other countries while reacting to President Trump’s tariffs.
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Canada imposed tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to American tariffs.
Canada and the U.S. have had very close economic ties for decades, but Canada wants to diversify its trade partners.
The trade conflict started after President Trump returned to office and imposed tariffs on Canadian goods, despite previously supporting the North American trade agreement.
The tariffs affect products like steel, aluminum, cheese, clothing, and farm equipment.
Canada is pushing investments and infrastructure growth to reduce reliance on the U.S. market.
Canadian officials say they match U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar and support workers and industries hurt by the trade war.
Canada stopped trade talks partly because the U.S. wanted changes that could weaken Canadian cultural and industrial protections.
Canadians have responded by reducing travel to the U.S. and boycotting American products.
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Skeletal remains found in North Carolina in 1977 were identified in 2024 as Cindy Marcell Blizzard, a 15-year-old girl who ran away from Maryland the same year. Investigators used DNA testing and family tracing to confirm her identity, but the death remains under investigation.
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Remains were discovered on December 29, 1977, in Wilson County, North Carolina.
The remains were initially thought to be a White female between 16 and 23 years old.
The case was treated as a homicide but went cold due to lack of suspects and no identity confirmation.
Initial dental record checks did not match any known person.
In 2010, DNA testing began but did not immediately identify the remains.
In 2024, further DNA analysis and genetic family tracing identified the remains as Cindy Marcell Blizzard.
Blizzard was a 15-year-old runaway from Monkton, Maryland, missing since spring 1977.
The investigation into the cause of death is still open, and authorities seek information from the public.
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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has taken a new, stronger approach to Israel’s illegal settlements by calling the expansion an act that could be seen as ethnic cleansing and war crimes. He has moved beyond decades of weak official UK statements, supporting the International Court of Justice’s view that Israel’s occupation of certain territories is unlawful and pushing for a renewed focus on a two-state solution.
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For many years, UK Foreign Office statements on illegal Israeli settlements were routine and did not lead to significant action.
Some past UK ministers acknowledged the UK’s position on settlements was weak or ineffective.
The UK has had a trade agreement with Israel that prevents special tariffs on goods from territories occupied since 1967, but businesses often ignored advice not to trade with settlements.
Previous UK legal advice limited sanctions to cases linked to settler violence, not general settlement work.
Ed Miliband became Foreign Secretary and strongly opposed settlement expansion, backed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Miliband cited his Jewish heritage and personal background as reasons for his balanced stance, promoting Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution.
He was the first UK Foreign Secretary to call actions in the West Bank ethnic cleansing and to accuse Israel of ignoring potential war crimes.
Miliband accepted a 2024 International Court of Justice ruling that the Israeli occupation is unlawful, breaking two years of UK governmental delay on this issue.
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A University of Iowa marching band member, Derek Phillips, collapsed from cardiac arrest during extreme heat at a football game and was later taken off life support due to severe brain damage. The university canceled the band’s halftime performance and provided support to students following the incident.
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Derek Phillips, a third-year student and band member, collapsed before the halftime show at the season-opening Iowa football game.
He suffered sudden cardiac arrest and was treated in intensive care at University of Iowa Health Care.
His family decided to remove him from life support because of severe brain damage.
Temperatures at the game reached 94°F (34°C), one of the hottest in Iowa football history.
The marching band wore lighter uniforms and canceled their halftime performance due to heat concerns.
The university allowed fans to bring water bottles and adjusted other event times to cope with the heat.
University officials expressed their support to Derek, his family, and fellow students, offering counseling services.
Derek studied business analytics and information systems and was active in music, including summer tours with a drum and bugle corps.
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President Donald Trump threatened to ban Bombardier, a Canadian aircraft maker, from selling its planes in the U.S. unless it builds them in America. Bombardier makes private and commercial jets and employs many workers in the U.S., supporting numerous American suppliers.
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President Trump posted that Bombardier must build planes in the U.S. to sell in the American market.
Canada imposed tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. goods just hours after Trump's post.
Bombardier makes medium and large business jets with plants in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
The company employs tens of thousands of workers in 20 U.S. states.
Bombardier buys over $2.5 billion a year from U.S. suppliers and has key facilities in several states, including Texas, California, and Arizona.
The company sells jets to wealthy individuals, businesses, governments, and U.S. agencies like the Department of Defense.
A ban on Bombardier planes in the U.S. could hurt customers facing long waits for private jets.
Bombardier said it plans to keep investing in its American workers and operations.
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The UK government will pass new laws to force Apple and Google to block nude images on smartphones used by children under 18. This decision follows failed talks with the companies and aims to protect young people from sharing or viewing explicit content on their devices.
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The UK government plans a law to stop under-18s from creating, sharing, or viewing nude images on smartphones.
Apple and Google’s operating systems, iOS and Android, dominate the smartphone market and will be affected by the new law.
The law will require devices to have built-in protections turned on by default and adults must verify their age to disable these features.
The government wants these rules to apply to apps children use, which may need more laws.
Talks with Apple and Google failed to reach an agreement by the government’s deadline.
The new rules may use “client-side scanning,” meaning the phone checks images before they are sent or encrypted.
Privacy experts warn this scanning raises concerns about message monitoring and privacy.
The government and groups like the Internet Watch Foundation want to reduce child sexual abuse material that is created and shared by children themselves.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that Russia has no aggressive plans toward Europe, despite recent accusations by European countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. envoys offered useful ideas for ending the war, and he hopes to meet with President Trump soon, while the conflict in Ukraine continues with heavy fighting and no clear end in sight.
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Putin assured Trump in a phone call that Russia is not planning to attack Europe.
European officials blame Russia for sabotage attempts, including a drone attack in Germany.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy welcomed U.S. proposals for peace talks and aims to meet Trump around September 20.
Despite talks, fighting resumed after a brief truce during U.S. envoys' visit to Moscow and Kyiv.
Russia is focused on achieving its military goals and thinks it is close to winning, but observers see little progress.
The U.S. warns the war could last for years, needing continued support for Ukraine.
Ukraine requested more Patriot missiles and other air defense systems to counter Russian attacks.
The European Commission approved a 3.7 billion dollar loan to help Ukraine buy missile system parts.
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President Donald Trump spoke about his experiences shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City. He described bringing construction workers to Ground Zero and recounted firefighters helping him escape a potentially collapsing building.
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President Trump attended a "Steel Across America" event to honor first responders and 9/11 victims ahead of the attack's 25th anniversary.
He said he took a group of construction workers to Ground Zero soon after the World Trade Center collapsed.
Trump described a moment when two firefighters lifted him away from a building at risk of collapsing.
The building he referred to is now called One Liberty Plaza, which was damaged but did not fall after the attacks.
On the morning of 9/11, Trump was in his Trump Tower apartment and gave live interviews about the attacks.
Trump noted that his building at 40 Wall Street became the tallest standing building in Lower Manhattan after the towers fell.
Two days after 9/11, he visited Ground Zero to observe the recovery efforts and spoke with media.
His accounts of 9/11 have changed over time and have been a part of his public and political life.
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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked President Donald Trump to pardon her after her murder trial of her three children ended in a mistrial. However, Trump cannot pardon her because her case involves state charges in Massachusetts and presidential pardons only apply to federal crimes.
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Lindsay Clancy is charged with killing her three young children in Massachusetts in January 2023.
Her trial ended in a mistrial because the jury could not agree on a verdict.
Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, asked President Trump to pardon her during a TV interview.
The president can only pardon people convicted of federal crimes, not state crimes like Clancy’s.
In Massachusetts, the governor has the power to grant pardons for state crimes.
Clancy’s defense argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, a mental health condition causing hallucinations, when the killings happened.
Prosecutors said Clancy planned the killings and knew what she was doing.
The Massachusetts governor and a state board review pardon requests in the state.
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Google released version 3 of its AI weather forecast model called WeatherNext. This update includes using satellite data to create more frequent and accurate weather forecasts, improving predictions for temperature and precipitation.
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WeatherNext 3 uses satellite weather data to reduce lag time in forecasts.
The model increases forecast updates from every six hours to every hour.
It improves spatial resolution, making weather predictions more detailed.
A separate machine-learning model is used to estimate precipitation from satellites.
The model adds some physical information like land/ocean status and elevation for better surface temperature forecasts.
Compared to the previous version, WeatherNext 3 shows about 5% better accuracy in upper atmosphere conditions.
Surface temperature forecasts improve accuracy by up to 30%.
WeatherNext 3 generally outperforms the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts’ AI model.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates soon, which will increase the returns on some types of savings accounts. Savers should consider high-yield savings accounts and money market accounts to earn better interest, while avoiding traditional savings accounts that pay very low rates.
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The Fed may raise interest rates in September, possibly by 0.25 percentage points.
Higher Fed rates usually lead to higher interest rates on certain savings accounts.
High-yield savings accounts currently offer around 4.10% interest and can increase if rates go up.
Money market accounts pay about 4.00% interest and allow check writing, which some savers find useful.
Traditional savings accounts only pay around 0.38%, which is much lower and may not keep up with inflation.
Inflation is over 3%, so low-rate accounts can cause savers to lose money in real terms.
Online platforms can help shoppers compare high-yield and money market accounts before deciding.
Choosing the right savings account can help improve returns as interest rates rise.
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The TV show South Park will change its name to South America for its 29th season. This change responds to President Donald Trump’s recent moves to rename places in the U.S. with "America" in their names.
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South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker announced the show’s new name, South America.
The name change is linked to Trump’s efforts to rename places like the Gulf of Mexico and New Mexico with "America."
President Trump shared a video suggesting New Mexico be renamed "New America," but the federal government cannot rename states.
The show’s parent company, Paramount Skydance, is merging with Warner Bros Discovery in a $111 billion deal approved by the Trump administration.
South Park has aired since 1997 and often satirizes political figures, including President Trump.
The new season of South America will start on September 16 and will be available on Paramount+ worldwide.
Trump’s renaming attempts have received criticism from Democrats who say it distracts from other issues.
South Park creators have previously mocked Trump through various controversial portrayals.
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The UK has imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, calling them illegal and accusing settlers of forcing Palestinians out by violent means. Israel responded by closing the UK consulate in East Jerusalem and banning some British politicians from entering Israel.
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The UK announced sanctions targeting goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and companies involved in their expansion.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the Israeli government ignores violence and actions pushing Palestinians out of their homes.
The UK, France, and Canada made the sanctions announcement together, supporting a two-state solution.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the UK action hostile and shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.
Ireland, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden also vowed to take steps against settlement trade.
Eleven UK politicians, including Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott, were banned from entering Israel due to alleged anti-Israel activities.
The UK plans a broader sanctions program over the next six to nine months and will ban UK ads promoting settlements.
Settlements are considered illegal under international law, and violence in the West Bank settlements has increased recently.
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Some cities in the United States are trying to lower the voting age to 16 for local elections. CBS News explored these places to see how allowing younger people to vote is working in practice.
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There is a growing movement in the U.S. to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections.
Some cities have already lowered the voting age to 16.
This change applies only to local elections, not national or state-wide ones.
CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand visited these cities to report on the results.
The goal is to involve younger people in local government decisions.
The effects of letting 16-year-olds vote are being observed and studied.
The movement aims to increase youth participation in democracy.
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United Utilities was fined nearly £1 million for illegally releasing raw sewage into coastal areas of Lancashire in June 2023. The sewage pollution affected several seaside towns, causing health risks, beach closures, and a sharp drop in visitor numbers.
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United Utilities pleaded guilty to five environmental permit offenses linked to pollution on the Fylde coast.
The court ordered a fine of £964,225, including costs.
Sewage was discharged for over 35 hours from pumping stations in Blackpool-area towns.
The Environment Agency warned against bathing in eight affected coastal waters.
Tests found harmful bacteria, including E. coli, in the water and on beaches.
Three shellfish beds were temporarily closed due to health concerns.
The problem started after a pipe partially collapsed at a wastewater treatment plant, causing sewage backup.
United Utilities accepted responsibility and apologized for the damage and disruption caused.
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The Trump administration announced new sanctions on all Iranian airlines and several foreign companies working with Iran’s Mahan Air. Mahan Air was previously sanctioned because of its links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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The U.S. government imposed sanctions on all airlines from Iran.
Nearly a dozen foreign companies doing business with Iran's Mahan Air are also sanctioned.
Mahan Air was targeted earlier due to its relationship with the IRGC, a branch of Iran’s military.
These actions are part of a financial pressure campaign called Operation Economic Outcast.
The goal is to restrict Iran’s ability to use its airline industry for military or terrorist activities.
The sanctions aim to cut off funds and resources to groups tied to the Iranian government’s military forces.
The announcement was made by the Trump administration on a Tuesday.
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