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Thursday, July 09, 2026 5:49 PM ET

CBS News - World

Here's who's vying to replace Graham Platner as Maine Democratic Senate nominee -- Graham Platner's move to suspend his Senate campaign after a sexual assault allegation has prompted a mad dash in Maine, as Democrats position themselves as replacements to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

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The scaled-backed Alibaba settlement reflects a broader trend by the DOJ of pulling back on criminal enforcement of corporate cases involving the safety of food, drugs, and medical devices.

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Trump's proposed arch needs structural revisions to earn final approval -- Washington, D.C., has height restrictions, and the National Planning Commission offered a solution to meet them for the 250-foot proposed arch.

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Sen. Adam Schiff is launching a congressional inquiry into why the Justice Department shuttered a long-running criminal investigation into bacteria-tainted infant formula.

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Questions arise over new Air Force One after Trump uses old plane -- The Secret Service advised that President Trump take the old plane to depart Turkey, according to people briefed on the situation.

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39 killed in southern China flooding after days of heavy rain -- Authorities in southern China say 39 people have died in flooding after days of heavy rainfall from a tropical storm.

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U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured leg in World Cup loss to Belgium -- Christian Pulisic was diagnosed with a fractured right leg, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Thursday.

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Irish citizen found guilty of murdering American woman in Hungary -- Investigators said Mackenzie Michalski and the suspect met at a nightclub and danced before leaving for the man's rented apartment.

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American-made technology guiding Ukraine's strikes into Russia -- The American defense firm Shield AI has played an increasingly important role in Ukraine's campaign of strikes in Russia.

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Israeli strike kills aid worker who brought World Cup screenings to Gaza -- An Israeli strike has killed an aid worker who organized World Cup game screenings for Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip, a hospital director says.

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Army to share findings of Kuwait attack probe with Gold Star families -- Six Americans were killed in the March 1 Iranian strike on a tactical operations center in Kuwait.

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Startup company reveals prototype of tsunami survival pod -- LifePod says its survival device will be able to save small groups of children and adults from tsunamis and severe flooding.

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Ex-commander convicted over submarine implosion that killed 44 -- Claudio Villamide was convicted over the 2017 implosion of the ARA San Juan in the South Atlantic.

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Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes as Khamenei laid to rest -- Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was buried amid an escalating exchange of fire on the 132nd day of the war.

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Cartel violence hits World Cup despite warnings: "Getting massacred" -- The attacks came as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has spent months grappling with how to address endemic criminal violence in Mexico.

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June was the hottest on record for Western Europe, second hottest globally -- A new report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service also found that June temperatures in Western Europe were nearly 5.5 degrees above average.

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U.S. military launches second night of strikes against Iran -- The U.S. military launched another round of strikes against Iran late Wednesday night, U.S. Central Command said, in the second night of attacks as diplomacy between the two countries appears to collapse.

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Trump says U.S. will grant Ukraine's request to license Patriot defense system -- "A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. -- Jul 8

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Doctor with "lust for murder" convicted in deaths of 15 patients -- The doctor allegedly killed 12 women and three men between 2021 and 2024. He allegedly set fire to some of the victims' apartments to cover up the killings. -- Jul 8

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Telegram used to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say -- The suspects posted videos of their attacks and referred to women as "cars," sedatives as "fuel" and rape as "driving," according to court documents. -- Jul 8

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