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Douglas Edwards was the first person to anchor an American TV news show when he started in 1947 on CBS Television News. He left that role in 1962 but continued working in TV and radio at CBS until 1988. CBS News recently shared a recording of Edwards' final radio broadcast.
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Douglas Edwards began as the first TV news anchor in the U.S. in 1947 on CBS.
He stopped anchoring CBS Television News in 1962.
After 1962, Edwards stayed with CBS, working in both TV and radio.
He retired from CBS in 1988.
CBS News shared a flashback of his last radio broadcast.
Major Garrett introduced this final broadcast recording.
The broadcast can be viewed on the CBS News app or website.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed President Donald Trump to China and proposed a stronger focus on trade and cooperation between the two countries. However, Xi also gave Trump a serious warning regarding Taiwan, signaling that it remains a sensitive issue for China.
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President Donald Trump visited China and met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Xi offered a new way for China and the U.S. to work together, emphasizing trade and collaboration.
Trump expressed a positive outlook, saying he and Xi were united in their future relationship.
Xi Jinping warned President Trump about issues related to Taiwan.
Taiwan is a sensitive topic because China sees it as part of its territory.
The meeting took place in Beijing, the capital of China.
This talk comes amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.
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Australia's singer Delta Goodrem qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest final after a strong performance of her song "Eclipse." The United Kingdom's entry automatically advanced to the final because it is one of the main financial supporters of the contest.
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Delta Goodrem is a famous Australian pop singer known for many hit albums.
Australia joined Eurovision in 2015 as a special guest and has stayed in the contest since then.
Goodrem's song "Eclipse" made Australia one of the favorites to win this year.
The UK’s contestant performed in the semi-final but automatically goes to the final due to the UK's financial support role.
Ten countries qualified for the Eurovision final from this semi-final round.
Five countries, including Azerbaijan and Latvia, were eliminated and must wait until 2027 to compete again.
Eurovision is popular in Australia, with over a million viewers tuning in regularly.
The Eurovision final will take place in Vienna on Saturday.
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After talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, experts discuss the possibility of changes in U.S.-China relations. However, some issues between the two countries remain unresolved.
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President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping held high-level talks in Beijing.
The discussions may lead to a change in the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China.
Expert Orville Schell from the Center on U.S.-China Relations shared his views on the talks.
There are still important disagreements, or “contradictions,” between the two countries.
These disagreements may affect how the two nations work together in the future.
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President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for a private meeting lasting over two hours. They discussed issues including Taiwan and the Strait of Hormuz.
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The meeting took place in Beijing.
It was the first of two expected meetings between the two leaders.
The session was closed-door, meaning no outsiders were present.
The meeting lasted more than two hours.
Topics discussed included Taiwan and the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic water passage.
The discussion aimed to address important international issues between the U.S. and China.
CBS News reported on the event with correspondent Anna Coren.
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Valie Export, an Austrian feminist artist and filmmaker known for challenging traditional views on the female body, died at age 85 in Vienna. She gained attention in the 1960s and 1970s for performances that highlighted gender and power issues and has influenced many artists worldwide.
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Valie Export was born Waltraud Lehner in 1940 in Linz, Austria.
She adopted the name Valie Export in 1967, combining a childhood nickname and a cigarette brand name.
Export created bold performance art that questioned how women’s bodies were viewed, such as her 1968 work where she invited people to touch her bare breasts through a curtain in public.
In 1980, she showed a controversial piece at the Venice Biennale featuring a large female abdomen with neon lights and a TV showing a Catholic mass.
She co-founded the Austrian Filmmakers Cooperative in 1968 and had films nominated at major festivals like Berlin.
Export taught multimedia and performance art in Cologne from 1995 to 2005.
A center dedicated to her work opened in Linz in 2015 in a former tobacco factory.
Her art has been revisited by contemporary artists like Marina Abramović, highlighting its lasting impact.
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President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a recent trip focused on improving U.S.-China relations. Analysts discussed the meeting, emphasizing the need for stability and cooperation between the two countries.
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President Trump traveled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The meeting aimed to address the relationship between the U.S. and China.
Geoff Bennett interviewed two experts about the meeting’s significance.
Myron Brilliant is from the DGA Group and was a top official at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Liza Tobin is a former intelligence officer and directed China-related work at the U.S. National Security Council.
Both experts highlighted the importance of stability between the U.S. and China.
Cooperation between the two nations was a key point in the discussion.
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Jake Rosmarin, a traveler on the M/V Hondius cruise ship, is quarantined after a hantavirus outbreak on board. He and 15 other Americans are staying at the University of Nebraska Medical Center while their trip is extended from five weeks to about 12 weeks.
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Jake Rosmarin was a passenger on the M/V Hondius cruise ship.
The ship experienced a hantavirus outbreak.
Sixteen Americans, including Rosmarin, are quarantined due to the virus.
They are being held at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The original five-week trip has now extended to approximately 12 weeks.
Rosmarin shared his quarantine experience with CBS News.
Hantavirus is a rare virus that can cause serious respiratory illness.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin discussed recent news about Iran and a warning from China’s leader Xi Jinping to President Donald Trump regarding Taiwan. They talked about these issues during President Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin is from Michigan and is a Democrat.
She responded to recent developments involving Iran.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a warning to President Donald Trump about Taiwan.
These topics were part of the talks between President Trump and Xi Jinping.
The discussion also included concerns about trade between the U.S. and China.
The conversation took place on a CBS News show called "The Takeout."
Lanhee Chen from the Hoover Institution provided additional analysis.
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Cuba would accept humanitarian aid from the United States if it follows international standards. However, he urged the US to lift its trade embargo instead, saying this would better help the Cuban people, who are suffering from fuel shortages and blackouts.
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Cuba faces a severe fuel crisis causing long blackouts and shortages of food, medicine, and basic supplies.
The US offered $100 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba, conditioned on Cuba implementing government reforms.
Diaz-Canel described the US offer as contradictory given the ongoing US trade embargo against Cuba since the 1960s.
The embargo tightened under President Donald Trump’s second term starting in 2025, including cutting fuel supplies and threatening tariffs on Cuba’s partners.
The US government aims for political change in Cuba’s communist leadership and has pressured Diaz-Canel to resign.
In response to the crisis, Cuba’s Energy Minister confirmed the island ran out of diesel and fuel oil.
The US State Department said it is negotiating with Cuba privately about aid and reform.
Cuba is only about 90 miles from the US, but the trade restrictions have deeply impacted the island’s economy and infrastructure.
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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping completed the first day of their important meeting in Beijing. Meanwhile, Russia carried out a large air attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
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President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping held a summit in Beijing.
The summit is described as high-stakes, indicating important discussions.
Russia launched a big aerial attack on Kyiv.
Kyiv is the capital city of Ukraine.
The events happened on the same day.
The news was reported by CBS Evening News on May 14.
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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing with different main goals. President Trump focused on trade, business, and farmers, bringing many top U.S. company leaders. President Xi emphasized the issue of Taiwan during their talks.
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President Trump visited Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping.
The main topic for President Trump was trade and business relations.
Trump brought nearly 20 top executives from major U.S. companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Boeing, and GE Aerospace.
President Xi focused on the topic of Taiwan during the summit.
The meeting showed different priorities for both leaders: economic issues for Trump, and political/security issues for Xi.
The summit was described as high-stakes, indicating its importance for China-U.S. relations.
Trade and business concerns included the impact on American farmers and industries.
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The Bellevue Literary Review is a magazine that shares stories about illness and healing. It was started 25 years ago by three doctors, two poets, and a fiction writer in a hospital setting.
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Bellevue Literary Review focuses on writing about health, illness, and recovery.
It was created 25 years ago.
The founders were three doctors, two poets, and one fiction writer.
The magazine started in a hospital conference room without windows.
It combines medicine and the arts to explore human experiences.
Jeffrey Brown is a reporter covering the connection between health and the arts.
This article is part of a series called CANVAS, which looks at health and arts.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana to improve communication between the United States and Cuba. The Cuban government said the meeting showed Cuba is not a threat to US security and denied supporting hostile actions against the US.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana for talks with Cuban officials.
The meeting aimed to help political dialogue between the US and Cuba.
Cuba is not considered a threat to US national security, according to Cuba’s statement.
Cuba denied supporting any hostile activities against the US or other nations.
US-Cuba relations have worsened, with the US imposing a fuel blockade since January.
Cuba faces fuel shortages and regular power outages.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered $100 million in aid if it is distributed by the Catholic Church, bypassing the Cuban government.
A high-level US-Cuba diplomatic meeting is scheduled for April 10, marking the first US government plane landing in Havana since 2016.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba to meet with government and intelligence officials amid a severe fuel shortage and economic crisis on the island. The visit aimed to explore possible cooperation if Cuba makes major changes, while the U.S. continues to pressure the Cuban government through sanctions.
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John Ratcliffe, CIA Director, met with Cuban officials including Raulito Rodriguez Castro and the head of Cuban intelligence.
Cuba is facing a severe fuel shortage, causing power blackouts lasting up to 22 hours daily.
The U.S. blames some of Cuba's crisis on sanctions and controls over Venezuelan oil exports.
President Trump’s administration wants Cuba to make fundamental changes before cooperation is possible.
The Cuban government said the meeting was part of efforts to address the current crisis.
The U.S. warns companies against doing business with Cuba under threat of financial penalties.
Cuba released a political prisoner recently, possibly to ease U.S. pressure.
The U.S. hopes to prevent chaos and mass migration by maintaining some security cooperation if Cuba reforms.
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Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate, was recorded asking a jailed banker accused of corruption for $26.8 million to fund a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. The banker is involved in a major fraud case, and the tapes have caused controversy in Brazil ahead of the presidential election.
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Flávio Bolsonaro asked banker Daniel Vorcaro, who is in prison for alleged corruption, for $26.8 million to make a movie about former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The movie was described as a "heroic" biopic, with actor Jim Caviezel set to play Jair Bolsonaro.
Vorcaro is accused of a large banking fraud involving losses of around R$60 billion (about $12 billion).
Flávio Bolsonaro initially denied but later admitted to requesting private funding for the film.
The tapes and messages show Flávio pressing for payments to the actor and director to avoid delays.
The scandal has caused backlash even among Bolsonaro's political supporters.
Parts of the requested money were reportedly transferred to an intermediary company.
The case is part of a larger corruption scandal affecting Brazilian politics and society ahead of the October election.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana to improve communication between the United States and Cuba. Cuba said the meeting showed that it does not threaten U.S. security and denied supporting terrorism or hostile actions against the U.S.
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The meeting between CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Cuban officials happened in Havana on May 14, 2026.
Cuba described the talks as part of efforts to improve political dialogue amid complex relations.
Cuba stated it is not a threat to U.S. national security and rejects being on any terrorism sponsor list.
Cuba denied supporting any hostile activities against the U.S. or allowing such actions from its territory.
U.S.-Cuba relations have worsened due to a U.S. fuel blockade since January and sanctions from President Donald Trump.
Cuba faces power outages and shortages, worsening the living conditions on the island.
The U.S. offered $100 million in aid to Cuba, on the condition it is distributed by the Catholic Church, bypassing the Cuban government.
Despite tensions, regular government talks continue, with a high-level diplomatic meeting held in Havana in April 2026.
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A large dust storm caused the closure of U.S. Highway 2 in Montana due to dangerous travel conditions from low visibility. The storm, driven by very strong winds, created a thick wall of dust that forced emergency officials to restrict travel until conditions improved.
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The Montana Emergency Management Agency closed Highway 2 from near Dodson to the North Dakota border.
Only emergency vehicles were allowed on the road during the closure, which lasted until at least 9 p.m. MDT.
Winds of 70-90 mph caused the dust storm, which reduced visibility to nearly zero.
No injuries were reported from the closure, but dust storms have caused serious accidents in the past.
Dust storms occur when strong winds lift soil and dust into the air, making travel very dangerous.
Climate change, drought, and farming practices are increasing the frequency and intensity of dust storms.
Dust storms have recently spread from the Southwest into northern Plains and the Midwest.
Similar dust storms caused highway closures and safety warnings in other U.S. states earlier this week.
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During a meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that there could be conflicts if the issue of Taiwan is not managed carefully. The warning focused on the sensitive relationship between China and Taiwan.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Donald Trump for a bilateral meeting.
Xi Jinping warned that improper handling of Taiwan could lead to conflicts.
Taiwan is a sensitive topic in China’s relationship with other countries.
The conversation took place during a summit between the two leaders.
The warning was reported by CBS News correspondent Anna Coren from Beijing.
Both leaders discussed issues affecting China and the United States.
The meeting aimed to address important diplomatic concerns.
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Australian singer Delta Goodrem qualified for the Eurovision 2026 grand final with her song "Eclipse," marking the first Australian act to do so since 2023. The competition features 35 countries this year, the fewest since 2003, with several countries boycotting due to political reasons.
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Delta Goodrem performed a song called "Eclipse" at Eurovision 2026.
She was dressed in a costume decorated with over 7,000 Swarovski crystals.
Goodrem’s performance included a piano solo and special effects like rising on a platform and using fire and wind.
Australia first appeared in Eurovision in 2014 and has had mixed success since.
Last year’s Australian entry did not make it to the grand final.
Some countries (Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Slovenia, Netherlands) did not take part in 2026 due to political protests related to Israel and Gaza.
The Eurovision grand final will be broadcast on SBS On Demand on 17 May.
Delta Goodrem will release her seventh album, "Pure," on 6 November.
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