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Live - Oil tops $100 per barrel as U.S. and Iran launch new attacks - The price of crude oil hit a 15-week high after the U.S. said it blew up five more Iranian oil tankers, triggering retaliation from Tehran. updated 36M ago

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Technology - U.S. reading scores plummeting - New data shows American students continue to fall behind their international peers in reading. The 2025 Program for International Assessment found that 15-year-old students' reading scores fell by 14 points since the last test in 2022. Lauren Lumpkin, national education reporter for the Washington Post, joins CBS News to discuss. 1H ago - 4:00

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Apple unveils first foldable iPhone -- Apple on Wednesday accomplished two firsts: It unveiled its first foldable iPhone at its first launch event fronted by new CEO John Ternus. "Apple in China" author Patrick McGee joins CBS News with more.

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How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting. -- Mar 28, 2024

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Anthropic researcher quits, issues AI warning -- A former Anthropic researcher has quit his job over concerns about the potential threat artificial intelligence poses to humanity. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports. Then, CNET AI reporter Katelyn Chedraoui joins to discuss.

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Humans "close to being outsmarted" by superintelligence, AI expert says - Rapid developments in AI are prompting concerns about "superintelligence." Here's why some experts are worried. updated 55M ago

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Afghan girls who study in secret want you to read their "letters to the world" -- 21 Afghan girls, bravely defying the Taliban by continuing to study, handed CBS News letters containing their stifled, often humble dreams "for an ordinary life."

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Trump says he had "great conversation" with Putin amid renewed peace push -- "He is wanting to make a deal. And if Zelenskyy is wanting to make a deal, that would be very nice," President Trump said.

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Zelenskyy's plane almost hit by drone, Norway's prime minister says -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined a host of other foreign dignitaries in Oslo for the funeral of Norway's King Harald V.

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Netanyahu calls claim he was warned of Oct. 7 attack "malicious libel" -- Israel's leader says a report claiming the UAE warned him in advance of Hamas' 2023 terror attack is politically motivated lies, but it's fueling fierce pre-election furor.

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Anthropic researcher says more than 10% chance AI "could kill all humans" -- A top Anthropic researcher says there's more than a 10% chance AI "could kill all humans," after a colleague resigned over similar concerns.

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"Exceptionally well-preserved" tomb of ancient judge found in Egypt -- Many of the paintings in the tomb have retained their original colors despite spending more than 40 centuries buried beneath the desert sands, officials said.

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London police use tech to tackle masked phone snatchers -- Police say fewer people in London are getting their phones stolen by criminals speeding by on bikes and mopeds thanks to a dedicated task force with an "eye in the sky." -- Sep 8

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U.S. envoy warns U.K. against new plan to sanction Israeli settlements -- Britain and 11 other U.S. allies say they'll sanction trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, citing an "unprecedented level of settler violence." -- Sep 8

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Ukrainian woman designing a ballistic missile to put Moscow in reach -- Before Russia invaded, Iryna Terekh designed patios. Now she runs a Ukrainian defense company testing a missile she says will soon put Moscow in range. -- Sep 8

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Lithuania training civilians to defend against a Russian invasion -- Lithuania is teaching civilians young and old to help defend their tiny nation from a hypothetical Russian invasion, and telling Putin, "We don't fear you." -- Sep 8

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France investigates removal of female Eiffel Tower staff for Hindu group's visit -- The mayor of Paris announced an investigation into why female staff at the Eiffel Tower were taken off duty for a visit from a Hindu religious group.

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2 paintings by Renoir stolen from museum in France, officials say -- Authorities are seeking thieves who broke into the Renoir Museum in the French Riviera and stole two paintings by the impressionist master, local authorities say.

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Russian strikes on Kyiv resume as soon as Witkoff, Kushner peace talks end -- Russian strikes pummeled Ukraine's capital as soon as a three-day pause for peace talks with President Trump's envoys ended. -- Sep 8

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4 found dead after Miami family's small plane goes missing off Bahamas -- A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said.

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