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Face the Nation - McKenzie: Too soon for "off-ramp" in Iran - Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie join "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" to discuss what's next for Iran after the U.S.-Israeli military mission and the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. 3H ago - 06:57

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World leaders and governments react to U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran -- U.S. allies and adversaries responded to the joint attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran with concern over the risks of a new war in the Middle East.

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See Trump's full statement on "major combat operations" in Iran -- President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.

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U.S. politicians react after Trump launches military operation against Iran -- Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."

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Supreme Court to weigh legal battle over federal gun ban for drug users -- The Supreme Court is set to convene Monday to hear a Second Amendment dispute over a federal law that bars unlawful drug users from having firearms.

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Democrat Jack Schlossberg talks taking the gloves off -- The 33-year-old grandson of JFK is out to make a name for himself, running for Congress in New York's 12th District. He talks about his family, and his refusal to refrain from mocking his opponents, saying, "The time is not now to hold back."

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USA hockey stars joke about "Heated Rivalry" and Trump invite on "SNL" -- Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."

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UFC's Dana White on taking MMA to the next level -- As CEO and president of Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White has taken the hard-hitting sport of mixed martial arts to its highest-profile moment this summer: a UFC match on the South Lawn of the White House.

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10 Epstein files conspiracy theories, debunked -- Conspiracy theories about the Epstein files have racked up millions of views on social media. Here's what to know about 10 of the most viral claims. -- Feb 27

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College student's mystery illness diagnosed as Stage IV cancer -- Emma Operacz was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 21. An unusual treatment and bone marrow donation from her sister saved her life. -- Feb 28

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Body of notorious cartel boss "El Mencho" returned to family -- Mexico's attorney general's office said it performed genetic tests to match the cartel leader's remains to the family.

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Renee Good's family spent "hours in limbo" after she was fatally shot -- Renee Good's family said they spent agonizing "hours in limbo," unsure of the details surrounding her fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis last month. -- Feb 27

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Chocolate supplement recalled over erectile dysfunction drug -- USALESS.COM is recalling its Rhino Choco VIP 10X product due to the undeclared presence of Tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in Cialis. -- Feb 28

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Exclusive - Anthropic Interview - Full interview: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security, which restricts military contractors from doing business with the AI giant. Amodei called the move "retaliatory and punitive," and he said Anthropic sought to draw "red lines" in the government's use of its technology because "we believe that crossing those lines is contrary to American values, and we wanted to stand up for American values." Feb 28 - 27:44

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Read the full transcript of our interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei -- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview Friday, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls White House's actions "retaliatory and punitive" -- Hours before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a "supply chain risk to national security," which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.

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Broadway, Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman on being a "sore winner" -- A Tony Award-winner for "Hairspray," and a seven-time Oscar nominee, Marc Shaiman has written about his nearly 50 years in show business in a new memoir, "Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner."

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Neil Sedaka: An appreciation -- David Pogue looks back at the career of the singer-songwriter whose Top 10 hits included such classics as "Oh, Carol," "Calendar Girl," "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," and "Laughter in the Rain."

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Honoring Operation Desert Storm: Waging a battle to build a war memorial -- In 1991 more than half a million Americans served in Operation Desert Storm; 148 were killed in action, to free Kuwait from Saddam Hussein. Yet, when Marine veteran Scott Stump set out to build a memorial on the National Mall, he faced "grueling" resistance.

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Niall Ferguson: Khamenei Joins Saddam in Hell, but Iran 2026 Is Not Iraq 2003 -- One thing I can confidently promise about the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic: It will not last long.

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This Is How the Islamic Republic Falls -- The Islamic Republic's power over its population is crumbling, because of its toxic ideology. -- Feb 28

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Donald Trump's Strategy of Decapitation -- Israel says the ayatollah is dead, and a source with intimate knowledge of the operation says that plans for the 'day after' have long been in the works.

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Tejano music star boosted by late outside spending for his Texas congressional campaign -- A Democratic primary in a GOP held Texas congressional district is seeing major money ahead of polls closing in the March 3 contest.

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Trump administration labels Iran a state sponsor of wrongful detention -- Ahead of the decision to launch military strikes, the U.S. issued a designation that enables punishing Iran for detaining Americans for political leverage.

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Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, officials say -- The Defense Department on Wednesday shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone in southwest Texas, federal officials confirmed to CBS News.

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Photo of Lutnick on Epstein's island removed from DOJ files now restored -- A photo released last month as part of the Epstein files that showed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein's island was removed from the DOJ's website before being restored Thursday night.

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About a dozen FBI staff who worked on Trump documents case fired, sources say -- At least 10 FBI employees were fired Wednesday, after FBI Director Kash Patel alleged former special counsel Jack Smith had subpoenaed his phone records.

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How to earn $500 in interest before the end of 2026 -- Want to quickly boost your savings? Here are four ways to earn $500 worth of interest before the end of 2026.

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How much interest can a $20,000 CD account earn in 5 years?

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3 CD account questions savers should ask this March

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Can gold bars lose their value? -- Gold's price recently hit record highs, but that doesn't mean every form of gold investing is a guaranteed win.

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What is the smallest gold bar you can buy?

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Best gold IRA companies and investing advice to know now

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Could mortgage interest rates ever be 3% again? 3 things to know this March -- Mortgage interest rates are dropping again, but could they fall back to 3%? Here's what to consider this March.

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3 times mortgage interest rates could fall this March

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What are today's mortgage interest rates: February 27, 2026?

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This tip can save you tens of thousands of dollars on your mortgage -- Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest level since 2022, and now borrowers can find even lower-cost loans, experts said.

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Robots, already in hospitals, are ready to roll in other industries -- In the years to come, robots will help offset worker shortages in health care, manufacturing and other industries, experts say.

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Small business owner is already giving her customers a tariff refund -- "If somebody charges you something and it's unlawful, they should give you your money back," Dame CEO Alexandra Fine said.

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State Farm to offer $100 average refund to car insurance customers -- Refund amounts for State Farm customers will vary based on their place of residence and insurance premiums.

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Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving way for Paramount Skydance -- Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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U.S. confirms 3 troops killed in Iran war -- The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that at least three U.S. troops have been killed and several others were wounded in "Operation Epic Fury," the first American casualties of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. CBS News' senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more details.

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CIA tracked Iran supreme leader before strike -- CIA intelligence led to the missile strike that killed Iran's supreme leader and other senior Iranian officials on Saturday, a source says. Olivia Gazis has more details.

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Fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow -- Iran launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. and Israel's allies in the region as the joint airstrike campaign continued within Iran, leading to growing fears of a wider Middle East conflict. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Oman, the country that was mediating nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S.

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Cotton: No "simple answer" on Iran leader -- Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the U.S.-Israeli military operation, there's "not a simple answer" as to who will lead the Iranian people.

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CBS Sunday Morning - Honoring Operation Desert Storm - In 1991 more than half a million Americans served in Operation Desert Storm, an allied campaign that freed Kuwait from the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Today, that campaign is all but forgotten. Marine veteran Scott Stump set out to build a memorial to Desert Storm, and the 148 Americans killed in action, on the National Mall, now scheduled to open in October. He talks with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about his obsession to memorialize a moment in time, and the opposition he had to overcome before succeeding in his quest. 4H ago - 07:32

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Fighting words from JFK grandson Jack Schlossberg -- For Jack Schlossberg, politics is personal. The 33-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy, he is out to make a name for himself, having announced a run for Congress in New York's 12th District. He talks with Mo Rocca about his pride in the Kennedy legacy name, and his refusal to refrain from mocking his opponents, saying, "The time is not now to hold back." Schlossberg also opens up about his closeness with his parents, Caroline Kennedy and Ed Schlossberg, as well as his sister, Rose, and shares memories of his late sister, Tatiana.

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UFC's Dana White on taking MMA to the next level -- As CEO and president of Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White has done more than anyone to grow the hard-hitting sport of mixed martial arts, taking his league from obscurity to what will be its highest-profile moment this summer: a UFC match on the South Lawn of the White House. Luke Burbank talks with White about his UFC empire - and how his relationship with Donald Trump, begun in 2001 at Trump's Atlantic City casino, helped advance both their careers.

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AI company Anthropic's Dario Amodei: "We are patriots" -- Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, says his company refused to allow its AI product, Claude, to be used by the Trump Administration without certain guidelines (such as not using its AI to power fully-autonomous weapons without any human involvement). That prompted President Trump to announce Friday that he is banning Anthropic's technology from all federal use, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth labeled the company "a supply chain risk to national security." Amodei talks with correspondent Jo Ling Kent about why he calls the administration's actions "retaliatory and punitive."

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Art and data converge in Arizona's Sonoran Desert -- "Desert Pulse," an art installation at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, is a multi-sensory immersion featuring time-lapse imagery of Arizona's Sonoran Desert - a landscape pulsing with life. Lee Cowan talks with U.K. architects Matt Shaw and Will Trossell, who brought a 3-D LIDAR scanner (a tool used in surveying) to the desert to capture tens of millions of data points, which ScanLAB Projects converted into vibrant digital evocations of an ecosystem breathing, growing, and retreating.

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Cruz on his advice to Trump on Iran -- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he discussed the situation in Iran with President Trump "at length" during the president's visit to Texas on Friday, with Cruz adding, "my counsel to him was that the Iranian regime has never been weaker, that it was teetering, and now was the time."

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Turner: Iran "remained a threat" -- Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Iran "remained a threat" to the U.S. and Israel before the military action, and the two nations "had the opportunity to take an action to eliminate that threat."

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Murphy: Trump "has no plan" in Middle East -- Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat from Connecticut, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump "wouldn't get that authorization" from Congress to launch the massive military operation in Iran, adding that he believes the White House "has to plan for the chaos that is unfolding right now in the Middle East."

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