President Trump is offering an economic reprieve to the Big Three automakers. The White House announced on Wednesday that Ford, General Motors and Stellantis would receive a one-month exemption from his tariffs. CBS News’ Fin Gomez and Kelly O’Grady have the latest.
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The trade war between the U.S. and China started as the world’s largest legislature was convening in Beijing, with nearly 3,000 delegates gathering. Anna Coren reports.
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Pro-Palestinian encampments popped up on several University of California campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war.
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The Honolulu Police Department bought a robot dog at the height of the pandemic with $150,000 in federal COVID aid, but it hasn’t been used for years. John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois explain.
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In Stone Mountain, Georgia, the shadow of the state’s Confederate history casts a wide shadow — literally. It’s home to the country’s largest Confederate monument, with Confederate President Jefferson Davis and generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson carved on the mountainside. Skyler Henry reports on a renewed effort to shine more light on the historical record.
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Los Angeles County and the city of Pasadena filed separate lawsuits against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, alleging the utility’s electrical equipment caused the deadly wildfire. Carter Evans has the latest.
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The Trump administration has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine in the same week it halted military aid to the country. Meanwhile, Ukrainians responded to President Trump’s address to Congress. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.
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“This is not a humble monument to the Georgians who fought in the Civil War,” one Georgia native said of the carvings on Stone Mountain.
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President Trump has often been able to defy political gravity. Will that be true when it comes to the economy? John Dickerson gives his take.
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The alleged mastermind of a deadly 2021 terror attack at a Kabul airport that killed 13 U.S. service members was arrested in Pakistan and appeared Wednesday in federal court in Virginia. Scott MacFarlane has details.
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