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The United States deported 146 Venezuelan people to Venezuela hours before two large earthquakes struck the country on June 24. Several deportees were trapped in a hotel that collapsed during the earthquakes, and rescue teams are searching for survivors amid severe damage and many casualties.
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A US deportation flight from Miami to Venezuela arrived on the same day Venezuela experienced two strong earthquakes (magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5).
The flight carried 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and 7 children.
Deportees were held at a hotel in La Guaira city, one of the hardest-hit areas by the earthquakes.
Survivors reported being trapped under rubble from the collapsed hotel and shared accounts of the disaster.
The Venezuelan government reported over 1,700 people died due to the earthquakes across the country.
Some deportees walked about 3 miles to find help and were eventually able to contact relatives at a National Guard building.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported people to Venezuela 12 times in May 2024 as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy.
ICE did not respond to requests for comment about this particular deportation flight and its timing with the earthquakes.
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A recent AARP poll shows Republican candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Jon Husted are slightly behind their Democratic opponents in Ohio's governor and Senate races. The poll was done in mid-June by two polling groups working together.
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The poll covers Ohio's governor and Senate elections.
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican candidate for governor.
Senator Jon Husted is a Republican running for the Senate.
Democratic candidate Amy Acton leads Ramaswamy in the governor race.
The poll was conducted June 14–16 by Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research.
The polling team included members from both political parties.
The poll was commissioned by AARP, a group focusing on older adults.
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A new CBS News poll asked Americans about the best things in the United States as the country nears its 250th anniversary. The poll highlights what people like most about living in the U.S.
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The poll was conducted by CBS News.
It focused on Americans' views about the best parts of the United States.
The timing of the poll relates to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.
Anthony Salvanto from CBS News reported on the results.
The poll results were shared through CBS News platforms and apps.
The article highlights positive opinions from American citizens about their country.
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a man named Daniel J. Sullivan can appear on the Republican primary ballot against Senator Dan Sullivan. The court rejected state officials' earlier decision to block him, citing concerns about voter confusion, and told election authorities to decide how to list his name.
Key Facts
Daniel J. Sullivan has the same name as Alaska Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
The Alaska Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling that blocked Daniel J. Sullivan from the GOP primary ballot.
State officials said Daniel J. Sullivan tried to confuse voters by using a similar name and campaign materials.
Daniel J. Sullivan is a retired teacher and former U.S. Forest Service employee.
Senator Dan Sullivan is seeking a third term; a Democrat, Mary Peltola, is also running for the Senate seat.
The court said the election division can regulate how candidates’ names appear on the ballot to prevent confusion.
The Alaska Division of Elections wanted to label Daniel J. Sullivan as "nonpartisan" on the ballot for clarity.
The Alaska Republican Party supported allowing Daniel J. Sullivan to run, as did several other GOP-led states.
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A federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that limited student loan amounts for certain graduate fields like nursing and physical therapy. Because of this ruling, these students can now borrow higher federal loan amounts temporarily while the Education Department challenges the decision in court.
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The Trump administration had a rule setting lower loan caps for some fields, excluding nursing and physical therapy from being "professional" programs.
A federal judge blocked this rule, allowing nursing, physical therapy, and some other fields to qualify for higher student loan limits for now.
The Education Department issued a revised rule to follow the judge’s order but plans to fight the case in court.
"Professional programs" have a federal loan cap of $200,000, while other graduate programs have a $100,000 cap.
The original Trump rule aimed to reduce student debt and lower tuition prices by limiting federal loan amounts.
Some graduate nursing programs, like nurse anesthesia, can cost more than $100,000 and now qualify for the higher loan cap temporarily.
The revised rule expands the list of professional degree programs from about a dozen to 29, including nursing, physical therapy, athletic training, and speech-language pathology.
Theology programs were moved from the professional list to the lower limit list, except the master of divinity degree which remains on the professional list.
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A strong heat wave is expected in many parts of the eastern United States before July 4. More than 100 locations might see their highest-ever temperatures through Saturday night.
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The heat wave will affect the eastern half of the U.S.
Over 100 record-high temperatures are expected.
The heat will continue until at least Saturday night.
The weather event is happening just before the July 4 holiday.
Meteorologists are tracking and reporting on the heat wave.
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Chinese businessman Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in a US prison for running a scam involving fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Guo, who fled China in 2017 and became a critic of the Chinese government, raised over $1 billion from followers through online investment and cryptocurrency schemes.
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Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a New York court.
He was convicted of racketeering, fraud, and money laundering.
Guo fled China in 2017 and sought asylum in the US after corruption accusations.
He criticized China’s Communist Party and gained a large online following.
Prosecutors said he raised more than $1 billion from followers between 2018 and 2023.
The money was used to support his expensive lifestyle, including luxury cars, a large mansion, and a yacht.
Guo denies wrongdoing, claiming the money was for political activism.
He had connections with Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump.
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A court ruled that pro-Israel activist Ofir Birenbaum broke parts of a legal settlement with Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway. The dispute began after Birenbaum claimed he was “completely vindicated” following the settlement in a defamation case.
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Ofir Birenbaum, a pro-Israel activist, visited Cairo Takeaway wearing a Star of David cap and necklace with reporters.
Birenbaum sued the restaurant owner Hesham El Masry and staff member Talaat Yehia for defamation over social media posts.
The restaurant apologized and deleted the posts before the defamation case was settled in March.
After the settlement, Birenbaum released statements claiming full vindication and his lawyer called the settlement a win for him and the Australian Jewish community.
Cairo Takeaway argued in court that these statements violated the settlement and were meant to control media coverage.
Birenbaum’s lawyer said the statements did not go against the settlement and pointed to the restaurant’s public apology as proof of vindication.
The legal dispute involved a federal court decision by Justice Robert Bromwich.
The incident and legal battle drew attention in Australia and internationally.
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The annual financial disclosures for eight Supreme Court justices for the year 2025 have been released, showing their reported income, investments, debts, and assets. The reports reveal that Chief Justice John Roberts has the highest estimated asset range among the justices whose reports were filed.
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Eight of the nine current Supreme Court justices filed financial disclosures for the year 2025; Justice Samuel Alito had not filed his report.
The disclosures include income from book deals, teaching, investments, gifts, assets, liabilities, and reimbursed travel.
Most assets and liabilities are reported in broad ranges, so exact net worth is not possible to calculate.
Chief Justice John Roberts’ disclosed asset range is estimated between about $17.3 million and $60.9 million.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s disclosed asset range is about $3.7 million to $12 million, including brokerage and retirement accounts.
Justice Neil Gorsuch reported about $3.5 million to $11.4 million in assets, with no liabilities.
Justice Elena Kagan reported roughly $2.5 million to $5.5 million in assets, also with no liabilities.
Justice Clarence Thomas’ assets range between about $1.9 million and $7.1 million.
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The US Supreme Court refused to review a New York jury’s 2023 decision that found President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E Jean Carroll. This means the $5 million civil judgment against President Trump will remain in place.
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The Supreme Court declined to hear President Trump’s appeal of the verdict without giving a public explanation.
A lower appeals court had already upheld the jury’s verdict earlier in 2024.
The jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E Jean Carroll.
President Trump denies the allegations and called the case fake on his social media platform.
Carroll first accused President Trump publicly in 2019 after publishing part of her memoir.
Carroll filed the lawsuit against President Trump in 2022, three years after her allegations became public.
Carroll’s lawyer said the Supreme Court’s decision ends President Trump’s attempts to avoid responsibility.
The civil judgment against President Trump amounts to $5 million from the 2023 trial.
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The U.S. Supreme Court made decisions on cases about when a president can fire officials and rules about mail-in voting. These rulings clarify important points about presidential power and voting methods.
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The Supreme Court issued rulings on Monday.
One case involved the rules around when a president can remove government officials.
Another case focused on mail-in ballots used in elections.
These decisions affect how presidential authority and voting rules are applied.
The rulings were covered by CBS News.
The Supreme Court’s actions influence U.S. government and election processes.
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Alaska’s Supreme Court ruled that both Republican candidates named Dan Sullivan can compete in the state’s Senate primary. The court overturned the decision by election officials who tried to remove the challenger from the ballot, but it sent back the question of how to list his name on the ballot for further review.
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Two Republicans named Dan Sullivan want to run in Alaska’s Senate primary.
The state supreme court ruled the challenger Sullivan can stay on the ballot.
The court agreed with a lower judge who said election officials wrongly removed the challenger.
The court asked election officials to decide how to list the challenger’s name on the ballot based on Alaska’s rules.
Election officials claimed the challenger used a similar name and party to confuse voters and copied the incumbent’s campaign style.
The challenger said he has used the nickname “Dan” for a long time and denies trying to confuse voters.
The Democratic candidate’s campaign denied working with the challenger.
A full written opinion from the court will be released later.
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A federal judge blocked part of a rule from President Donald Trump's administration that limited federal student loans for nursing and similar graduate programs. The U.S. Education Department issued a temporary new rule allowing higher loan limits for these programs while it continues to challenge the judge’s decision in court.
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The original Trump-era rule capped student loans at $200,000 for certain “professional” degrees like medicine and law, and $100,000 for others.
Nursing and some other advanced degree programs were excluded from the higher $200,000 loan limit under the original rule.
A judge blocked this part of the rule, allowing nursing and related fields to access the higher loan limits for the time being.
The Education Department’s revised rule expands the list of programs eligible for higher loans to 29, including several nursing degrees.
Theology programs were removed from the “professional” list, lowering their loan limits, but the master of divinity degree remains under the higher limit.
The Education Department disagrees with the judge’s order but is complying temporarily while working to reinstate the original rule.
The loan limits come from a student loan overhaul included in President Trump’s 2023 tax bill aimed at controlling rising student debt.
Groups representing nurse practitioners and therapists sued to challenge the original loan limit rule, arguing it could force students to quit or take riskier private loans.
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Strong winds and high temperatures are making a large wildfire in Utah worse. The fire has killed three top federal firefighters and has thousands more working to control nearly 100 wildfires in the region.
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A major wildfire, called the Cottonwood Fire, is burning in Utah.
The governor of Utah says this fire could be the most damaging fire in the state's history.
Three highly trained federal firefighters died over the weekend because of wildfires in the American West.
Nearly 100 wildfires are active, and thousands of firefighters are fighting them.
Weather conditions like high winds and hot temperatures are making the fires spread faster.
News outlets including CBS News are reporting updates and weather forecasts related to the fires.
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Speaker Mike Johnson plans to combine the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill, with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a must-pass defense budget bill. He aims to do this after conservative members slowed down the House because they oppose the voter ID bill.
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Speaker Mike Johnson is from Louisiana and leads the House of Representatives.
The SAVE America Act focuses on voter identification rules.
Hard-line conservatives in the House have blocked progress on the voter ID bill.
Johnson wants to attach the SAVE America Act to the NDAA.
The NDAA is a critical defense funding bill that must pass each year.
This strategy is unusual but could force conservatives to approve the voter ID bill.
The move follows disputes within the Republican Party over voting laws.
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Representative Max Miller from Ohio criticized American Airlines for flight delays that caused him and two other members of Congress to miss important House votes. He called the airline "incompetent" and publicly addressed the issue on social media.
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Rep. Max Miller is a Republican from Ohio.
Three members of Congress missed House votes because of flight delays with American Airlines.
Miller described American Airlines as "incompetent."
He made his comments on the social platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
The other two members of Congress affected were not named.
The missed votes occurred during a House session.
Miller’s tweet was made on a Monday.
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President Donald Trump has nominated Keith Sonderling to be the permanent US Secretary of Labor. Sonderling is currently the acting secretary after Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April amid misconduct allegations.
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Keith Sonderling is nominated to be permanent US Secretary of Labor by President Trump.
Sonderling is the current acting labor secretary after Lori Chavez-DeRemer left the role.
Chavez-DeRemer resigned following allegations of misconduct and an internal investigation.
Sonderling has served as Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the Department of Labor.
He previously worked at the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division during Trump’s first term.
Sonderling recently warned 53 states about stopping waste, fraud, and abuse in unemployment insurance programs.
He threatened to withhold administrative funds from states that do not address fraud.
Sonderling has worked in other government roles, including at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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The Supreme Court made important decisions about the rules for firing government officials, including cases involving President Donald Trump. These rulings clarify how much power the President has to remove certain officials.
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The Supreme Court issued major rulings on Monday about presidential firing powers.
The cases involved firings ordered by President Donald Trump.
The decisions affect how the President can remove government officials.
The rulings clarify limits on presidential authority in these firings.
These decisions impact the balance of power between the President and other parts of government.
The information was shared by CBS News and reporter Jan Crawford.
The rulings are part of broader discussions about executive power.
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The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits about child sexual abuse by church officials. The settlement includes an apology from the archbishop and new rules to protect children and share information about accused clergy.
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The settlement covers about 530 survivors of child sexual abuse.
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will write apology letters to each survivor.
The archdiocese must create a public list of accused clergy and include details of allegations and investigation results.
Survivors helped shape the rules for money distribution and protections.
The archdiocese cannot force survivors to sign confidentiality agreements that keep abuse secret.
The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy three years ago due to many lawsuits.
This follows a record $880 million settlement by the Los Angeles Archdiocese in 2024.
The archdiocese serves about 440,000 Catholics in San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties.
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