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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.
Key Facts
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.
Key Facts
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.
Key Facts
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.
Key Facts
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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President Donald Trump’s approach to Canada has caused tension between the two countries and harmed their close relationship. The article uses the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, as a symbol of the strong ties between the United States and Canada, highlighting how tariffs and hostile actions are damaging an important partnership.
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge links Detroit, USA, and Windsor, Canada, symbolizing close U.S.-Canada ties.
Gordie Howe was a Canadian hockey legend and Detroit Red Wings star, representing friendship between the two countries.
The United States and Canada share one of the world’s largest trade relationships, worth almost $1 trillion annually.
Many supply chains cross the U.S.-Canada border multiple times before goods reach customers.
Canada is the largest supplier of crude oil to the United States, providing about 60% of American crude oil imports.
Canadian companies rely on American consumers, investment, and technology; U.S. manufacturers rely on Canadian raw materials.
President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 50% on many Canadian products.
Despite close ties, trade disputes still occur, such as Canada’s agricultural supply management policies.
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Scientists have found a special group of cells in blood vessels that help immune cells called T cells find and attack cancer that has spread to the liver. These cells produce an enzyme called LPL, which helps guide T cells out of the bloodstream and into tumors, potentially improving cancer immunotherapy.
Key Facts
Researchers studied cancers that spread to the liver, which are often hard to treat with immunotherapy.
A group of blood vessel lining cells, called endothelial cells, produce an enzyme named lipoprotein lipase (LPL).
These LPL-producing cells show tumor material on their surface, helping T cells identify and enter tumors.
Tumors with more LPL-producing cells had more T cells inside them.
In mouse models, increasing LPL in these cells led to more T cells entering tumors and shrinking the cancer.
Removing LPL weakened the immune response against the tumor.
The discovery challenges the idea that blood vessels in tumors block immune cells; instead, some blood vessel cells help immune cells gather.
Researchers plan to explore drugs that can increase LPL or mimic its effect to boost cancer immunotherapy in the future.
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A federal appeals court confirmed the conviction of Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress. The court decided that Navarro did not show that President Trump used executive privilege to stop him from testifying to the House committee investigating the January 6 attack.
Key Facts
Peter Navarro is a former White House advisor.
He was convicted of contempt of Congress for not testifying before the House January 6 committee.
Navarro served a four-month prison sentence for this conviction.
The appeals court rejected Navarro's claim that President Trump had invoked executive privilege to block his testimony.
Executive privilege is a power that allows the President to keep some communications private.
The decision means Navarro’s conviction remains valid.
The case relates to the investigation of the January 6 Capitol attack.
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A photon is a particle of light that normally cannot be split in half. Scientists studied what happens when a mirror reflecting a photon is suddenly removed midway through reflection, revealing complex behavior that challenges simple ideas about photons being in just one state or another.
Key Facts
A photon is a particle of light but does not have a fixed location; it is spread out in space.
When light hits a partially reflective mirror, a photon can be in a "superposition," meaning it behaves as if it both reflects and passes through until measured.
Normally, a photon is detected either fully reflected or fully transmitted, not split into halves.
If a mirror is removed while a photon is reflecting, the photon’s behavior becomes more complicated than simply choosing one path.
The study shows that photon interactions can sometimes act in nonlinear ways, meaning outcomes aren’t just straightforward sums of simple effects.
Understanding photon behavior involves concepts of time and frequency, similar to how sounds can be made up of different notes played together.
This research helps deepen knowledge about how light behaves at the quantum level, which is important for advanced technologies like quantum computing and communication.
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A British woman named Isabel Rose was sentenced to six years in prison in Hong Kong for blackmail and interfering with justice. She was found guilty of making a false rape claim against a British banker while visiting Hong Kong in early 2024.
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Isabel Rose, 26, from London, accused a British banker of rape after visiting Hong Kong in January 2024.
The banker was arrested but later released without charges.
Rose was then arrested, charged, and convicted of blackmail and perverting the course of justice.
The court found Rose tried to get £100,000 from the banker by making false claims.
WhatsApp messages between Rose and the banker were used as evidence in the trial.
Rose denied the charges, saying the rape occurred, but the court disagreed.
Judge Adriana Tse described Rose’s actions as cruel and said she abused the man’s kindness.
Rose was sentenced to five years for blackmail and three years for interfering with justice, with one year added consecutively.
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Five people have died in New York City due to a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Upper East Side. The city has identified 82 cases and is working to clean and test cooling towers, believed to be the source of the bacteria causing the illness.
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Five people have died and 82 cases of legionnaires’ disease have been reported in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Eight patients are still in the hospital; 56 have been discharged.
No new cases were diagnosed in the last six days, but officials are still investigating.
The outbreak source is linked to legionella bacteria found in 34 cooling towers across 33 buildings.
All towers that tested positive have been cleaned and disinfected.
Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia caused by breathing in water mist with legionella bacteria.
The disease is not spread from person to person and can be treated with antibiotics, though it has a 10% death rate among those infected.
New York City officials are holding emergency hearings and continuing inspections to prevent future outbreaks.
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A heatwave in Europe during June caused major damage to grain crops, leading to a loss of about €2 billion for farmers and destroying 10 million tonnes of grain. This has reduced the expected harvest size for several countries and may cause higher food prices due to increased reliance on imports.
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The heatwave caused the hottest June on record in western Europe.
Grain crops affected include wheat, barley, maize, and oats.
The total grain harvest is now expected to be 9 million tonnes smaller than before the heatwave.
France lost 3.4 million tonnes of maize, costing about €891 million.
Hungary and Spain also saw major losses, with 2.4 million and 1.4 million tonnes lost, respectively.
Farmers in the UK and France reported severe damage and earlier crop harvesting due to dry and hot conditions.
The crop losses make Europe more dependent on grain imports, which could raise global food prices.
Severe droughts in parts of the US are also affecting global grain and meat supplies.
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The US is set to announce a deal with Saudi Arabia that would allow the country to enrich uranium for civilian nuclear use. This deal is part of a broader US strategy in the Middle East but has raised concerns about the risk of nuclear weapons development in the region.
Key Facts
The US plans to help Saudi Arabia build a civilian nuclear program, including uranium enrichment.
The deal is expected to be announced officially by President Donald Trump's administration.
The agreement could include US companies building a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia.
Some US lawmakers and Israeli officials worry the civilian program could lead to nuclear weapons development.
The deal will be submitted to the US Congress but does not require Congress’s approval to proceed.
Saudi Arabia wants to pursue a civilian nuclear program and sees it as their right.
The US also hopes this agreement will be part of a larger strategy, including Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel and a US defense pact.
The US previously signed a nuclear deal with the United Arab Emirates, but that country does not enrich uranium.
The deal comes amid ongoing tensions and conflict between the US and Iran in the region.
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Candidates supported by President Donald Trump are expected to win important races in the Arizona Republican primary elections. This projection comes from the Associated Press as reported by CBS News.
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President Trump endorsed several Republican candidates in Arizona.
These candidates are projected to win key primary election races.
The information comes from the Associated Press.
CBS News reported on this development.
The elections are part of the Arizona Republican primary process.
Winning these primaries can influence the general elections later on.
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy removed Oleksandr Syrskii, his military chief, after protests following the dismissal of the defence minister. This change is part of several leadership shifts in Ukraine’s and Russia’s militaries during their ongoing war. Syrskii was replaced by Mykhailo Drapatyi to help improve military efforts against Russia.
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Oleksandr Syrskii was Ukraine’s military chief and helped defend Kyiv early in the war.
Syrskii planned a major counterattack around Kharkiv in 2022 that helped Ukraine recapture important cities.
Syrskii was removed after protests sparked by the firing of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who had conflicts with Syrskii.
Mykhailo Drapatyi was appointed as the new military chief by President Zelenskyy.
Over 10 Ukrainian generals and top officials have been fired during the war for various reasons, including corruption and performance.
Russia has also replaced several military leaders, including commanders connected to key battles and a mercenary group mutiny.
The leadership changes in both countries reflect ongoing struggles to manage the war effectively.
Zelenskyy said the recent changes aim to fix problems in military mobilization and frontline management.
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Democratic members of the U.S. Senate and House have started an investigation into a recent Justice Department legal opinion that could make it easier for states to keep people with mental illness in institutions rather than providing care in their communities. The Democrats are asking the Justice Department to cancel the opinion and to disclose who helped write it.
Key Facts
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) released a legal opinion in June easing rules on institutionalizing people with mental illness.
This opinion challenges a 1999 Supreme Court ruling (Olmstead v. L.C.) that supports community-based care for people with disabilities instead of institutionalization.
More than 100 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter urging the Justice Department to rescind the opinion and explain who was involved in creating it.
The Olmstead ruling was based on the rights of two women with disabilities who were placed in institutions because their states didn’t provide needed home support.
The OLC opinion is not legally binding but could influence how federal agencies handle disability discrimination cases.
Reports suggest White House adviser Stephen Miller influenced the opinion, though officials deny this.
Until recently, the Justice Department worked with states to enforce the Olmstead ruling and promote community care.
Democrats also want to know if any outside groups, including those advocating for criminalizing homelessness, contributed to the legal opinion.
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An independent autopsy could not determine how 18-year-old Nolan Wells died. Wells had gone missing after a boat trip to Horn Island, Mississippi, and his body was found two days later.
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Nolan Wells was 18 years old and from Mississippi.
He went missing after a boat trip to Horn Island on July 4.
His body was found on July 6 by a U.S. park ranger.
An independent autopsy was performed in Washington D.C.
The autopsy result said the cause of death is undetermined.
The investigation into his death is still ongoing.
The family’s attorney is Ben Crump.
The news about the autopsy was announced on a Wednesday.
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Norah O'Donnell has started a new podcast called "Healthful with Norah O'Donnell." On the podcast, she talks every week with experts about different topics related to women's health, such as mental health and fitness.
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The podcast is named "Healthful with Norah O'Donnell."
It focuses on providing reliable information about women's health.
Each episode features conversations with experts in health and wellness.
Topics include mental health, fitness, and other health-related issues.
Norah O'Donnell is the host of the podcast.
The podcast aims to help listeners make informed choices about their health.
"Healthful" is available to listen to on CBS News platforms.
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