A new poll shows Democratic Representative Chris Pappas leading two potential Republican candidates in the race for a New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat. The seat is open because Senator Jeanne Shaheen is retiring, and both parties view the race as important for the upcoming midterm elections.
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen is retiring, leaving an open Senate seat in New Hampshire.
Chris Pappas, a Democrat, leads Republican candidates John Sununu and Scott Brown in a recent poll.
Pappas has a 7-point lead over Sununu and a 12-point lead over Brown, according to a St. Anselm College poll.
Pappas also leads in the Democratic primary against Karishma Manzur.
Sununu leads Brown in the Republican primary by 30 points.
Other polls show a closer race but generally favor Pappas.
New Hampshire often has close elections and voted Democratic in the 2024 presidential election.
Prediction markets give Democrats about an 86-89% chance of winning this Senate seat.
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Hundreds of women gathered outside a Massachusetts courthouse to support Lindsay Clancy, who is on trial for killing her three children. Her lawyers say she suffered from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors say she planned the killings. The support reflects concern about how mental health issues, especially for women, are often ignored by the medical system.
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Lindsay Clancy is accused of killing her three children in January 2023.
She has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder.
Clancy’s defense says she had postpartum psychosis, a severe mental illness after childbirth.
Prosecutors argue she planned the killings and should be fully responsible.
Hundreds of supporters wore pink and gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts.
Many supporters believe Clancy sought help but the healthcare system failed her.
The gathering was organized by Renee Kimball, who wanted to show Clancy she is not alone.
The case has sparked wider discussions about the need for better mental health care and support for women.
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Human bones were found in a west London park after a wildfire damaged the area. Police have started a murder investigation and are trying to identify the woman whose remains were discovered.
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Human bones were found at Bedfont Lakes Country Park in Hounslow, west London.
The bones were discovered after a wildfire affected a wooded area called The Pits.
The remains belong to a woman estimated to be between 25 and 45 years old.
It is unclear how long the bones have been at the site.
A grass fire damaged about two hectares of shrubland at the park on August 5.
Four fire engines and 25 firefighters worked to control the fire.
Police are conducting a post-mortem examination and are asking the public for information.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley is leading the investigation into the circumstances of the woman’s death.
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President Donald Trump and Michael Cohen, his former lawyer, met again on a radio show, ending their long disagreement. Michael Cohen had previously testified against President Trump in court and to Congress.
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Michael Cohen was President Trump's personal lawyer and called a "fixer."
Cohen testified against President Trump in legal cases and congressional hearings.
The two had a public falling out because of Cohen’s testimony.
They appeared together on a radio show for a reunion on Thursday.
This reunion seemed to end their years-long feud.
The meeting raised questions about whether Cohen might seek a presidential pardon.
The story was covered by CBS News and reporter Nancy Cordes.
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Leaders in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement sent a letter to President Trump urging him not to use more coal to power data centers for artificial intelligence (AI). They highlight health risks from coal pollution and suggest using cleaner energy sources like solar and geothermal instead.
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MAHA leaders warn against burning more coal to power AI data centers because of pollution dangers.
Coal pollution releases soot, mercury, and coal ash, which contain harmful heavy metals.
The letter asks the administration to create health-focused rules for AI infrastructure with input from farmers, doctors, and community leaders.
Clean energy alternatives mentioned include solar power with energy storage and advanced geothermal.
Signers of the letter include Zen Honeycutt (Moms Across America founder) and advisers connected to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The letter was also sent to Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
President Trump’s administration is promoting coal as essential for meeting the growing electricity needs of data centers.
The Energy Department is funding projects to keep and expand coal power plants despite environmental concerns.
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The defense team in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has finished presenting its side. The trial concerns the murder charges related to the deaths of Clancy’s three young children.
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Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the alleged murder of her three children.
The defense lawyers have completed their case and will no longer present evidence.
The case is being covered by CBS News.
The trial will move to the next phase, which could include closing arguments or jury deliberation.
The details of the defense’s arguments have not been specified in the article.
The children involved were very young.
Legal experts like Rebecca Roiphe are providing commentary on the trial.
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Nearly 200 activists from the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement criticized President Trump’s support for using coal to power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. They sent a letter urging the administration to consider cleaner energy options like solar and geothermal instead of coal.
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The letter was signed by activists linked to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement.
It responds to a 2025 executive order promoting coal energy for AI data centers.
Activists want the government to prioritize renewable energy sources for these centers.
MAHA is a group that supports health-related policies and helped Trump’s election efforts.
Some MAHA members are frustrated with the administration’s environmental policies, including its support for pesticides and coal.
Health Secretary Kennedy has implemented policies aligned with MAHA goals, like reducing artificial food dyes and vaccine guidelines.
The disagreement may influence voter decisions ahead of the November midterm elections.
President Trump has publicly supported coal and described data centers as vital for U.S. leadership in AI against China.
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The Trump administration has increased the removal and sale of wild horses from public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), especially in Nevada, which has the largest wild horse population in the U.S. Animal-welfare groups are concerned that many horses sold through government programs might eventually be slaughtered, and they criticize the government for not using more fertility control methods to manage herds.
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There are more than 60,000 wild horses living on public lands in 10 Western U.S. states.
Nevada has the largest wild horse population, with about 37,426 horses.
The BLM oversees wild horse management on 25.5 million acres of public land.
The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 protects these horses as symbols of the West and requires their humane treatment.
Wild horse populations can grow quickly without natural predators, leading to damage to the land.
The Trump administration increased government sales of wild horses, with about 3,700 sold in 2025, more than double the previous year.
Animal-welfare groups argue that sales and roundups cause harm and that fertility control should be used more.
Horses sold by the government lose some legal protections and may be at risk of slaughter after being resold.
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An 18-year-old named Royce Moser and his mother, Rachel Moser, have been charged in the death of Royce’s girlfriend, Karoline Heintz, in Pennsylvania. Police say Karoline was stabbed by Royce, and both he and his mother took part in hiding evidence and moving her body.
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Royce Moser, 18, is charged with murder and criminal homicide in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Rachel Moser, his mother, faces charges including helping her son avoid arrest and hiding evidence.
Both are charged with tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, and obstruction of justice.
Karoline Heintz, a college student, was found dead in her car with visible blood inside and outside.
Royce allegedly stabbed Karoline after an argument and put her body in the back of a Jeep Cherokee.
Rachel helped by cleaning the vehicle, giving Royce gloves, and telling him to return the car to the university.
Surveillance showed Royce driving the victim’s car near the location where she was found, with Rachel’s car following.
Rachel told police her son said “demons” made him hurt Karoline and that he admitted to placing her in the vehicle.
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A Texas court reduced a $50 million judgment against Alex Jones to $1.5 million for falsely calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. This decision does not change the $1.4 billion judgment against him in Connecticut, but it is a legal win for Jones as he appeals the damages.
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Alex Jones and his company were found liable for claiming the Sandy Hook shooting was fake.
The Texas court lowered the damages from $50 million to $1.5 million because the plaintiffs did not prove harassment damages beyond the state’s limit.
The plaintiffs, parents of a victim, said the false claims caused them suffering but want Jones to pay damages.
Jones admitted the shooting was real at trial but continues to appeal the judgments.
Jones and his company have filed for bankruptcy and are trying to avoid paying the damages.
The $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut remains unchanged.
Jones gave up the Infowars brand and moved to new websites after the lawsuits.
The satirical site The Onion created parody Infowars content mocking Jones.
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Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has endorsed Republican Congressman Ralph Norman in the Senate runoff election to replace Senator Lindsey Graham. Sanford said he usually avoids endorsements but felt the importance of this race required him to support Norman.
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Mark Sanford is a former governor of South Carolina.
He announced his support for Ralph Norman, a Republican congressman from South Carolina.
The race is for a full Senate term to replace Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away.
Sanford does not often give political endorsements.
He made the endorsement public through a social media statement.
Sanford said the election stakes are very high, prompting his support.
This is a runoff election, meaning it is a second round between top candidates.
Both Norman and Graham are members of the Republican Party.
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The U.S. national debt recently passed $40 trillion, more than double what it was ten years ago. This growing debt leads to higher interest costs, which could result in higher taxes, less government spending, and more expensive loans for American families.
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The national debt rose from under $6 trillion in 2000 to over $40 trillion now.
The government paid over $900 billion in interest on the debt in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.
Interest costs on the debt are expected to double in the next 10 years.
Paying interest on the debt uses tax money that could be spent on other needs like health care or defense.
If debt keeps rising, Congress might need to raise taxes, cut spending, or both to manage it.
High debt levels may push up interest rates, making mortgages, car loans, and business loans more expensive.
The U.S. has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios among major countries, only behind Japan in the G7 group.
Rising debt may force cuts to state and local aid, possibly leading to higher local taxes or reduced services.
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A new analysis shows that nearly 25% of U.S. workers are "functionally unemployed," meaning they either don't have a job and are looking, work part-time but want full-time hours, or earn very low wages. Despite a low official unemployment rate of 4.1%, many people are struggling with jobs that pay poorly or do not meet their needs, while wage growth is not keeping up with inflation.
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The official U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in July, considered healthy by economists.
The Ludwig Institute’s measure of "functional unemployment" includes those unemployed, involuntary part-time workers, and workers earning less than $26,000 a year before taxes.
Functional unemployment reached 24.9% in July, rising for four months straight though slightly down from 25.2% in December.
Functional unemployment rising while fewer people participate in the workforce may signal weakening in the U.S. job market.
Employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, fewer than expected, suggesting job growth is slowing.
Inflation rose 3.4% yearly in July, while wages rose 3.2%, meaning wage growth is not keeping pace with price increases.
Slower wage growth limits consumer spending, which affects about two-thirds of the U.S. economy.
Some economists caution that alternative unemployment measures showing very high rates do not align with overall economic observations.
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President Donald Trump has asked the liberal think tank Center for American Progress (CAP) to take back a report criticizing his use of the National Guard. He threatened to sue CAP for $5 billion if they do not retract the report by Friday evening.
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President Donald Trump sent a nine-page letter through his personal lawyer.
The letter demands the Center for American Progress retract a report about National Guard deployments.
The report from CAP was critical of President Trump’s handling of the National Guard.
Trump’s team claims the report is defamatory, meaning it damages his reputation.
He threatens to sue CAP for $5 billion if they do not retract the report.
The deadline for retraction is Friday evening.
The Hill reviewed the letter sent by Trump’s lawyer.
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Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her three young children. Her defense says she had postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness after childbirth, which affected her actions. Prosecutors argue she planned the murders and was not psychotic.
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Lindsay Clancy killed her three children aged 8 months to 5 years in January 2023.
Clancy pleaded not guilty, claiming postpartum psychosis caused her to lose control.
Postpartum psychosis is linked to stress, lack of sleep, and hormone changes after giving birth.
Clancy’s defense says she also had bipolar disorder and was overmedicated.
Clancy’s family members testified about her declining mental health before the killings.
Clancy attempted suicide by jumping from a second-story window after the murders and is paralyzed from the waist down.
A psychologist who treated her after the incident said she did not understand that her actions were wrong.
Prosecutors argue that Clancy planned the murders and was not experiencing psychosis at the time.
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The first US deportation flight to Haiti since the Supreme Court allowed the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians landed in Cap-Haïtien with over 160 people. The US government ended TPS protection for about 350,000 Haitians, leading to increased deportations amid ongoing dangers and gang violence in Haiti.
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The flight carried more than 160 Haitian nationals and landed in Cap-Haïtien, not the capital Port-au-Prince, due to safety concerns.
The US has banned commercial flights to Port-au-Prince until early September because of gang violence.
Many deportees refused to speak to the media, fearing gang retaliation.
TPS was a program protecting people from deportation due to natural disasters or conflicts in their home countries, established by Congress in 1990.
The Supreme Court backed the Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for Haitians.
Deportees received a small amount of money, about $76, to help them travel home through dangerous areas.
Haiti's government officials say some deportees were born outside Haiti but have Haitian parents.
The Department of Homeland Security warned people to self-deport or face arrest and forced removal.
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Vice President J.D. Vance is visiting his hometown in Ohio to talk to voters about President Donald Trump’s economic plans before the November midterm elections. He will speak at a steel plant where his grandfather worked, highlighting the administration’s actions.
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Vice President J.D. Vance is traveling to his hometown in Ohio on Friday.
He will promote President Trump’s economic agenda to voters.
The visit is ahead of the November midterm elections.
Vance will speak at Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works, a steel plant.
His grandfather worked at this steel plant for nearly 40 years.
The event serves to show support for the administration’s work on the economy.
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Two patients in Tennessee say they became paralyzed after a hospital gave them the wrong medications during joint replacement surgeries. The hospital staff reportedly mixed up medicines during routine procedures.
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The incident took place at a hospital in Tennessee.
It involved patients undergoing joint replacement surgeries.
Hospital staff allegedly gave patients incorrect medications.
Two patients reported paralysis as a result.
The medication mix-up happened during routine surgery.
The issue was reported by CBS News.
The situation is under review or investigation.
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President Donald Trump will give the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission on August 28 in Houston. The astronauts safely traveled around the moon in April, marking the first such trip in over 50 years.
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President Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts on August 28.
The award ceremony will take place at Joint Reserve Base Ellington, Houston.
The Artemis II crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
The crew completed a 10-day mission around the moon, returning safely on April 10.
Only 30 astronauts have received this medal, including Neil Armstrong and John Glenn.
The medal is given by the president based on NASA’s recommendation and honors astronauts for outstanding contributions.
Past recipients include astronauts who died in space accidents and astronauts who launched on commercial spacecraft.
The last awarding before this was in 2023 by President Joe Biden.
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The Supreme Court has a deadline to make a decision about President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom at the White House. CBS News is providing updates and legal background on the case.
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The Supreme Court must decide on President Trump's White House ballroom project by midnight.
The case involves plans related to renovating or building a ballroom at the White House.
CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford is reporting on the legal details.
The decision involves legal questions about the White House property and construction.
The ruling will impact whether the ballroom project can move forward.
The topic is part of ongoing legal and political discussions linked to President Trump.
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