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Hezbollah militants in Lebanon were targeted in two large-scale and sophisticated attacks this week. Margaret Brennan takes a look at the possible implications of those attacks on cease-fire talks in the Israel-Hamas war, and on the Middle East as a whole.
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Democrat LaMonica McIver has won a special House election in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District.
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Some cities and states are throwing out single-family zoning to increase density and create more affordable housing.
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The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by half a percentage point Wednesday, more than expected. It’s the first rate cut since the pandemic in 2020, and the largest cut since the 2008 financial crisis. Jo Ling Kent has more on what the move means.
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Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail Wednesday by a second judge in his federal sex trafficking case in New York. The 54-year-old had offered to post a $50 million bond so he could be released to home detention. Jericka Duncan has more.
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The House voted 202 to 220 Wednesday rejecting Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to extend government funding for six months. Congress has until Oct. 1 to reach an agreement to keep the government open.
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New crash tests indicate the safety infrastructure lining the nation’s roads may not be strong enough to handle impacts from some electric vehicles, which tend to be heavier than their gas-powered counterparts. Kris Van Cleave has details.
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Amid a slump in recruiting for the U.S. Armed Forces, the U.S. Coast Guard for the first time since 2007 has met its recruitment goals for its active-duty workforce, the reserves and officers. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke with Capt. Ben Keffer, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Command, about the branch’s recruitment processes.
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Joseph Couch had been the subject of a manhunt in Kentucky since a shooting on an interstate highway earlier this month.
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Abortion access is one of the most popular policy positions for Democrats, and Republicans are well aware of it. A recent edition of The Washington Post’s “Early Brief” newsletter explores how the overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago is changing the positions of some GOP lawmakers this election cycle. Co-author Leigh Ann Caldwell joins to discuss.
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