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CBS’s news program “60 Minutes” has hired new correspondents and contributors for its 59th season, including Ross Douthat and Norah O’Donnell. This comes after a major management and staff shakeup led by new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
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The new team includes Ross Douthat, a conservative columnist, and Norah O’Donnell, former “CBS Evening News” anchor.
Other new contributors are author Sebastian Junger, Trevor Phillips, and Gianna Toboni.
Current correspondents Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim, and Bill Whitaker remain on the show.
Executive producer Nick Bilton, with limited broadcast experience, replaced longtime producer Tanya Simon.
Several correspondents, including Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, and Scott Pelley, were dismissed or left recently.
Anderson Cooper also left the program voluntarily after 20 years.
The shakeup followed controversy involving an edited interview CBS aired about Kamala Harris that led to a lawsuit from President Donald Trump.
CBS News president Tom Cibrowski and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss expressed strong support for the new hires.
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The Pentagon created a new casualty category called “Overseas Operations” for U.S. soldiers killed or wounded in recent fighting with Iran, as the earlier military campaign named “Operation Epic Fury” has officially ended. Four soldiers killed and several wounded in the latest clashes are now recorded separately from the previous Iran war totals.
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The Pentagon ended “Operation Epic Fury,” the military campaign against Iran.
Casualties from recent U.S.-Iran fighting are now listed under “Overseas Operations” in the Defense Casualty Analysis System.
Four U.S. soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in the latest exchange of attacks.
The total number of wounded U.S. troops related to the conflict now stands at 642.
The new casualty category separates recent deaths and injuries after the conclusion of Operation Epic Fury.
Some soldiers were killed by Iranian missile and drone strikes in Jordan and Iraq in July 2026.
The Pentagon denied removing casualty data was an attempt to hide the human cost, calling it a data issue that was fixed.
U.S. officials have not provided a formal date for the end of Operation Epic Fury.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which founded the Golden Globe Awards, is suing Penske Media Corporation and others for fraud related to the 2023 acquisition of the awards show. The lawsuit claims Penske and its partners tricked the HFPA into selling the Globes by secretly pushing a boycott that lowered its value and misled the HFPA leadership.
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The HFPA sued Penske Media and others in federal court in California over the Golden Globes acquisition.
The lawsuit alleges a secret plan to devalue the Globes and create a monopoly in entertainment media.
Penske Media’s owner, Jay Penske, is accused of working with Eldridge Industries and CEO Todd Boehly to pressure the HFPA.
Boehly and Eldridge allegedly hid Penske’s involvement in the deal from the HFPA board.
HFPA members say they were promised lifetime tickets and voting rights, but Penske set impossible conditions.
Penske owns major entertainment publications and awards shows, including Variety and the American Music Awards.
The lawsuit says the boycott against the Globes was secretly started by Boehly and Penske to lower its value.
The Golden Globes now air on CBS after the 2023 acquisition and restructuring.
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Young people in their 20s in the UK are having a harder time starting adult life than previous generations. Fewer young people own homes, more live with their parents, and employment rates have dropped, especially for young women.
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Only 15% of 25-year-olds own their homes today, compared to 43% in the 1980s.
The number of 25-year-olds living with their parents has risen from 25% in the 1990s to 42% now.
Housing costs take up a bigger part of young people's income than before.
Bills and living expenses have risen fast, while wages for young people have mostly stayed the same or fallen.
Employment rates for 25-year-olds dropped from 77% to 71% for women and from 84% to 76% for men over the last decade.
Young people face more job competition and uncertainty, including challenges from new technologies like AI.
Many young adults express frustration about being judged harshly by older generations.
The situation affects parents too, who find it harder to have their own space and future plans.
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Senator Lindsey Graham was honored at his funeral in Washington, D.C. Friends, family, and political leaders remembered his more than 30 years of service in government. President Donald Trump spoke at the funeral, sharing memories of Graham.
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Lindsey Graham was a U.S. Senator for over 30 years.
His funeral took place in Washington, D.C.
Friends, family, and politicians attended the service to pay their respects.
President Donald Trump gave a eulogy at the funeral.
Graham and Trump had a relationship that changed from rivalry to friendship.
The funeral was covered by CBS News.
The event highlighted Graham's long career in American politics.
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The UK is experiencing its fourth major heatwave this year, with temperatures reaching up to 35°C (95°F) in some areas. Heat health alerts have been issued for parts of England, and dry conditions are worsening due to very low rainfall.
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Temperatures in southern and eastern England and parts of the Midlands are expected to reach 30-35°C on Wednesday.
Amber heat health alerts are in place from 9 am on July 29 to 9 am on July 30 for the East Midlands, East of England, London, and south-east England.
Yellow heat alerts cover the south-west, West Midlands, Yorkshire, and Humber regions.
The heatwave will mostly end on Thursday as cooler air moves in, but temperatures will stay higher than usual into the weekend.
Lack of rain has caused very dry ground and low soil moisture across much of England and Wales.
Rainfall in England so far this month is extremely low, with only 4.4 mm recorded, one of the driest levels on record.
Hosepipe bans are active in many areas to conserve water.
Dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires in several parts of the UK.
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Large wildfires are spreading quickly in parts of France and Spain. Some people who came back to their towns found that their homes had been destroyed by fire.
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Wildfires are currently burning in France and Spain.
The fires have grown out of control, making them hard to stop.
Some residents who returned home discovered their houses were burned.
The situation is serious and affects communities in these European countries.
Reporters are covering the events from affected locations like Bordeaux in France.
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A White House teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, who reportedly used insider knowledge from President Donald Trump’s speeches to place bets on an online prediction market, is no longer employed by the federal government. Perez had been on unpaid leave after reports showed he won over $100,000 through such bets, raising concerns about insider trading in prediction markets.
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Gabriel Perez worked as a teleprompter operator for President Trump since 2016.
He used information about Trump’s speeches to place bets on Kalshi, a prediction market platform.
Perez won more than $100,000 betting on phrases Trump would say in major speeches.
Perez is no longer working for the federal government; it is unclear if he resigned or was fired.
Kalshi flagged and reported suspicious trades to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Prediction markets let users bet on future events, and their trading volume on Kalshi grew from $100 million to $3 billion in one year.
Critics say prediction markets resemble unregulated gambling and have raised legal concerns.
President Trump supports leaving regulation of prediction markets to the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission rather than states.
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Wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate areas west of Madrid in Spain and in southwestern France near Bordeaux. While some residents in Spain have been allowed to return home, new fires and a coming heatwave in France risk causing more evacuations.
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Spain lifted evacuation orders for 15 towns near Madrid, allowing residents to return after severe wildfires.
About 50 homes were destroyed and another 50 damaged in the Spanish village of Navas del Rey.
In France, more than 220,000 people were evacuated from Gironde and Landes regions due to the largest wildfire since 1949.
The French fire near Bordeaux has destroyed 240 houses and forced thousands to leave.
Although the fire near Bordeaux has stabilized, 14 other fires have reignited in the region.
Volunteers in France are helping firefighters by supplying water to fight the fires continuously.
The French government plans a meeting to discuss the economic impact, as about 130,000 workers cannot go to their jobs because of the fires.
Spain’s Prime Minister said the country is starting to get control over the fires after a long fight.
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American Airlines experienced a nationwide halt in flights due to a technology system outage. The airline said the problem was fixed and flights have resumed after a temporary ground stop.
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American Airlines had to stop flights nationwide because of an IT system failure.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that all airports and facilities were affected.
The airline apologized to customers for the disruption.
Their IT team worked quickly to restore the system.
Flights started departing again once the systems came back online.
The airline communicated updates through their social media account on X.
The outage happened on a Tuesday evening.
The situation was temporary and has since been resolved.
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President Donald Trump met separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. This was the first in-person meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu since the start of the Iran war.
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President Trump held a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Tuesday.
He also met face-to-face with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The meeting with Netanyahu was the first since the beginning of the Iran war.
Both meetings took place separately on the same day.
The events were reported by CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes.
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The Senate approved Jay Clayton to be the director of national intelligence by a 51-47 vote. He replaces Bill Pulte and his confirmation may help restart a key government surveillance law that expired over six weeks ago.
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Jay Clayton was confirmed by the Senate as director of national intelligence.
The vote was along party lines, 51 in favor and 47 against.
Clayton replaces Bill Pulte, who temporarily held the job without intelligence experience.
The confirmation could help revive Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a law that expired more than six weeks ago.
Clayton is a former U.S. attorney from Manhattan.
During his confirmation hearing, Clayton avoided directly saying President Biden won the 2020 election, using the word "certified" instead.
Some Democrats expressed doubt about Clayton’s ability to resist political pressure.
The full renewal of the surveillance law may still be delayed because both the Senate and House are on recess until late August or mid-September.
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Mexican drug cartels have set up methamphetamine labs in Nigeria, working with local criminals to produce synthetic drugs. Nigerian authorities recently raided large labs and arrested suspects, highlighting West Africa's growing role in global meth production.
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Nigerian authorities found a large meth lab in a forest two hours from Lagos, seizing over two tonnes of the drug worth about $360 million.
Three Mexicans and seven Nigerians were arrested at this meth lab.
Another lab was found in nearby Oyo State, where five suspects, including a Mexican meth expert, were arrested.
Mexican methamphetamine makers, known as "cooks," have been involved in labs across Africa and Europe.
These labs produce high-purity methamphetamine, considered by experts to be the best quality worldwide.
Since 2016, multiple large Mexican-linked meth labs have been found in African countries like Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, and Nigeria.
From 2023 to 2025, at least 14 Mexican-operated meth labs have been raided across Africa.
These labs are linked to Mexico’s biggest drug cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco cartel.
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A 16-year-old boy named Colt Gray received a life prison sentence for a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. The shooting in 2024 resulted in the deaths of four people.
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Colt Gray is 16 years old.
He was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.
The crime was a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
Four people were killed in the shooting.
The event took place in 2024.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned humanoid robots from China because they believe these robots pose serious national security risks. The ban includes advanced robots and power inverters that connect renewable energy to power grids. This action is part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to protect U.S. technology and encourage domestic manufacturing.
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The FCC banned humanoid robots and animal-like robots from China, calling them "advanced robotic devices."
These robots could be used to spy on Americans or help foreign intelligence services.
Power inverters from China, which connect renewable energy sources to power grids, are also banned.
The ban applies only to new robot and inverter models that are not yet sold in the U.S., but the FCC can revoke approval for existing models.
The U.S. wants to have reliable and secure supply chains for important technologies like robots and power inverters.
China is the largest producer of power inverters, with companies like Sungrow and Huawei, which face other U.S. sanctions.
This move fits into a broader plan by the Trump administration to strengthen American technology industries.
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment.
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Edward Gene Smith, a former managing director at Citigroup, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes committed over ten years. He pleaded guilty to offenses including drugging and sexually assaulting women, as well as possessing child pornography.
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Edward Gene Smith worked at Citigroup from 2021 until his arrest in 2024.
He was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 30 years in prison.
Smith pleaded guilty to sex crimes, receiving child pornography, and obstructing justice.
Prosecutors said he drugged women to sexually assault them and kept thousands of child abuse images.
Smith used promises of financial help to lure vulnerable women to his New York residence.
His lawyers claimed autism influenced his behavior, but prosecutors rejected this claim.
Smith expressed remorse in a letter, saying he no longer wants to be the person he was.
Citigroup terminated Smith immediately after learning of the investigation and cooperated with authorities.
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The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the new director of national intelligence with a 51-47 vote mostly along party lines. Clayton, previously the US attorney for southern New York and former SEC chairman under President Trump, replaces Bill Pulte who served temporarily.
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Jay Clayton was confirmed as director of national intelligence by the Senate on a 51-47 vote.
The vote was mostly divided along party lines.
Clayton was the US attorney for southern New York before this appointment.
He served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission during President Trump’s first term.
Clayton replaced Bill Pulte, who had been acting director since June.
Clayton avoided confirming whether President Trump lost the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing.
He expressed concerns about voting integrity and ballot counting delays in California on CNBC.
Clayton’s office withdrew subpoenas to New York Times journalists after a judge challenged errors in them.
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Deadly storms are hitting the Northeast region, causing heavy rain and flash floods that put over 50 million people at risk. These storms have led to big delays and problems at airports during the busy summer travel time.
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The Northeast is facing severe storms with heavy rain.
More than 50 million people are at risk of rain and sudden floods.
The storms have caused travel disruptions, especially at airports.
Airport delays are occurring during the busiest part of the summer travel season.
The weather forecast is being closely monitored due to ongoing storm threats.
The situation affects travel safety and transportation in the region.
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