12 h. ago Train chaos as trains halted and delayed after cable theft causes ‘major disruption’

THE theft of signalling cables has caused "major disruption" to the UK's train network, National Rail said. The passenger service has announced that multiple train lines have been significantly affected, with delays of up to 60 minutes. Signalling cables at Napsbury were stolen and has caused chaos with the signalling system at St Albans, Hertfordshire....

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31 h. ago Minnesota leaders decry targeting by US justice department over ICE turmoil

Governor Tim Walz says ‘weaponizing the justice system is an authoritarian tactic’ as he and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey reportedly will be subpoenaedThe US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports.The investigation, which CBS News first reported, marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown’s most vocal Democratic critics, including the state’s governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago US justice department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE

Tim Walz, state’s Democratic governor and Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor, have been vocal critics of immigration crackdownThe US justice department is investigating Minnesota’s political leaders for allegedly conspiring to obstruct the Trump administration’s controversial immigration crackdown there, according to multiple reports.The investigation, which CBS News first reported, marks an extraordinary use of federal power to challenge two of the crackdown’s most vocal Democratic critics, including the state’s governor, Tim Walz, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Don't look away as the people of Iran cry out for our help | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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41 h. ago Thousands of Iranians have been killed protesting for their freedom. Why are so many silent on their plight? | Jonathan Freedland

US bombs are not the answer, but there’s much the outside world can do – starting with noticing the horror unfolding in TehranDid you notice history being made this week? I am not referring to what may have been the most pathetic moment in recorded time – Donald Trump gratefully taking the Nobel peace prize medal from the woman who actually won it – nor the defection of a politician from one British rightwing party to another, but something grimmer. For this week witnessed what could well prove to be a landmark chapter in the blood-soaked history of the Middle East.Thanks to an information blackout caused by Tehran’s decision to switch off the internet, it is hard to be precise about what just happened on the streets of Iran. But one official has admitted to a death toll of 2,000. CBS News put the number of dead at 12,000, while some warn it could be many thousands more – all of them Iranian civilians, gunned down for daring to protest against their government and to demand a better...

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42 h. ago Bari Weiss pushed story on ICE agent’s alleged injuries after shooting

CBS was the first to report that the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good suffered internal bleeding from the incident

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52 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Marylebone train station 'major disruption' as Northern line suffers delays

National Rail is reporting that trains to and from Marylebone may be cancelled or severely delayed by up to 60 minutes

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58 h. ago CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’

Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroomSome CBS News employees expressed concern after the network cited two anonymous “US officials” on Wednesday to report that the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis “suffered internal bleeding to the torso” after the incident.CBS initially published the account about officer Jonathan Ross on X, formerly Twitter. About 30 minutes later, the network followed up with another post, containing a link to an article by two correspondents that similarly cited “two US officials briefed on his medical condition”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Despite CBS News’ hype, Tony Dokoupil’s first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud

Compared to the debut week of the co-anchor duo Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson, who Dokoupil replaced after they spent less than a year behind the desk, CBS Evening News declined 23 percent in the demo and 13 percent in total viewership.

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4 d. ago Trump says his power is only limited by ‘very high grade of morality’

Donald Trump asserted that his authority over international operations is limited not by law, but by his personal "morality” in an exclusive interview with CBS News on Tuesday, 13 January.

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4 d. ago M3 shuts in one direction as firefighters tackle lorry fire with drivers warned of 90

DRIVERS are warned of mammoth queues as firefighters tackle a lorry fire on the M3. National Highways say there are delays up to 90-minutes on the road. The M3 eastbound between junction four at Farnborough and junction three at Woking is now closed. This is while fire crews tackle the blaze which started at around...

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4 d. ago Trump tells new CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil that he owes his job to him in first interview

The CBS Evening News host questioned Trump on the economy, before the president said Dokoupil ‘wouldn't have a job right now’ if Kamala Harris won in 2024

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4 d. ago Trump says Renee Good probably a ‘wonderful person – but her actions were pretty tough’

President speaks to CBS News about killing of woman by ICE agent and defends immigration crackdownDonald Trump has defended his administration’s increasingly violent immigration crackdown, describing the 37-year-old woman killed by federal agents as likely a “wonderful person” whose “tough” actions justified a lethal response.Trump’s comments, made during an interview with CBS News after his visit to a Ford factory in Detroit, came amid rising tensions between federal and local officials in Minneapolis after an ICE agent shot dead Renee Good at the wheel of her SUV on a residential street in Minneapolis last week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump updates: President says slain Renee Good’s ‘actions were pretty tough’ in CBS News interview

Trump visited Michigan, where he also stood for an interview with CBS News, in which he made the comments about Renee Good’s fatal shooting

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4 d. ago Trump live updates: President says slain Renee Good’s ‘actions were pretty tough’ in CBS News interview

Trump visiting Michigan where he also stood for an interview with CBS News, in which he made the comments about Renee Good’s fatal shooting

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4 d. ago Bari Weiss changed anchor Tony Dokoupil’s script minutes before his awkward CBS Evening News debut, report says

‘First day, first day, big problems here,’ Dokoupil griped to viewers after a teleprompter malfunction

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5 d. ago Trump weighs air strikes on Iran as US President announces 25% tariff amid Tehran's deadly protests crackdown

Long-range missiles are an option for US intervention but possible responses also include cyber operations, according to CBS News

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6 d. ago Golden Globes viewers fume at CBS over ‘random’ and ‘forced’ UFC cameo

CBS’ parent company, Paramount, recently signed a deal with UFC that takes effect this year

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6 d. ago Letterman trashes ‘those idiots at CBS’ over state of news division

CBS News has been under heavy scrutiny since conservative commentator Bari Weiss was installed as editor-in-chief, a move critics feared would mean the network softening its coverage of the Trump administration

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8 d. ago CBS News pushes back on report Weiss held another 60 Minutes story critical of Trump’s policies

The segment is by veteran journalist Anderson Cooper and covers the Trump administration’s decision to accept refugees from South Africa, a report says

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