Luke Bracey talks about the new "Little House on the Prairie" TV series on CBS Mornings. He explains that the show is based on the original books and not a restart of the old TV show. Bracey also shares why the story connects with viewers today and how music helped him and a co-star understand their characters better.
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The new series "Little House on the Prairie" is adapted from the original books.
It is not a reboot of the old television show.
Actor Luke Bracey discussed the show on CBS Mornings.
He believes the story still connects with people now.
A playlist of songs helped Bracey and a co-star bond and get into their roles.
The interview is available on the CBS News app and website.
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Researchers at Columbia University have developed a new way to diagnose and grade breast cancer. They use a math method called topology to turn images of tumor tissue into numbers that better predict patient survival and treatment success than traditional methods.
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Breast cancer is usually graded by looking at tissue samples under a microscope to see how much cancer cells differ from normal cells.
The new method uses topology, a branch of math, to study the layout and patterns of tumor and immune cells in tissue samples.
Researchers analyzed tumor samples from over 550 breast cancer patients using this math-based approach.
The topology-based scores predicted survival rates more accurately than traditional biomarkers.
This new method works equally well for patients of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
It also helped predict how patients would respond to treatments in clinical trials.
The study found links between low topology scores and cancer behaviors like metabolism changes and spreading.
Researchers hope this approach can be added to current pathology tests to improve personalized breast cancer treatment.
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France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual between June 17 and July 2, 2026, during a period of extreme heatwaves. Most of the extra deaths were among older people, and this was the highest death increase during a heatwave since 2003.
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France had 5,764 excess deaths from all causes between June 17 and July 2, 2026.
This period coincided with a record-breaking heatwave with temperatures over 40°C in many areas.
About two-thirds of the extra deaths were people aged 75 or older.
Less than 20% of the excess deaths were among people aged 45 to 64.
Half of the extra deaths happened during three days, from June 25 to 27.
The average temperatures on June 24 and 25, 2026, were the highest ever recorded in France for any month.
The last major heatwave in France with high excess deaths occurred in 2003, causing around 15,000 deaths.
Public health officials did not link the extra deaths solely to the heat, but the timing makes it likely related.
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At least seven oil tankers near Yemen turned around after the Iran-linked Houthi group declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia. The embargo bans ships from loading or unloading at Saudi ports and threatens to target vessels, raising concerns about trade through the Red Sea, a major route for oil shipments.
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Seven or more oil tankers changed course near Yemen after the Houthi group announced a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis banned ships from loading or unloading cargo at Saudi ports and said vessels could be targeted in their operational area.
Nearly 15% of global sea trade passes through the Red Sea, which connects key waterways like the Suez Canal and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The Red Sea is a critical route for Saudi oil exports, especially since the Strait of Hormuz faces restrictions due to conflicts.
The EU's naval force recommended that ships linked to Israeli, US, or Saudi interests avoid the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden for safety reasons.
Saudi Arabia denies blocking Yemeni ports and has promised to protect its ships under international law.
Yemen has been in a civil war since 2014, with a Saudi-led coalition backing the government and ongoing conflict with the Houthi rebels.
Recent attacks and air strikes between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have escalated tensions despite a previous informal truce.
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Andy Burnham has become Britain’s seventh prime minister since Brexit, and European leaders have welcomed him with hopes of closer UK-EU relations. Although Burnham focuses mostly on domestic issues, his plans to boost UK industry and reduce dependence on foreign technology could lead to new cooperation with the EU.
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Andy Burnham is the seventh British prime minister since Brexit.
EU leaders like Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz have expressed support for better UK-EU ties.
Burnham opposed Brexit isolation in 2016 and hopes for eventual UK rejoining of the EU, but currently does not plan to push for re-entry.
He aims to unify the UK rather than reopen Brexit debates.
Burnham’s policies focus on domestic growth, industrial development, and economic sovereignty.
His approach may lower priority on direct trade negotiations with the EU.
Burnham seeks to reduce UK reliance on foreign datacentres and US-centered technology policies.
These goals align with the EU’s own plans for tech sovereignty and strategic autonomy, potentially leading to pragmatic cooperation.
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Prince George, born in 2013, has grown from a newborn into a teenager and future king. He has been in the public eye since birth, with his new birthday photo showing him dressed more formally as he starts a new phase of life, including attending boarding school.
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Prince George was born on July 22, 2013, at St Mary’s Hospital in London.
His first public photo was taken the day after his birth when his parents left the hospital.
He has appeared in public since early childhood, including royal tours overseas with his parents.
George began school in 2017 at Thomas’s Battersea in London and later moved to boarding school Eton College.
He has taken part in royal ceremonies, such as serving as a page boy at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018.
George attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022, marking a public moment of grief.
With the Queen’s passing, his grandfather became King Charles III, his father became Prince of Wales, and George became second in line to the throne.
His new birthday photo shows him in a suit, highlighting his growth into teenage years.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Lina Khan as chair of the city’s Economic Development Board and Tony Shorris as president of the Economic Development Corporation. These changes bring new leadership to major city agencies responsible for economic growth and large development projects.
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Lina Khan previously led the Federal Trade Commission under President Biden and advised Mayor Mamdani.
Tony Shorris has worked in New York City government since 1979 and was recently a partner at McKinsey & Co.
The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) manages over 60 million square feet of property and is the city’s largest landlord.
The EDC oversees about 100 active projects involving $6 billion in construction investment.
Major projects approved by the EDC include Hudson Yards, the High Line, Cornell Tech campus, and the city ferry system.
The EDC has faced criticism for being too aligned with business interests.
Mayor Mamdani has not appointed a deputy mayor for economic development but created a deputy mayor for economic justice instead.
These appointments signal a shift in how New York City approaches economic development.
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Tornadoes caused significant damage from the Midwest to the Northeast United States on Tuesday. At the same time, Tropical Storm Bertha affected the Gulf Coast, bringing strong winds and rough waves, especially in Panama City Beach, Florida.
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Tornadoes occurred in several states between the Midwest and Northeast regions.
These tornadoes caused major damage in the affected areas.
Tropical Storm Bertha reached winds of 59 miles per hour.
The Gulf Coast, including Florida's Panama City Beach, experienced rough surf and strong winds.
Authorities in the Gulf states are preparing for more impact from the storm.
The event highlights severe weather happening across different parts of the country on the same day.
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Anson Mount talks about the new fourth season of the TV show "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." He says this season is the best so far and explains how the show keeps pushing creative limits.
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Anson Mount is an actor in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
The show is currently in its fourth season.
Mount believes this season is the best one yet.
He feels the show continues to challenge the cast and creators.
The discussion about the season took place during an interview shown on CBS News.
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is part of the larger Star Trek franchise.
The show is available to watch on CBS and related apps.
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France’s Environment Minister Monique Barbut offered to quit over a new law that allows some controversial pesticides again. President Emmanuel Macron refused her resignation, saying urgent climate action is needed.
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Environment Minister Monique Barbut disagreed with a bill reintroducing certain pesticides.
She submitted her resignation to President Macron because of this disagreement.
President Macron refused to accept her resignation.
The decision reflects the urgency to act on climate change.
The news was reported by FRANCE 24 on July 22, 2026.
The bill is controversial due to concerns about the environmental impact of pesticides.
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The UK government plans to change house selling rules in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to reduce problems like last-minute price changes and failed sales. These changes aim to make selling and buying homes faster, cheaper, and more reliable by introducing a seller’s pack similar to Scotland’s system.
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New rules will affect house sales in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Problems like "gazumping" (seller changing buyer for a higher offer) and "gazundering" (buyer lowering offer last minute) will be targeted.
About one in three house sales fail before contracts are signed.
Failed sales cost sellers £400 million and the UK economy £1.5 billion yearly.
The government will introduce a seller’s pack, which provides key information upfront, like the system in Scotland.
The reforms aim to make house buying and selling faster and less likely to fail.
Nathan Emerson from PropertyMark and David Bridge, a conveyancing lawyer, discussed the plans on BBC Radio 4’s Money Box program.
The show aired on July 22, 2026, and was produced by the BBC.
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President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb an underground Iranian nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain. The U.S. administration is considering possible military action related to this location.
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Pickaxe Mountain is an underground nuclear facility in Iran.
The site is heavily protected and fortified.
President Donald Trump has publicly threatened to attack this site.
The U.S. government is currently thinking about military options against Iran.
The threat has caused increased attention on the nuclear site and Iran’s nuclear activities.
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President Donald Trump will attend a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base to receive the remains of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East. This event is a formal and respectful transfer of fallen troops back to their families.
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President Trump plans to be present at the dignified transfer on Wednesday.
The ceremony will take place at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
Four U.S. service members who died in the Middle East will be returned to their families.
Two of the soldiers were killed by Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan.
This will be the third dignified transfer ceremony President Trump has attended since the war in Iran started in February.
The transfer ceremony is a solemn duty of the U.S. commander-in-chief.
Information about the soldiers was shared by an official who spoke anonymously.
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New data shows that 41 U.S. states are at risk of losing federal funding for the SNAP program because of high error rates. If states do not reduce these errors, they may have to use more state money to keep the program running or reduce the food help they provide.
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SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps people buy food.
41 states currently face the possibility of losing federal SNAP funding.
The risk is due to high error rates in managing the program.
States must improve the accuracy of their SNAP operations to keep federal money.
If they fail, states will need to either spend more state funds or cut SNAP benefits.
This could affect food assistance for many low-income families.
The data highlights the need for better management and oversight in these states.
SNAP funding is a mix of federal and state money, but federal funds cover a large part.
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Hadi Matar, who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in 2022, is facing a second trial in the U.S. on terrorism charges after already being convicted of attempted murder. Prosecutors say he acted in support of Hezbollah and followed a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. Rushdie survived but suffered serious injuries.
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Hadi Matar stabbed Salman Rushdie multiple times during a public talk in New York in August 2022.
Matar was convicted of attempted murder and assault in a state trial and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
He denies terrorism charges including supporting terrorists and transnational terrorism, which could lead to life in prison.
Prosecutors claim Matar acted because of a 1989 fatwa from ayatollah Khomeini calling for Rushdie’s death over his book The Satanic Verses.
They also allege Matar had connections to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia, and researched details about carrying out the attack.
Evidence includes notes, propaganda videos, photos of Khomeini, and communications with an Iran-based contact.
Salman Rushdie lost the use of one eye and suffered lasting nerve damage but survived the attack.
Rushdie published a memoir in 2024 about the attack called Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.
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Senate Democrats want a probe into the firing of Kenneth Kies, the acting chief counsel at the IRS. They say he was removed after disagreeing with the White House over how audits were handled.
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Kenneth Kies was the acting chief counsel at the IRS.
He was reportedly fired after conflicts with the White House.
Senate Democrats are asking the Treasury Department to investigate the situation.
The issue involves whether Kies was asked to follow improper instructions.
The White House is linked to the dispute over IRS audits.
The Democrats sent an official letter requesting answers.
The situation raises concerns about political influence on the IRS.
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President Donald Trump announced that starting in August 2028, imported generic drugs will face a 100 percent tariff unless the companies making them move production to the United States. He said this action is meant to bring drug manufacturing back to America.
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Imported generic drugs will have a 100 percent tariff starting August 2028.
The tariff will be a penalty for companies that do not move production to the U.S.
President Trump announced this plan on his social media platform, Truth Social.
The goal is to “reshore,” or bring back, drug manufacturing to the United States.
This policy applies specifically to generic pharmaceuticals, which are low-cost copies of brand-name drugs.
The move is expected to encourage domestic production of generic drugs.
The announcement was made publicly through a social media post by President Trump.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are in a New York jail facing drug trafficking charges after being captured in a U.S. military raid. They deny the charges and their lawyers plan to challenge the legality of the capture before the trial begins.
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Maduro and his wife have been held in a Brooklyn jail since a U.S. military raid in early January.
They face charges of conspiracy to send large amounts of cocaine into the United States.
Both have pleaded not guilty and deny involvement in drug trafficking.
The raid was authorized under President Trump's administration and described as a precise law enforcement action.
Maduro calls himself a prisoner of war and calls the raid a kidnapping.
U.S. prosecutors accuse Maduro of working with Venezuelan authorities to help drug traffickers.
The defense plans to argue that the military capture was illegal.
No trial date has been set, and Maduro and Flores have not requested bail.
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A teenager from Oregon bought a bright yellow basketball jacket for about $3 at a thrift store. The jacket belonged to basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain and later sold at auction for nearly $90,000.
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Quinn Brown found the jacket in a Goodwill store in Portland and bought it for $3.07.
The jacket had Wilt Chamberlain’s name on the back and belonged to the 1972 NBA Finals.
Brown researched and confirmed the jacket’s authenticity by matching photos and measurements.
He posted the jacket on social media and was contacted by Sotheby’s auction house.
Sotheby’s collected the jacket and auctioned it for $89,600, less than the estimated $150,000-$250,000.
Wilt Chamberlain was a famous NBA player who retired in 1973 and died in 1999.
The auction result was a big profit for Brown, whose previous best find sold for $250.
Sotheby’s highlighted the jacket’s rarity as it came from Chamberlain’s final NBA season.
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Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old from Mississippi, was found dead on Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing with friends. A family-commissioned autopsy could not determine how he died, and official results are still pending.
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Nolan Wells disappeared after spending July 4 on Horn Island with friends.
His body was found in the water near Horn Island on July 6.
A state autopsy was done on July 7, but official results have not been released.
A second autopsy, paid for by Colin Kaepernick and done by Dr. Roger Mitchell, found red discoloration on the back of his head but could not determine the cause of death.
The body was decomposed, making it hard for medical examiners to find clear answers.
Wells’ friends said he stayed behind on the island to talk to a girl and planned to return later.
His family doubts he would have chosen to stay behind and wants a full investigation.
Local authorities, including the Coast Guard and National Park Service, helped search for Wells.
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