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The trial of Larry Millete is approaching a verdict after both the prosecution and defense have finished presenting their cases. Jurors heard about various pieces of evidence, including secret relationships, social media accounts, and digital communications, that relate to the disappearance of Maya Millete.
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Both the prosecution and defense have completed their presentations in the Larry Millete trial.
Jurors were told about Maya Millete’s secret relationship and a hidden Instagram account.
Larry Millete’s communications with an online spiritual adviser were discussed.
Prosecutors presented digital evidence to help explain the events around Maya’s disappearance.
Witnesses testified about where investigators searched for Maya.
CBS News analysts discussed how witness testimony might affect the trial’s outcome.
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In Michigan's 7th Congressional District, three Democrats are competing in a primary to challenge Republican incumbent Tom Barrett. Party leaders are divided, causing tension as endorsements split between candidates, which may affect the Democrats' chances in this closely contested district.
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Michigan's 7th district was won by President Trump by about one percentage point in 2024.
Three Democrats are running: Bridget Brink, William Lawrence, and Matt Maasdam.
Bridget Brink is a former ambassador to Ukraine and supported by the Democratic Women's Caucus.
William Lawrence is a progressive climate activist backed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Senator Bernie Sanders.
Matt Maasdam is a retired Navy SEAL and former military aide to President Obama, endorsed by Senator Elissa Slotkin.
Senator Slotkin's support for Maasdam has upset some Democrats who wanted her to back Brink.
Some Democrats worry that infighting and lack of unity might make it easier for the Republican incumbent to win.
Centrist Democrats are concerned about Lawrence’s progressive positions and past controversial comments.
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Students in India protested under the name "Cockroach Party," a youth group that turned a negative term into a symbol of resistance. Their protests led to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on July 25, after weeks of demonstrations against issues in the education system and exam scandals. The protests included a mix of students, young adults, and older supporters.
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The Cockroach Party is a youth protest group in India named after a comment by the Chief Justice calling Indian youth "cockroaches."
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25 due to pressure from these protests.
The protests mostly took place at Jantar Mantar, a public area in New Delhi.
The protesters criticized problems in India’s higher education system and scandals related to competitive exams.
This is only the second time a minister from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party resigned because of public pressure; the first was MJ Akbar in 2018.
The protests included students, millennials (people in their 30s and 40s), and older people.
Protesters shared videos showing celebrations and police violence during the demonstrations.
Some protesters worry about future government repression using technology like facial recognition to identify them.
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Singer John Mellencamp criticized changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico during his recent concerts. The White House responded to his comments about this change.
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John Mellencamp is a singer and songwriter.
He mentioned the Gulf of Mexico in his song “Pink Houses.”
Mellencamp criticized the name change at two of his recent concerts.
The concerts were part of his “Dancing Words Tour.”
The White House replied to Mellencamp’s criticism.
The article does not specify what the new name of the Gulf is.
President Donald Trump is the current U.S. President at the time of this event.
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Back-to-school costs in the U.S. are rising, with prices for school supplies and lunches increasing compared to last year. Families are expected to spend about $4,000 per student this year, driven by higher tariffs on imported goods and rising energy costs linked to global events.
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The price for a typical set of school supplies is up nearly 8% compared to last year.
School lunches are about 11% more expensive than in the previous year.
Families may spend around $175 on school supplies and $3,800 on packed lunches per student this year.
Many school supplies like notebooks, pens, and glue are made overseas and face higher U.S. tariffs, raising prices.
Energy cost increases from conflicts in the Middle East have raised production expenses for supply companies.
Some companies, like Newell Brands and Logitech, have raised prices due to tariff and energy cost increases.
A survey found 45% of parents expect to borrow money to cover back-to-school spending, and half plan to cut household expenses.
Common back-to-school items such as notebooks, index cards, and lunch staples like bread and blueberries have all seen significant price increases.
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Audio recordings from 2016 and 2017 interviews with President Biden were made public on Monday. In the recordings, President Biden admitted that some notes at his home contained classified information and showed difficulty recalling important details and names.
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The recordings come from interviews at President Biden’s home with his memoir writer.
These interviews happened in 2016 and 2017.
The recordings were kept private until their recent release on Monday.
President Biden said he had notes with classified material stored at home.
He had trouble remembering some key facts and names during the interviews.
The recordings last over two hours.
The interviews were made before Biden became president.
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board disagreed with President Trump’s effort to remove the Senate filibuster rule to pass the SAVE America Act. The editorial called this move a bad idea and a poor trade-off for Republicans.
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President Trump wants to end the Senate filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act.
The filibuster is a Senate rule that requires a supermajority (60 votes) to move forward on most laws.
The WSJ editorial board said ending the filibuster for this bill is a mistake.
They called President Trump’s campaign to remove it part of many bad ideas in Washington.
The editorial suggests removing the filibuster could harm Republican interests in the long run.
The SAVE America Act focuses on voter eligibility rules.
Discussions about changing Senate rules often involve debates over minority rights and legislative power.
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French President Emmanuel Macron visited an area in southwest France damaged by wildfires and promised to rebuild the forest in a new way. He warned that the next few weeks will be difficult as the region recovers from the fires.
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Wildfires caused heavy damage to forests in southwest France.
President Macron visited the affected area on July 28, 2026.
He pledged to rebuild a "different kind of forest," suggesting changes in how forests are restored.
The coming weeks after the visit are expected to be challenging for the region.
The article includes expert insights from a Swedish ecology researcher.
The fires and rebuilding are discussed in connection with climate change issues.
Related regional problems include heatwaves that complicate firefighting efforts.
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Keeping $10,000 in a traditional savings account pays much less interest than other types of accounts. High-yield savings accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), and money market accounts offer much higher rates, helping savers earn more money over time.
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The average interest rate for traditional savings accounts is about 0.38%.
A $10,000 amount in a traditional savings account will earn about $38 in one year.
A $10,000 certificate of deposit (CD) at 4.17% interest would earn $417 in one year.
A high-yield savings account at 4.10% would earn $410 on $10,000 in one year.
A money market account at 3.80% would earn $380 on $10,000 in one year.
By keeping money in a traditional savings account, savers could lose between $342 and $379 in potential interest earnings per year.
Interest rates on other savings options might change, but the difference in earnings is already large.
Savers can easily compare accounts online to find better rates and increase their savings growth.
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The Pentagon plans to rename a military base in South Carolina after Senator Lindsey Graham, who served in the Air Force and Congress. This change recognizes his long service to the military and the country.
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The South Carolina military base will be renamed for Senator Lindsey Graham.
Lindsey Graham is a Republican senator and Air Force veteran.
The renaming honors his many years of service in Congress and to the armed forces.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink sent a memo on July 27 directing staff to start the renaming process.
The work will involve Air Mobility Command and Joint Base Charleston.
Lindsey Graham has a long history of supporting military and defense issues.
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A shootout at a busy food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle killed three people and injured four others, including a toddler. Police believe at least three suspects were involved, and the shooting may have been gang-related.
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The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Sunday during the Bite of Seattle festival.
Three people died: a 19-year-old shooter, Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba (44), and Ashley Whitehead (56).
At least three suspects fired guns, including a 15-year-old who was arrested and held in juvenile detention.
Investigators think two groups may have been involved in the gunfire, possibly linked to gangs.
Four others were injured, including a 2-year-old boy, but all injured were released from the hospital.
Police and city officials gave mixed information early on about the number of suspects and arrests.
The victims included a father of three and a woman who had recently moved to Washington and was attending the festival with her daughter.
A vigil was held to honor those killed, with people gathering to remember them peacefully.
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A man in South Texas discovered that a Civil War-era ammunition he thought was a fake was actually a live explosive. Officials safely removed and destroyed the explosive with the help of a military disposal team.
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The man owned the Civil War-era ordnance for years, believing it was a dummy round.
A military friend suspected the artifact was active and alerted authorities.
The Atascosa County Sheriff's Office called an explosive disposal team from Lackland Air Force Base.
The live explosive was a "parrot round," a type of cannon ammunition used during the Civil War.
The device was taken to Camp Bullis and safely destroyed.
No one was hurt and no charges were made related to the incident.
The Parrott rifle cannon was invented by Robert Parrott and widely used by the Union Army.
It is not clear how large the live explosive was.
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for 90 minutes at the White House to discuss the war involving Iran. Both leaders described the meeting as productive and said they agree on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
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The meeting took place in the Oval Office and lasted about 90 minutes.
Both leaders said they worked closely together on the Iran conflict.
Netanyahu’s team denied that Israel is trying to push the U.S. in any particular direction.
They also discussed the possibility of Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel.
The U.S. sale of F-35 jets to Turkey and Israeli troop withdrawals were not discussed.
The meeting was private, and no reporters were allowed inside.
Netanyahu called the meeting one of the best they have ever had.
Despite recent tensions and critical comments from President Trump, the meeting showed unity on stopping Iran’s nuclear program.
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Ebay and three former top executives agreed to pay $55.7 million to a Massachusetts couple who were harassed by several former eBay employees. The harassment included sending cockroaches and trying to track the couple’s car, which was done in retaliation for the couple’s critical newsletter about eBay.
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David and Ina Steiner filed a lawsuit in 2021 after being targeted in a stalking and harassment campaign.
Ebay agreed to pay the couple $46.15 million and donate $6 million to charities as part of the settlement.
Seven former eBay employees pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison for their roles in the harassment.
The harassment involved sending cockroaches, fly larvae, a bloody pig mask, and attempts to install a GPS tracker on the couple’s car.
The campaign was linked to a company effort to silence the couple’s newsletter, EcommerceBytes, which was critical of eBay.
Devin Wenig, former eBay CEO, was never charged but agreed to pay $2 million to the couple and donate $1 million to a free speech charity.
Ebay publicly apologized and called the events “wrong” and “reprehensible.”
Additional settlements were reached with other former eBay employees involved in the lawsuit.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci kept detailed journals during the COVID-19 pandemic that reveal his thoughts on the virus origin, media coverage, and his relationship with President Trump. These journal entries were released by Senator Rand Paul’s office.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote journal entries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The diaries include Fauci’s uncertainty about where COVID-19 began.
Fauci described his experience with heavy media attention during the crisis.
He wrote about his “unique” relationship with President Trump.
The journal entries were publicly released by Senator Rand Paul’s office.
Fauci was the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during this time.
The entries cover several years of the pandemic response.
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President Donald Trump is encouraging Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reduce the number of vaccines recommended for children in the United States. Kennedy recently cut the routine vaccine schedule but faced a court order to stop these changes after legal challenges. Trump wants to address autism concerns linked by some to vaccines, despite scientific evidence showing no connection.
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President Trump has a history of opposing vaccines and has pushed for smaller or fewer childhood vaccines since at least 2015.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently reduced the childhood vaccine schedule from 17 to 11 vaccines.
A federal judge halted Kennedy’s vaccine changes after the American Academy of Pediatrics sued.
The advisory committee on immunization practices was paused due to being illegally formed under Kennedy.
Trump discussed vaccines and autism concerns publicly, despite decades of research showing no link between vaccines and autism.
Kennedy requested over $5 billion from the NIH budget to research vaccines and autism.
Political polling shows anti-vaccine strategies are generally unpopular with voters.
The White House spokesperson said the administration aims to consider concerns of parents of autistic children while continuing vaccine discussions.
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President Donald Trump met separately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 28, 2026. The meetings focused on support issues related to the wars involving Iran and Ukraine, including missile production and diplomatic efforts.
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President Trump met with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu individually at the White House.
Both meetings were closed to reporters.
Zelenskyy and Netanyahu were attending Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral; Graham was a strong supporter of Ukraine and Israel.
Zelenskyy described his meeting with Trump as "good" and discussed Patriot missile interceptor licenses to help Ukraine.
Trump and Zelenskyy had recently met in Turkey at a NATO summit, where the U.S. allowed Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles.
Trump met Netanyahu after Zelenskyy, but no details have been released about that meeting.
This was their first known face-to-face meeting since the U.S. and Israel started military actions involving Iran.
Trump noted Netanyahu should be more careful regarding Lebanon and pushed back on reports about a nuclear site in Iran.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy both visited Washington to meet with President Donald Trump amid ongoing conflicts involving their countries. Netanyahu's influence with the U.S. has declined after a failed strategy against Iran, while Zelenskyy has gained U.S. support due to Ukraine’s resilience against Russia.
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Netanyahu and Zelenskyy visited Washington at the same time to meet President Trump.
Netanyahu’s reputation has fallen after pushing Trump to take action against Iran, which did not succeed.
Trump publicly criticized Netanyahu and sidelined Israel in recent negotiations involving Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
Americans are divided in opinion, with nearly half supporting the idea of Netanyahu facing war crime charges.
Zelenskyy has gained support after Ukraine resisted Russian advances and became a leader in drone warfare.
Traditional strong allies like Senator Lindsey Graham, who supported Israel and Ukraine, recently passed away.
Trump’s leadership is unpredictable, making it unclear how each leader will be received.
Zelenskyy’s standing has improved despite prior hostile treatment during an earlier White House meeting.
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