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GM agrees to place EV battery plants under UAW contract
General Motors agreed Friday to include electric vehicle battery production in its new contract with the United Auto Workers union. CBS Detroit reporter Terell Bailey has more. #news #generalmotors #uaw CBS News Streaming Network is…
No war in Ukraine!
The White House claimed on Friday, Feb. 11 that attacks on Ukraine by Russian troops may be imminent, though Russian officials have denied these claims and denounced them as “dangerous lies.†Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky,…
Showdown likely between House and Senate as congress remains divided on Israel, Ukraine aid
Talks among Republicans in Congress are already underway for another route to split up aid for Israel and Ukraine aid, as the House’s $14.3 billion Israel-only aid proposal is likely to be dead-on-arrival in the…
The US military is poisoning the water in O’ahu
As Director for the Sierra Club of Hawai’i Wayne Tanaka recently wrote in The Guardian, the US Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility is “a massive underground ‘farm’ of 18-million liter fuel tanks and pipes…
Republicans scramble to secure next House speaker after McCarthy ouster
House Republicans are in disarray after ousting Kevin McCarthy as Majority Speaker earlier this week, a move that has been criticized by some presidential candidates. Christina Ruffini has more. #news #republican #mccarthy “CBS Saturday Morning”…
2020 debate claims are coming back to haunt Biden as GOP probes into Hunter swirl: ‘Lie, deny, counter accuse’
President Joe Biden made several claims during the 2020 presidential debates that 3 years later are being labeled as falsehoods by conservatives as evidence continues to trickle out in the investigation into his son Hunter’s…
The US journalism crisis is a democracy crisis
The societal ramifications of the death of local journalism in the United States are as widespread as they are depressingly predictable. As Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols recently wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review,…
Eric Trump to take the stand in non-jury civil trial against Trump Organization stemming from NYAG lawsuit
Eric Trump is expected to take the stand Thursday in the non-jury civil trial stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against the Trump family and Trump Organization.The former president’s son is an…
Furniture company Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams went bankrupt overnight. Here’s how.
In 1989, Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams founded a furniture store bearing their names. The company became an American success story until last month, when the company went bankrupt. Now, $50 million in customer deposits…
The West’s dangerous war games with China
Announced on Sept. 15 2021, AUKUS is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which involves the US and UK sharing nuclear propulsion technology with Australia. As Michael Safi…
Biden hosts anti-Israel world leader to talk climate, migration; Gaza not on public agenda
President Biden will meet with Chilean President Gabriel Boric even as the South American leader’s government recalls its diplomats from Israel, a measure several countries have initiated. The leaders will have a bilateral meeting Thursday to…
Dozens killed, hundreds wounded after unprecedented attack in Israel
Dozens are dead and hundreds more injured after an unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters inside Israel. The attack started with rockets fired from inside the Gaza Strip, and Hamas then breached a border wall separating…
‘This is not an aberration’: Jan. 6 and America’s heart of darkness
The insurrectionary violence at the US Capitol that Donald Trump instigated on Jan. 6, 2021, marked another dark page in American history. But while many saw the events of Jan. 6 as an aberration that…
Over 1,000 veterans flock to new DeSantis coalition just 2 weeks after launch: ‘Service above self’
FIRST ON FOX: Over 1,000 veterans have joined the National Veterans Coalition recently launched by GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, his campaign tells Fox News Digital.The DeSantis campaign launched the coalition in South Carolina two…
Parked trucks pose many dangers for drivers
It’s not uncommon to find big rig trucks parked on the shoulder of a freeway or rest stop, but the dangers of these parked trucks become very apparent at night. Kris Van Cleave has the…
Why US prisons don’t want prisoners to read
In a recent piece for Protean magazine entitled “The American Prison System’s War on Reading,†Alex Skopic writes, “Across the United States, the agencies responsible for mass imprisonment are trying to severely limit incarcerated people’s…
FBI arrests Alaska man for threatening to kill US Senator, wear their skin ‘as clothes’
An Alaska suspect was arrested this week after he allegedly threatened to “hunt” down and kill a U.S. Senator, officials said.Arther Graham, 46, of Kenai, was arrested Monday after he allegedly sent a graphic message…
New Mexico celebrates autumn with unexpected flavor
Pumpkin spice might be the flavor of fall across the country, but in New Mexico, hatch chiles are the real treat of the season. These smoky, spicy local chiles grow locally and are sold in…
Democrats are in for a world of hurt in swing states like Wisconsin
With news that Democrats will likely be caving to pressure from “centrist†lawmakers like Sen. Joe Manchin, shelving President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package, and reneging on their campaign promises to voters, the party’s…
Biden says American citizens will leave Gaza through Rafah border crossing
President Biden on Wednesday said the U.S. has secured safe passage for wounded Palestinians and for foreign nationals to exit Gaza for Egypt. “We expect American citizens to exit today, and we expect to see more…
DeSantis steps up Trump attacks on campaign trail
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the campaign trail in his home state of Florida. In a news conference on Thursday, he addressed the fundraising gap between him and former President Donald Trump. CBS News…
Adolph Reed Jr. on race reductionism and liberational politics
“There is no doubt that racism is real and has negative consequences for people’s lives,†Adolph Reed Jr. and Touré F. Reed note in the abstract to their article “The Evolution of ‘Race’ and Racial…
Kentucky schools report test score spike; students still perform well below pre-COVID levels
Modest improvements have been reported in Kentucky students’ test scores, though those numbers have yet to fully rebound from their pandemic-era slump.The number of students measured “proficient” or “distinguished” in reading and mathematics evaluations still…
Community organizing in America’s most segregated city
African-American communities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, face more than their fair share of political and socioeconomic challenges; at the same time, these communities will play an outsized role in determining the outcome of the next US…
Jordan opens probe into intel community’s alleged obstruction of 2020 Senate investigation of Hunter Biden
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan opened an investigation Wednesday into the intelligence community’s alleged obstruction of Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson’s 2020 investigation into Hunter Biden by casting their work as an…
NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus dies at 80
NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus died Thursday at the age of 80. John Dickerson looks back at Butkus’ career. #news #dickbutkus #chicagobears CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news…
COVID crisis at Danbury prison
Inmates at the Danbury Federal Correctional Camp in Connecticut, also known as “Camp Cupcake,†have been overwhelmed by COVID-19. According to formal allegations from US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Representative Jahana Hayes,…
