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Thursday, May 07, 2026 1:13 PM ET

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Live - Trump says war to end quickly as Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz - As President Trump again voices optimism that Iran will "make a deal" to end the war, Tehran declares itself the regulator of Strait of Hormuz shipping. updated 13M ago

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Crime - Investigation of correspondents' dinner attack - A CBS News visual investigation reveals new details in an alleged assassination attempt on President Trump at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner. 45M ago - 7:45

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Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says -- If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.

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Bill Nye on the Artemis II moon mission -- Bill Nye The Science Guy, the chief ambassador of The Planetary Society, joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings with more after meeting the Artemis II crew in person after their successful mission around the moon.

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Trump administration fires board overseeing National Science Foundation -- The Trump administration has fired all 22 current members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation, one dismissed member says.

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AI used to reveal face of victim fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption -- Archaeologists found the victim holding a terracotta mortar, which they interpret as an improvised attempt to shield his head.

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In a first, endangered orangutan seen using canopy bridge to cross road -- Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.

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Saving the Venus fly trap -- The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with botanist Julie Moore, who has spent much of her life helping to save these remarkable plants; and with Damon Waitt, director of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, who discusses the unusual traits of a species that Charles Darwin called the most interesting plant in the world.

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From 1990: NASA launches Hubble Telescope -- On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope from the Space Shuttle Discovery after seven years of delays. Watch CBS News' coverage from that day.

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60-FOOT OCTOPUS RULED THE SEAS DURING AGE OF DINOSAURS, FOSSILS SHOW -- New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

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Mysterious "golden orb" found in deep sea in 2023 is finally identified -- Scientists spent over two years identifying a mysterious object found off the coast of Alaska in 2023.

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Salmon exposed to cocaine swim almost twice as far, study shows -- Researchers studied how the drug affected the movements of wild fish in their natural habitats.

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Passengers who left cruise early monitored for hantavirus in U.S., worldwide -- American passengers who left the MV Hondius cruise ship in April are being monitored for hantavirus in at least three states, health officials said.

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Rubio and Pope Leo meet at the Vatican after weeks of tension -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters.

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3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise as Spain says it will dock in Tenerife -- Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.

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Dozens of cocaine packages seized in Pacific, 11 rescued from shipwreck - The Mexican navy helped rescue shipwrecked sailors and retrieve bales of illicit drugs that had been dumped into the ocean. 1H ago

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Blanche on U.S. citizenships being revoked -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke to CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the fears among naturalized U.S. citizens and the accusations of retribution by the Justice Department on behalf of President Trump.

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Mother of 4 released by ICE speaks out -- Meenu Batra, a certified court interpreter for more than 20 years, is speaking out after spending more than six weeks in ICE custody. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

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Note apparently written by Epstein emerges -- A note apparently written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his death has been made public. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.

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Probe on some Trump pardon recipients -- Senate and House Democrats launched a probe into the process for some of President Trump's pardons and commutations. CBS News' Gabe Kaminsky reports.

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8 INFECTED WITH HANTAVIRUS FROM SHIP OUTBREAK -- At least two Americans on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are being monitored in the U.S. for potential symptoms. CBS News' Tom Hanson has the latest.

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Trump claims Iran won't have nuclear weapons -- President Trump is claiming that Iran is close to reaching a peace deal with the U.S. This comes as Israel resumed strikes in Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Holly Williams report, and Jason Campbell, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins with more insight.

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