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A new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, has been released at a film festival. Elizabeth Holmes is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for deceiving investors.
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Elizabeth Holmes founded the health technology company Theranos.
She was convicted of defrauding investors.
Holmes is serving an 11-year prison sentence.
A new documentary featuring her story has debuted at a film festival.
The documentary was co-created by a comedian known for absurdist comedy.
CBS News reporter Lilia Luciano covered the story.
The documentary explores the events around Holmes and Theranos.
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King Charles confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not perform official royal duties. They have returned to the UK but will not work as members of the royal family.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have come back to the United Kingdom.
They will not carry out any official duties as part of the royal family.
King Charles issued a letter to clarify their status.
The couple is no longer considered working members of the royal family.
This confirmation was reported by CBS News.
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Five years after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban controls the country again. Taliban fighters are now using weapons and vehicles that were originally American.
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The 9/11 attacks happened 25 years ago and were planned inside Afghanistan when the Taliban ruled there.
The U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago.
After the withdrawal, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan.
Taliban fighters are carrying American guns.
They are also using American vehicles.
This shows U.S. equipment remains in use by the Taliban.
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A cargo plane owned by Amazon crashed in Miami, hitting two cars. Five people died and five others were hurt. Officials are investigating why the crash happened.
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The crash involved an Amazon cargo plane.
It occurred in Miami on a Sunday.
The plane hit two vehicles on the ground.
Five people died in the accident.
Five other people were injured.
Federal officials have started an investigation.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
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The Eiffel Tower was closed after staff went on strike because women workers were asked to move away during a visit by a Hindu religious group. The company that runs the tower apologized and said such actions go against their values of gender equality.
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A Hindu religious group, BAPS, visited the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.
During the visit, women workers were asked to leave their posts to make space for men.
Staff protested this action, feeling it was humiliating and unfair.
The company managing the tower, SETE, said the demand to limit interaction with women should not have been accepted.
SETE's president confirmed this practice conflicts with their commitment to gender equality.
BAPS apologized for any hurt caused and said their visit was planned to avoid disruption.
Paris officials, including the mayor, called for an investigation and stressed that equality must be respected everywhere.
Political leaders in France criticized the practice and supported workers’ rights to equality.
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An Illinois woman, Corie Walsh, was charged with killing her two-year-old son after he was found dead in their home. Prosecutors said she had been closely following a high-profile murder trial of another mother before her son’s death and later told investigators she killed her son because she believed he was “the devil” and “the anti-Christ.”
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Corie Walsh, 40, faces three counts of first-degree murder for the death of her son, Barrett.
Barrett was found dead in the basement of their home in Frankfort, Illinois, last Tuesday.
Walsh was texting friends about the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, shortly before her son was found.
Walsh told investigators she killed her son due to delusions, calling him the “devil” and “anti-Christ.”
Walsh had self-inflicted injuries and was found in a bathtub with bloody water; she was taken to a hospital.
The cause of Barrett’s death was asphyxia caused by ligature compression of the neck.
Lindsay Clancy’s trial, which involved charges of killing her three children, recently ended in a mistrial.
Authorities have not said the trial influenced Walsh’s actions and have made no public connection between the two cases.
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Tukaram Mundhe is the food commissioner in Maharashtra, India. Since May, he has led thousands of inspections in restaurants and food businesses, exposing poor hygiene and unsafe practices. His strict actions have drawn widespread attention and increased public awareness about food safety.
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Tukaram Mundhe became Maharashtra's food commissioner in May.
He has overseen over 4,000 inspections of food businesses in the state.
His team found many places with cockroaches, spoiled vegetables, and pest infestations.
Around 300 food-related business licenses have been suspended under his leadership.
Over 1,000 improvement notices have been issued to restaurants and shops.
A new complaints portal received more than 16,000 consumer complaints in three months.
Nearly 20% of food samples tested across India in 2025-26 were unsafe or mislabeled.
Mundhe's campaign is unusual for its public visibility and strict enforcement and has made him well-known in India.
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President Donald Trump warned the Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it must build its planes in the United States to keep selling there. This statement came during a trade dispute between Canada and the US, with both countries imposing tariffs on goods from each other.
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President Trump said Bombardier must build planes in the US to sell in the US market.
Bombardier is a large Canadian company based in Montreal and important to Quebec’s economy.
Bombardier already has a factory in Kansas, USA, where it builds military planes and employs 3,500 Americans.
About half of Bombardier’s 5,100 aircraft are used by customers in the US.
The company builds jets in Canada, the US, and Mexico, following a North American trade agreement known as USMCA (CUSMA in Canada).
Canada and the US are in a trade conflict, with Canada planning tariffs on $20 billion of US goods.
Canadian officials say the US made unfair demands during trade talks, leading Canada to end negotiations.
Quebec’s premier supports Bombardier and rejects the idea that companies must produce in certain places to access markets.
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Canada will start applying new tariffs on billions of dollars of goods from the United States early Tuesday, increasing a trade conflict between the two countries. These tariffs are a response to recent US tariffs on Canadian products, and the dispute has also led to tensions between their leaders.
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Canada’s tariffs will begin at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and range from 15% to 50%.
The tariffs cover about C$27.6 billion worth of US imports, including steel, dairy, appliances, farming equipment, paper, and electronics.
These measures respond to the US imposing a 50% tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods starting August 22.
Canada’s tariffs will not apply to US goods already on their way to Canada when the tariffs begin.
US President Donald Trump criticized Canada and put a 50% tariff on Canadian cars and raw materials last month.
The trade disagreement has increased diplomatic tensions between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
A major issue in talks is Quebec’s French-language laws, which the US says may unfairly affect American businesses.
Some US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have publicly mocked Canadian leadership during the dispute.
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Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to President Trump, criticized current Mayor Zohran Mamdani for planning to attend the 9/11 anniversary event at Ground Zero. Giuliani disagreed with Mamdani’s views on the cause of the September 11 attacks.
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Rudy Giuliani served as New York City mayor and was President Trump’s personal lawyer.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani planned to attend a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero.
Giuliani publicly urged Mamdani not to attend the event.
Giuliani disagreed with Mamdani’s statement about the nature of the 9/11 attacks.
The 9/11 ceremony marks the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001.
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Some companies are turning job recruitment into competitions where candidates pitch ideas or perform tasks to win full-time positions. This new approach, used by companies like L’Oréal, aims to attract more applicants but can also be demanding and may disadvantage those who cannot afford to spend extra time competing for jobs.
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Yumi Liberman and her friends competed in L’Oréal’s Brandstorm competition by pitching a business idea for a haircare app.
L’Oréal’s Brandstorm had 380,000 global applicants in 2024, a 58% rise from the previous year.
Only the first-place team automatically won full-time jobs; others, like Liberman, gained jobs by impressing company leaders.
These competition-style recruitments create publicity and attract diverse applicants.
The UK’s youth unemployment rate is 16.2%, much higher than the overall 4.9%.
Some participants find these competitions intimidating and time-consuming, needing to work on projects in their free time.
Experts warn such processes can cause economic discrimination, possibly excluding talented people who cannot afford to spend months competing.
Similar competition approaches have also been used at companies like MTV during internal promotions.
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The CEO of Arm Holdings, Rene Haas, said artificial intelligence (AI) will help find a cure for cancer in our lifetime, but the current chip shortage is slowing AI progress. Haas also predicted widespread use of humanoid robots within five years, powered by advanced chips designed by Arm.
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Rene Haas is the CEO of Arm Holdings, a major UK-based chip design company.
AI is expected to solve complex problems like modeling cancer’s effect on DNA, beyond what humans can do today.
A shortage of semiconductor chips is slowing down AI development and the building of data centers.
Arm chips are used in billions of devices worldwide, including phones and cars.
AI-powered humanoid robots are predicted to become common in about five years.
Arm’s technology is used in half of AI data centers globally, showing its significant market influence.
Demand for Arm’s new AI-focused chips, including one requested by Meta (Facebook’s owner), has exceeded $2 billion since March.
AI in medicine will focus on training with accurate data from patient samples, which can speed up creating new treatments.
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The 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards announced 40 finalists from over 24,500 photo submissions across eight categories. The nominated images include shots from Oasis’s reunion tour, Charli XCX’s Glastonbury performance, and other popular music moments, with winners to be revealed at a London ceremony on 24 September.
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The awards received over 24,500 photo entries from 42 countries.
There are 40 finalists across eight categories like live music, portraits, and festivals.
Notable nominees include Liam Gallagher performing with Oasis, Charli XCX at Glastonbury, Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl halftime show, and Fontaines DC at a festival in Ireland.
The finalists' photos will be displayed at Outernet London from 8 to 14 September.
Fans can vote for the music moment of the year online or in person at the exhibition.
The awards began five years ago and are judged by a panel including British photographer Rankin and musicians like Nile Rodgers and Raye.
Special recognition will be given to photographers Roberta Bayley and Masayoshi Sukita for their work celebrating 50 years of punk.
The award ceremony will take place at the London studios associated with the famous 1969 Beatles album "Abbey Road."
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Research shows that Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol, and Nottingham are the cities in Great Britain most likely to face extreme heat by the end of this century. This is mainly because cities with fewer trees, parks, and waterways heat up more than rural areas, causing these urban areas to become "heat islands."
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Portsmouth is currently the most vulnerable city to extreme heat and will remain so through the century.
Cities absorb and hold heat due to concrete, asphalt, and buildings, making them up to 10°C hotter than nearby rural areas.
The heat vulnerability index analyzed 71 British cities and predicts all will have high heat risk by 2040.
Nearly two-thirds of these cities could reach the most severe heat levels by 2100.
Leicester is expected to move from 10th to 4th place in heat vulnerability by the century’s end.
Areas with low tree cover and green space experience more heat stress; deprived neighborhoods often have less green space.
The City of London and City of Westminster are among the most heat-retentive areas due to dense building and little greenery.
Extreme urban heat harms health, comfort, transportation, energy systems, and emergency services.
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Federal officials are investigating a crash involving an Amazon cargo jet at Miami International Airport. The Boeing 767 went off the runway, hit two vehicles, and caused five deaths.
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The accident involved an Amazon cargo Boeing 767 jet.
The plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport.
Two vehicles were struck during the incident.
Five people died as a result of the crash.
Video showed the jet was still flying far down the runway before touching down.
Federal officials are conducting an investigation to find out the cause.
Aviation correspondent Miles O’Brien discussed details about the accident.
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Germany’s far-right party AfD won an important election in Saxony-Anhalt, an eastern state. This result shows a growing split in German politics and worries many in Europe.
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The AfD (Alternative for Germany) party won a major parliamentary election in Saxony-Anhalt.
Saxony-Anhalt is a state in eastern Germany.
The AfD is known for its anti-immigration policies.
German intelligence agencies consider the AfD xenophobic and extremist.
The election result reflects growing political division in Germany.
Experts worry this shift could affect stability in Europe.
Liana Fix, an author on German politics, discussed the election outcome in the news piece.
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Tropical Storm Marie is causing high waves along the California coast. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is open to more talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States after U.S. negotiators visited Moscow. Iran warned that new U.S. attacks could lead to more responses, including targeting U.S. energy facilities in the Gulf.
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Tropical Storm Marie is creating dangerous surf in California.
The Kremlin has not ruled out future negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S.
U.S. negotiators recently visited Moscow for discussions.
Iran warned the U.S. that further strikes might cause retaliation.
Iran’s warning included possible attacks on U.S. energy interests in the Gulf.
These developments highlight ongoing tensions involving these countries.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom, a strong critic of President Donald Trump, is working to help Democrats win more state-level elections. He believes the Democratic Party needs to be more determined to win and is traveling to raise money and support.
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Gavin Newsom is the governor of California.
He often criticizes President Donald Trump.
Newsom is considering running for president in the future.
He is raising money and support for Democrats.
Newsom says Democrats need to focus more on winning state elections.
He has recently visited North Carolina and South Carolina.
Newsom believes Democrats need to be stronger and more committed.
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NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter talked about current political news. They discussed Governor Gavin Newsom’s early moves for the 2028 presidential race and how the Republican Party’s midterm convention is affected by President Donald Trump’s low approval ratings.
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Governor Gavin Newsom is making early efforts related to the 2028 presidential election.
The Republican Party is holding a midterm convention.
President Donald Trump has a low approval rating.
Trump’s approval rating is influencing Republican campaigns in the midterm elections.
The discussion was between Tamara Keith, Amy Walter, and Geoff Bennett.
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The Israel Defense Forces have occupied parts of southern Lebanon and destroyed many villages, especially those with Shia Muslim residents. Journalists visited some Christian and Sunni villages near the border area controlled by Israel to report on how the occupation affects daily life.
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) occupy parts of southern Lebanon.
Many villages in this area have been destroyed by the IDF.
Most of the destroyed villages are home to Shia Muslims.
The journalists visited two Christian villages and one Sunni village near the border zone.
The border area is marked by a line called the "yellow line."
The occupation has changed the daily lives of people living in these villages.
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