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The University of Southern California canceled the gubernatorial debate it was set to host on Tuesday following backlash over the exclusion of candidates of color. The school says its methodology for choosing candidates, designed by a professor, was “air tight.” CBS News’ Fin Gomez has more.
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The foreign ministry said in a statement it agreed after a letter from his family that Dennis Coyle “would be pardoned and released” for Eid.
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“We did something really, really big. Nobody else had done it before… And it took a lot of courage.”
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The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating the popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, scientists say.
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This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as the U.S. launches airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Margaret Brennan speaks to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Plus, President Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, joins.
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Two pilots were killed and dozens of people were injured at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night when an arriving Air Canada Express plane and a fire-and-rescue vehicle collided, authorities said.
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As Iran threatens to mine the entire Persian Gulf, President Trump said his deadline for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen is postponed amid negotiations with Tehran.
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Iranian state media said there was no “direct or indirect communication” with President Trump, but a senior Iranian official later indicated they’d received communication from a mediator.
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Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board gave an update Monday on the deadly ground collision between a passenger jet and a fire-rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport. CBS News’ Jarred Hill joined after the news conference with his takeaways.
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The Senate on Monday confirmed Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to lead the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem.
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