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CBS News - Science

Federal judge finds DOGE's elimination of humanities grants "unlawful" -- Three of the nation's major scholarly groups challenged the Trump administration's cuts to humanities grants.

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U.S. trade court rules against Trump's 10% tariffs -- The tariffs were put in place in February, days after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous round of sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs.

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Can AI help you figure out how much money you need to retire? -- As more people turn to chatbots for financial advice, experts say AI offers both pros and cons for retirement planning. Here's what to know.

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Trump-appointed council proposes major redesign of FEMA response role -- A council appointed by President Trump has proposed major changes to FEMA's disaster relief response.

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U.S. strikes 2 Iranian ports as American warships come under fire -- Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under attack on Thursday, and the U.S. struck on two Iranian ports abutting the strait, putting into question an increasingly fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

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Exclusive - State Department reviewing all Mexican consulates in U.S. as tensions grow - The State Department is initiating a review of all 53 Mexican consulates in the United States, a U.S. official said, a move that could lead Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider ordering the closure of some posts. 3H ago

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Spencer Pratt compares his fledgling political career to Obama's national rise - Spencer Pratt has said he was compelled to launch his unlikely mayoral run after his home was destroyed in last year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires. 29M ago

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Crime - Mother of missing woman in Bahamas speaks out - The search for Michigan mother Lynette Hooker headed into a fifth week as Coast Guard investigators seek to question the owners of a sailboat that was moored near the Hooker's vessel when she went missing. Cristian Benavides reports. 48M ago - 2:12

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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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Surprising "Survivor" tribal council ceremony -- (Warning: Spoilers ahead!) "CBS Mornings" reveals details of the latest "Survivor 50" episode and elimination ceremony, which had another surprise for the castaways.

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Exclusive preview of "I Will Find You" -- "CBS Mornings" has an exclusive preview of the new Netflix series "I Will Find You," which is based on Harlan Coben's 2023 novel. Coben, who is also an executive producer on the series, talks about what inspired the story and how closely he worked on the Netflix adaptation.

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Documentary explores maternal healthcare -- Christy Turlington Burns, the founder and president of the nonprofit "Every Mother Counts," speaks about her new documentary, which explores the state of maternal healthcare following the end of Roe v. Wade. She discusses the different risks for women and why this is personal for her.

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How Ted Turner transformed media -- Ted Turner, who died on Wednesday at age 87, was a global media titan. Amol Sharma, a financial editor for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News with more insight. -- May 6

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CBS News finds security gaps at Hilton Hotel -- CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga returned to the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., to better understand the security surrounding the White House Correspondents' Dinner. What she found was a 13-minute gap in security camera coverage in the moments leading up to the shooting.

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DOJ yet to authenticate possible Epstein note -- A federal judge has made public an apparent suicide note written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.

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Correspondents' dinner shooting analysis -- A CBS News team analyzed the security footage of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Nicole Sganga breaks down what we learned.

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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.

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