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Live - Iran touts its trade ties as U.S. turns from bombs to economic warfare - As Vice President JD Vance declares economic pressure "the most effective tool that we have," Iran seeks to show deepening trade ties with its neighbors. updated 25M ago

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IndyCar is holding its first race in D.C. this weekend. Here's what to know. -- Twenty-five cars traveling at top speeds approaching 180 mph will zoom around the National Mall this weekend when IndyCar takes over downtown D.C.

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First on CBS - Trump to honor Artemis II crew with nation's top space medal - President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew​ of NASA's Artemis II mission​ in a ceremony Aug. 28. updated 33M ago

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Trump appears on radio show of Michael Cohen, patching up public split -- President Trump appeared on the radio show of Michael Cohen, his fixer-turned-foe, in a stunning public reunion that would have been impossible to imagine several years ago.

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Crime - Defense rests case in Lindsay Clancy trial - The defense for Lindsay Clancy has rested their case in the murder trial over the killings of Clancy's three young children. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more. 39M ago - 4:06

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Patients say hospital mixed up drugs -- Several patients at a Tennessee hospital say they were hurt after hospital staff allegedly mixed up their medications during routine joint replacement surgeries. CBS News' Nicole Valdes has more.

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President Trump and Michael Cohen reunite -- President Trump joined Michael Cohen's radio show for a taping after a long, public feud with his former fixer. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.

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Chaplain's testimony on Clancy conversation -- A chaplain who prayed with Lindsay Clancy took the stand in her murder trial. Trial lawyer and former prosecutor Mark Eiglarsh joins CBS News with more.

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Tupac Shakur murder suspect recounts shooting in audio played to jury - Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. 5H ago

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NASA's Swift telescope will plunge toward Earth after rescue mission called off -- The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.

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NASA images show 60-foot-wide crater on moon after SpaceX rocket booster crash -- A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.

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New space object called "black hole star" discovered by astronomers -- The newly discovered object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion times more energy than any star.

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Stunning photos show total solar eclipse over Europe -- The only total solar eclipse of 2026 crossed the Northern Hemisphere Wednesday, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. See photos and video from the best viewing locations.

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Meta AI glasses spark fears about privacy -- Meta's glasses that are capable of recording video may pose a threat to people's privacy, critics say.

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Grief coach on celebrating her daughter's life -- Author and grief coach Kate Doerge told Norah O'Donnell that when her family was told that her daughter Penny, who was battling neurofibromatosis, had an inoperable tumor, she opened the doors to her house for people to come and celebrate the 16-year-old. "We sent her out on a rocket ship of love," Doerge said on "Healthful."

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NASA scraps mission to save Swift telescope -- NASA is pivoting from a mission to save the Swift telescope. CBS News' Bill Harwood explains why.

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AI could be used to generate bills -- The use of artificial intelligence on Capitol Hill could pose some issues for bills that may become U.S. laws later on. Ari Hershowitz, founder of DreamProIT, joins CBS News with his take.

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Why Dubai may be vital to the Trump administration's economic war on Iran -- The effectiveness of a bolstered economic campaign​ against Iran may rest largely on one close U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates.

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Controversial Netflix dating show sparks backlash in Japan -- Japan's justice ministry said it will cancel a collaboration with "Badly in Love," a Netflix dating show featuring ex-juvenile delinquents.

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Iran set to impose longer prison terms for any contact with foreign media -- Iranians could soon face up to two years in prison for daring to communicate in any way with a foreign news outlet, embassy or institution.

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First deportees arrive in Haiti after U.S. ends TPS protection -- The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians.

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Japan hangs man convicted of killing 5 people at pachinko parlor -- Sunao Takami set fire to the crowded pachinko parlor in Osaka by spreading gasoline and throwing a lit match, engulfing the building, killing five and injuring 10 others.

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Liberia receives first group of "third country" deportees from U.S., officials say -- The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of "third country" deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News.

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USS Abraham Lincoln leaving Middle East after 9-month deployment -- The aircraft carrier and its 5,000 crew members will return to San Diego after an approximately nine-month deployment.

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Army to nix drone battalion set up to absorb lessons from Ukraine war -- The decision to phase out the Army drone battalion comes amid tension between senior officers who envisioned the unit and the acting chief of staff of the Army.

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Fishermen missing for 5 days found alive floating on cooler in Pacific -- A video shared by Mexican officials shows the fishermen inside a blue cooler as the container bobs on ocean waves. -- Aug 20

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American student says she was raped in Vietnam, pressured to drop case -- An American student says she was raped during a group holiday in Vietnam, then pressured to drop the case against a wealthy suspect. -- Aug 20

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Famed century-old ship "Sava's Titanic" emerges amid drought in Europe -- The boat was carrying wounded fighters when it hit a German mine in late April 1945, experts say. -- Aug 20

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Vance says war in "new phase" of economic pressure as Iran dismisses Trump threat -- Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies."

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North Korea launches missiles as Trump seeks to rekindle nuclear talks -- Hours after Trump said he expects to hold new talks with Kim Jong Un, South Korea and Japan said several short-range missiles were launched by the North. -- Aug 20

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ICE, Iran quietly worked together on deporting Iranians to Iran, emails show -- U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport more than 100 Iranians to Iran in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between them despite tensions mounting at the time.

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