TSA expects to set a new record on Sunday for the busiest day ever at the nation’s airports. While that’s good news for airlines, the travel rush also means more prohibited items are being found in checked bags. Kris Van Cleave shows us some of the unbelievable things people try to bring on board.
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Crews are still trying to contain the Thompson Fire in Northern California as a new fire spreads further south in Mariposa County. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston is following new developments with the French Fire and other wildfires in California.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Biden that he’s decided to send a delegation to restart stalled negotiations as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza. It comes after Hamas responded to a proposed three-stage cease-fire deal made public by Biden in May.
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Officials say four people reported shark bites off South Padre Island, Texas, on the Fourth of July. Three of them were taken to a hospital and the other was treated at the scene. The attacks are now among at least 15 in the waters off U.S. beaches this year.
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President Biden’s debate performance last week against former President Donald Trump is continuing to cast a long, dark shadow over his reelection run as calls grow for him to drop out of the race. Mr. Biden said Thursday he’s not going anywhere. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.
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Hurricane Beryl has come ashore in Mexico as a Category 2 storm, pelting the Yucatan Peninsula with winds over 110 miles per hour. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more from South Padre Island on the Texas Gulf Coast where locals are also reckoning with shark attacks as they prepare for Beryl’s potential impact.
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The U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, beating economists’ expectations, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate crept up to 4.1%, its highest point since 2021. Jeanna Smialek, Federal Reserve and U.S. economy reporter for the New York Times, joined CBS News to break down the numbers.
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An unknown number of people were injured when fireworks set off during the opening ceremony of the “Stadium of Fire” malfunctioned.
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President Biden will participate in a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon before taping an interview with ABC.
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