Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent personnel cuts in the Pentagon office responsible for weapons testing has halted all work and cleared the way for potential layoffs at the Pentagon-funded think tank that supports it, the Institute for Defense Analyses, or IDA. In a letter obtained by CBS News, …
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June, 2025
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5 June
Nintendo Switch 2 draws hordes of fans to stores worldwide for midnight release
Eager customers in the U.S. and around the world lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance on Thursday to collect their pre-ordered Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. The much anticipated Switch 2, being released at midnight worldwide Thursday, is an upgrade to its eight-year-old predecessor with new social …
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5 June
Americans are filing for Social Security at record rates amid fears about its future
Older Americans are filing for Social Security benefits at a record rate this year, a surge that could reflect growing anxiety about the stability of the retirement system amid cutbacks under the Trump administration, experts say. The number of people claiming Social Security jumped 17% to 1.8 million this year …
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3 June
Pet zebra on the run in Tennessee after escaping and “wreaking havoc” on highway
A pet zebra has been on the run for days in Tennessee after “wreaking havoc” on a highway outside of Nashville, officials say. The zebra escaped into a wooded area off Interstate 24 on Saturday afternoon, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said. The animal had been running through traffic on both …
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1 June
Elon Musk on DOGE and why he doesn’t want to “take responsibility for everything the administration’s doing”
In the beginning, Donald Trump and Elon Musk got along great. “He is a truly incredible guy,” Trump said at a campaign rally last October, “and I don’t say that that often.” Musk spent $288 million to elect Trump and his allies. The president invited Musk into the Oval Office …
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May, 2025
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30 May
Floods submerge town in Nigeria, killing over 100 people: “The number keeps rising”
At least 111 people were confirmed dead in central Nigeria on Friday after floods submerged the market town of Mokwa in the country’s Niger State following torrential rains, officials said. The heavy rains lasted for several hours Thursday, and media reports quoting local government officials said a dam collapse in …
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29 May
Bernard Kerik, NYPD commissioner during 9/11, dies at 69
Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69. FBI Director Kash Patel said that Kerik’s death Thursday came after an unspecified “private battle with illness.” Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who tapped …
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13 May
Weight loss drugs have “no end game” amid lack of data on long
Weight loss drugs have transformed how Americans lose weight, including former commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dr. David Kessler. But, Kessler warns there are unknowns about long-term use of the drugs and how to get people off them. “There is no end game,” he said on “CBS Mornings Plus” …
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April, 2025
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4 April
Catholic priest shot dead at his parish rectory in Kansas: “Pain and shock”
A Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday by a man who approached him at his parish rectory in the town of Seneca, Kansas, church officials said. “I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Fr. Arul Carasala, who was fatally shot earlier today,” Archbishop Joseph …
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February, 2025
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6 February
Irv Gotti, hip
NEW YORK — Irv Gotti, the famed hip-hop music executive from New York City, has died at the age of 54. His three children shared a message on his social media, writing, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Irving ‘Irv Gotti’ Lorenzo, …
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