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Live - Israel, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire as Iran attacks Kuwait airport - Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon where Hezbollah would be banned. updated 11M ago

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Air traffic controller calls pilot "insane" after close call at Florida airport -- Air traffic control also referred to the pilot of a small plane as "Mad Max."

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Hostage situation at bank building in California ends after suspect shot dead -- The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department said.

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Social Security checks could be cut by $500 a month in 2032, report finds -- Beneficiaries would continue receiving payments if Social Security's trust fund is depleted, but checks could shrink by about 24%, according to a new report.

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NASA reluctantly gives up on lost orbiter: "Best Mars mission ever" -- NASA officials said the $582 million MAVEN orbiter could not be recovered after a problem on the far side of Mars late last year, and that its extraordinarily successful mission was at an end.

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Crime - FBI kills hostage-taker in California - A 15-hour standoff at a bank building in Bakersfield, California, ended Wednesday after all hostages were freed and the suspect was killed by the FBI. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. 45M ago - 2:34

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Details on suspect in bank hostage standoff -- All hostages are safe and a suspect is dead after an hourslong standoff at a bank in California, police said on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has the details.

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Update on California hostage situation -- Authorities in Bakersfield, California, offered details Wednesday on the hourslong standoff with a suspect who barricaded himself in a bank "with several community members," according to police. The situation ended early Wednesday when FBI personnel shot the suspect, authorities said.

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8 bagged bodies found with note in narco-trafficking hotspot - The discovery comes in the midst of a U.S.-backed military crackdown on the organized crime gangs in Ecuador. 6H ago

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Hostage situation ends at California bank -- The FBI shot and killed a person suspected of holding people hostage at a bank in Bakersfield, California, police said, adding that all hostages are safe. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.

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Latest CBS News Videos - Man becomes viral sensation cleaning signs - Liam Wildish was looking for a way to promote his window cleaning business nine years ago, so he started posting videos on social media of himself cleaning signs. The videos have since evolved into a full-time internet identity. Tina Kraus reports. 9M ago - 1:52

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Republican-led House passes war powers vote -- For the first time since the war with Iran started, the Republican-led House passed legislation that would force President Trump to stop all military action against Iran. However, it still has to go to the Senate. Charlie D'Agata reports.

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California awaits official primary results -- As the votes are still coming in for California's primaries, it seems voters will likely send two Republican political newcomers to the November elections. Meanwhile, CBS News projects current Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will advance to a runoff this fall. Matt Gutman has more details.

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Trump addresses "anti-weaponization" fund -- President Trump called the idea of establishing what the White House calls an "anti-weaponization" fund, "the greatest thing," on Wednesday, and wouldn't say whether he's agreed to drop plans for it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had told lawmakers this week that the fund would be dropped after a federal judge temporarily blocked its establishment. Ed O'Keefe has more.

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House votes to rein in Trump on Iran as war loses GOP support -- In May, the Senate advanced a similar measure to force the president to end the prolonged conflict with Iran.

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Connie Chan and Scott Wiener advance in race to succeed Pelosi, CBS News projects -- Voters in San Francisco on Tuesday advanced San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California's 11th Congressional District, CBS News projects.

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Bessent testifies he told Pulte he was "going to kick his a**," not punch him -- Bill Pulte, President Trump's pick for acting director of national intelligence, is being met with some skepticism on Capitol Hill.

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Sam Forstag projected to win Democratic primary in Montana's 1st District -- Democrats are hoping to pick up the open seat. GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke is retiring at the end of his term.

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Grenell says he was "rattled" by sentencing of man convicted of threatening him -- Ric Grenell, the former president of the Kennedy Center, gave a victim impact statement in court about the threats.

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Senate advances reconciliation bill, dropping ballroom funds -- Senate Republicans moved forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies Wednesday.

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Bitter GOP primary for South Dakota governor heads to runoff -- Businessman and self-described outsider Toby Doeden and incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden will advance to a runoff for the GOP nomination for South Dakota governor, CBS News projects.

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Trump admin. floats tariffs on 60 trading partners after forced labor probe -- The Trump administration has unveiled proposed tariffs of 10% or more on dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, including some of the U.S.'s largest trading partners.

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Zach Lahn wins Iowa GOP governor primary, upsetting Trump-backed rival -- MAHA-aligned Republican Zach Lahn will face Democrat Rob Sand in this year's race for Iowa governor, setting up what could be an unusually competitive contest in a red-leaning state.

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DOJ says it has superseding indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center -- The superseding indictment does not contain any new charges or name new defendants from the original version, which was returned in April.

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Iowa GOP Senate candidate Hinson: Prolonged Iran war could be "political liability" -- Iowa GOP Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson acknowledged the U.S.-Iran conflict could become a "political liability" if it stretches beyond the next few weeks, according to audio obtained by CBS News.

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Democrat Christina Bohannan to take on Iowa GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks for third time -- Bohannan has lost to the Republican incumbent twice, but narrowed the margin to 799 votes in the 2024 election.

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Iowa Senate race set between Democrat Josh Turek, Republican Ashley Hinson -- Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for reelection, and Democrats have been increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the seat in recent months.

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Supreme Court lets Alabama use House map that favors GOP in midterms -- The Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a House map that is more favorable to Republicans, despite a lower court finding that the plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters.

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GOP Rep Kean to face Bennett as Dems seek to oust absent GOP N.J. incumbent -- Kean has been missing from the job since March, citing a "personal medical issue."

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