10 h. ago ‘Armed agents nearly turned up at my house’: fired DOJ attorney on defying Trump – podcast

The US justice department says it did not fire a former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she refused to recommend reinstating Mel Gibson’s gun rights.But Oyer tells Jonathan Freedland a different story, one she believes points to a wider crackdown by the Trump administration on the rule of law in AmericaArchive: ABC News, Face the Nation, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NBC News, Fox News, WHAS11 Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Bill Belichick defends girlfriend Hudson as ‘doing her job’ in viral CBS interview

Belichick says girlfriend wasn’t out to control interviewHudson, 24, interjected during question on relationshipNorth Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job”.The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and first-time college coach at UNC issued a statement through the school Wednesday, which followed an appearance on CBS News Sunday Morning to promote his upcoming book. In the interview, Hudson objected to a question about how the two had met while Tony Dokoupil referred to her during the segment as being a “constant presence” in the interview. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Paramount ready to settle $20bn Trump lawsuit against CBS News

Potential deal comes after studio’s owner Shari Redstone grew frustrated with ‘balance’ of coverage

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27 h. ago UNC's Belichick defends Hudson as 'doing her job' after interjecting during CBS interview

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has defended girlfriend Jordon Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer’s questions about their relationship and said she was “simply doing her job.”

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3 d. ago Host of CBS’s 60 Minutes rebukes corporate owners Paramount on

Scott Pelley castigated network over news independence pending a sale to Skydance Media requiring Trump’s OKA host of CBS’s 60 Minutes flagship news show rebuked the show’s corporate owners Sunday evening, part of a dispute over journalists’ independence amid a lawsuit from Donald Trump and attempted sale.For decades, the broadcast news program has been a destination for investigative journalism and home to America’s most venerated broadcast journalists – including Sunday evening’s host Scott Pelley. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago On air, '60 Minutes' reporter says 'none of us is happy' about changes that led top producer to quit

Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” explained the departure of the show's executive producer to viewers and said “none of us is happy” about the conditions that led to Bill Owens' departure

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6 d. ago The rule of law in Trump’s America and what it means for Mel Gibson’s guns – podcast

The US justice department says it did not fire a former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she refused to recommend reinstating Mel Gibson’s gun rights.But Oyer tells Jonathan Freedland a different story, one she believes points to a wider crackdown by the Trump administration on the rule of law in AmericaArchive: ABC News, Face the Nation, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NBC News, Fox News, WHAS11 Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition

Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability servicesAutism experts and autistic people are pushing back on Robert F Kennedy’s “terrible” approach to autism as the health secretary plans more expansive monitoring of autistic people’s health records and proposes cuts to disability services.A huge study on autism proposed by Kennedy will draw upon private medical records from federal and commercial databases, and a new health registry will track autistic Americans, CBS News reported on Monday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 5 members of Canadian 2018 junior hockey team plead not guilty in sex assault case

5 members of Canadian 2018 junior hockey team plead not guilty in sex assault case  CBS News

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9 d. ago RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records

The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find and root out cause of autism by SeptemberThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is collecting the private medical records of many Americans from several different federal and commercial databases to give to researchers for US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s new autism study.With this information being included in the database, they’re also reportedly crafting a new registry to track those with autism, per CBS News. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago White SEAL Team writer who says he was denied CBS job because of DEI suggests Trump spurred settlement

Brian Beneker, who worked as a freelance writer on the CBS show, reached a settlement after he filed a claim alleging he wasn't given a permanent position because of DEI policies.

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1 week ago FBI gets involved in London Thomas case; reward in fatal road rage shooting; and more top stories

FBI gets involved in London Thomas case; reward in fatal road rage shooting; and more top stories  CBS News

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2 w. ago First black female astronaut Mae Jemison scolds CBS News anchor live on TV for using the term 'mankind'

Dr Mae Jemison corrected CBS' Vladimir Duthiers after he made the slip while asking about the significance of Monday's Blue Origin mission.

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2 w. ago Trump threatens CBS with ‘substantial punishment’ over latest 60 Minutes broadcast

President Donald Trump railed against the newsmagazine for running segments on his annexation threats against Greenland and the Trump administration’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war

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3 w. ago Greenpeace U.K. boss arrested over protest at U.S. Embassy in London over support for Israel

Greenpeace U.K. boss arrested over protest at U.S. Embassy in London over support for Israel  CBS News

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3 w. ago Prince Harry spends second day in London court pushing for restoration of full U.K. security detail

Prince Harry spends second day in London court pushing for restoration of full U.K. security detail  CBS News

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3 w. ago Thierry Henry walks off Arsenal set as Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards left in shock

Thierry Henry was joined by his former Arsenal team-mate Robert Pires on CBS Sports' coverage of their old side's win over Real Madrid on Tuesday, but didn't want to be reminded of one incident

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3 w. ago Bernie Sanders: law firms that cut deals with Trump administration ‘sell out their soul’

Firms that were targeted by president after representing his political rivals show ‘absolute cowardice’, says US senatorLaw firms that cut deals with Donald Trump’s administration after the president issued executive orders targeting attorneys who challenge his priorities are demonstrating “absolute cowardice”, the independent US senator Bernie Sanders has said.“They’re zillion-dollar law firms, and money, money, money” is all that motivates them, the popular Vermont lawmaker who caucuses with Democrats said in a feature interview on the latest CBS News Sunday Morning. “So they’re going to sell out their souls to be able to make money here in Washington.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Third term? Why not?’ Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks out on Trump’s future plans

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Republicans “don’t believe in the Constitution” in a new interview with CBS News

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3 w. ago Trump administration apologizes for telling Ukrainian refugees to leave US

Some resettled Ukrainians reportedly were told Homeland Security would terminate their legal protectionsUS protests live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s presidential administration has acknowledged and apologized after it says it accidentally informed some Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country’s invasion by Russia that they needed to leave the US because their legal status was being revoked.Some 240,000 Ukrainians have been settled in the US as part of the Uniting for Ukraine – or U4U – program launched during Joe Biden’s presidency. But according to CBS News, some resettled Ukrainians received emails this week telling them that the US Department of Homeland Security would be terminating their legal protections. Continue reading...

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