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Exclusive - Illinois senators blast FAA for holding air traffic controller raises "hostage" The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside​ $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees. 56M ago

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Live - Price of diesel in U.S. hits record as Vance downplays Iran war impact - Vance says gas prices could have been "much higher were it not for our efforts," as the Iran war pushes pump prices to expected Labor Day weekend records. updated 27M ago

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Latest CBS News Videos - Reactions pour in for Gloria Steinem - Gloria Steinem, a feminist icon and a trailblazer for women's rights, has died at 92. Activist and #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke, women's rights attorney Gloria Allred and others spoke with CBS News about her impact. 9H ago - 11:35

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Dangerous cleanup effort beneath ground zero -- Large chunks of debris crashed through underground basements during the 9/11 attacks. 60 Minutes visited several months afterwards, when an exhausting and dangerous cleanup effort was underway.

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Gloria Allred discusses Lindsay Clancy trial -- The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has sparked complicated conversations around motherhood, postpartum and mental health. Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joins CBS News to discuss the case.

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Gloria Allred on Gloria Steinem's legacy -- Gloria Steinem, a journalist and trailblazer of the women's liberation movement, has died at 92, her foundation announced Thursday. Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joins CBS News to discuss Steinem's impact on the world.

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World Cup of Tiramisu contest seeks judges -- Tiramisu is one of the most popular desserts in the world, and in Italy, the 10th annual World Cup of Tiramisu is a real competition seeking judges. Tony Dokoupil has the story.

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Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more -- Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.

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Vote on the fattest marmot now -- Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.

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NASA plans to launch new space telescope -- NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.

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Invasive Joro spiders are "slowly spreading." Here's what to do if you see one. -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you." -- Aug 20

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A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world -- July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States - another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events - such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes - will become more common and more extreme. -- Aug 16

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A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world -- July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl - just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events - such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes - will become more common and more extreme.

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Views of the total solar eclipse in Europe -- A total solar eclipse was visible in parts of Europe for the first time since 1912. Rob Marciano reports.

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Europe sees total solar eclipse -- A total solar eclipse turned day into night across a slice of Europe and North America on Wednesday, and put millions in unique contact with the heavens above. Meteorologist Rob Marciano reports from Spain.

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Astronomy professor on how eclipses work -- Janna Levin, professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, joins CBS News to discuss Wednesday's total solar eclipse.

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How a total solar eclipse stopped a war -- Columbia University astronomy professor Dr. Janna Levin joins CBS News to discuss Wednesday's total solar eclipse, saying it's a reminder that humans share this Earth together and "we're all part of something larger."

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Trump names new acting Army secretary after Driscoll resigns -- President Trump has named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary, following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses -- A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

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Trump commutes former Philadelphia labor leader "Johnny Doc's" prison sentence -- President Trump agreed to commute the rest of former Philadelphia labor leader Johnny Doc's prison sentence, his lawyer says.

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2 trapped Nepal workers rescued from buried tunnel 9 days after floods -- Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel as emergency teams continued efforts to reach others believed to be trapped and still alive inside, officials said.

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DOJ reviving dormant prize law to try to claim Iranian oil tankers -- The Justice Department is planning to try to use a legal regime last used during the Spanish-American War to speed up the seizure of ships and their cargo during the Iran conflict.

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"Supersized" El Ni o's harshest weather ahead includes heat, drought, floods -- A new forecast predicts with almost 100% certainty that El Ni o will remain in place until early 2027, peaking later this year.

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