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Live - U.S. boosts capacity as the Iran war spreads to Jordan and the Red Sea - The U.S. moves more heavy bombers and refueling planes to the Mideast as hostilities in the war with Iran steadily increase. updated 33M ago

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Murders continue historic decline despite spikes in a few cities, study finds -- Violent and property crime categories were also down, new analysis shows. But reported drug crimes were up when compared to the same period last year.

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Science - Wildfire smoke continues to shroud U.S. Millions of people are enduring dangerous air quality as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds the skies. Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, explains how climate change is worsening wildfires. Jul 17 - 3:32

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How AI data centers impact the environment -- New York has become the first state to impose a temporary moratorium on data center development while state lawmakers lay the groundwork to assess environmental and social impacts. Dr. Mike Weinstein, the director of sustainability at Southern New Hampshire University, explains what we know about the wider environmental impact data centers.

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches fresh crew to space station -- The new crew will replace three other Soyuz fliers wrapping up a 240-day stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronomer's name deciphered from ancient Mayan ruins for first time -- The name "White-chested Fox" was found in drawings dating from 400 BC to 900 AD at the San Bartolo-Xultun archaeological site.

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Disclosure Foundation head on new UFO files -- The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of UFO files, spanning 19 videos and more. Jordan Flowers, executive director of the Disclosure Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss.

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Watch: Pentagon releases 19 new UFO videos -- The Defense Department released a fourth batch of UFO files on Friday, nearly one month after its third drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche, plus analysis from astrophysicist Avi Loeb.

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2,000-YEAR-OLD GOLD RINGS AND HUMAN BONES FOUND BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS -- Archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people.

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Telescope spots most distant quasars ever discovered -- Quasars - the brightest objects in the universe - are powered by supermassive black holes at the heart of early galaxies.

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The American innovation that made millions of others possible -- From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by America's intrepid intellect.

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New White House UFO panel chair speaks out -- The White House appointed former Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb to lead its new panel on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, also known as UAPs and UFOs. Loeb shares his enthusiasm for his new role.

19 days ago

House committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith -- The GOP chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the DOJ to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress.

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Secret Service warns of high threat levels before White House Correspondents' Dinner -- Secret Service officials warned nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level since January, nearly 40% higher than during the same period last year.

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House GOP advances $95B plan to fund Iran war and SAVE America Act -- House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.

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Amish Shah projected to win Arizona's 1st District Democratic primary -- Democrat Amish Shah will be up against Republican Jay Feely in Arizona's 1st Congressional District in November.

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Council handpicked by Trump to gut review process of historic-preservation projects -- The Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, whose members were mostly handpicked by President Trump, is poised to end mandatory state review and public comment on projects affecting historical properties.

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Tropical Storm Bertha moves off Louisiana, heads for Texas. See its path. -- Tropical Storm Bertha is the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

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Lung cancer in nonsmokers: "A women's health crisis" -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in American women - and a growing share of new cases are in women who've never smoked.

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