23M Californians to get up to $1,050 in “inflation relief” checks

Californians are grappling with the the highest fuel costs in the U.S., with an average price of $6.32 a gallon. | Continue reading


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Starbucks used “array of illegal tactics” against unionizing workers

Labor board asks court to order coffee chain to rehire seven former employees the government says were unlawfully fired. | Continue reading


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CBS News poll: Americans react to overturning of Roe v. Wade - most disapprove, call it step backward

The American public is rendering its initial judgment on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and most disapprove of the ruling, including two-thirds of women who disapprove. By more than a 20-point margin, Americans call it a step backward rather than forward for America.(cbsnews.com … | Continue reading


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Rare mummified baby woolly mammoth with skin and hair found in Canada

The female baby was named Nun cho ga, and she is estimated to have died over 30,000 years ago. | Continue reading


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Russia's ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year

After its value plunged to less than a U.S. penny, the ruble is now trading 40% higher than before Russia attacked Ukraine. Why? | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Hackers swipe $100M in cryptocurrency from blockchain bridge Harmony

Attack is the third major theft this year involving services that help users trade crypto across different blockchains. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will peak tonight

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are lining up – in that order – for the first time since December 2004. | Continue reading


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Moderna says new Covid-19 variant shot will be ready by August

Data shows the booster is highly effective against the virus' Omicron variant, according to the drugmaker | Continue reading


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EasyJet said it had to scrap hundreds of flights due to staffers being infected with COVID-19. | Continue reading


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Cost of a typical house in the U.S. tops $400k for first time

Price of a previously occupied house hits new heights even as would-be buyers struggle with high prices and mortgage rates. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

“Grandmother of Juneteenth” reflects on her journey to secure a national holiday

The "Grandmother of Juneteenth" spent years walking from Texas to Washington, D.C. to call for Juneteenth's holiday status. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Russia's ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year

After its value plunged to less than a U.S. penny, the ruble is now trading 30% higher than before Russia attacked Ukraine. Why? | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old

Before shots can be administered to kids as young as 6 months old, the CDC's vaccine advisers are scheduled to vote on updated recommendations this Saturday. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Julian Assange's extradition to U.S. approved by U.K. government

Britain's courts said the WikiLeaks founder's extradition would not "be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process," but he's likely to appeal the order. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Ups tests electric cargo bicycles in congested cities

Delivery giant explores using electric cargo bikes to cut down on congestion in crowded cities. | Continue reading


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Asian Woman Mistaken for White, Attacked in Retaliation for Rise in Hate Crimes

Michael Sangbong Rhee, 37, was arrested Thursday night at his home in Lake Forest. Irvine police say Rhee may have attacked a woman, believing she was white, in retaliation for the rise in hate crimes against Asian people. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Tesla cars involved in 16 crashes with emergency vehicles, regulators say

Federal safety watchdog is investigating the electric car maker's self-driving system after a string of accidents. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman Suing FBI for $1B over Larry Nassar Investigation

The Olympic gold medalists and other women are seeking more than $1 billion from the agency. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

San Francisco votes overwhelmingly to recall progressive DA Chesa Boudin

He's been considered one of the most progressive DAs in the nation but crime has surged under his watch and residents apparently blame him. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

End of an era: Last street payphone in New York City removed

Many of the city's old pay phones have been been replaced by newer technology with a different function. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Many graduate programs are “scams,” according to higher education policy analyst

As many as 40% of master's degree programs cost more than the value they return to the student, recent research shows. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Kyoto, Japan's beautiful old imperial capital, is going broke fast

Before COVID hit, the ancient city's 17 world heritage sites and 2,000 temples and shrines helped to draw tens of millions of tourists every year. But it still can't pay the bills. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Home sweet home, made from shipping containers

Zack and Brie Smithey built their 3BR, 2.5 bath dream home in St. Charles, Mo., out of eight shipping containers. Now, they're helping others who refuse to be boxed into traditional notions of house construction. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

The next shock for homeowners: Surging property tax assessments

Some homeowners are facing "sticker shock" from stiffer property tax bills. Blame the pandemic real estate boom. | Continue reading


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Passenger with “no idea how to fly” lands plane after pilot incapacitated

Dramatic audio between the passenger and air traffic controllers revealed the tense moments before the Cessna landed at Palm Beach International Airport. | Continue reading


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Homes in 97% of U.S. cities are overvalued, Moody's says

Economist Mark Zandi says now isn't the best time to buy a home, with most housing markets showing signs of overheating. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Chinese hackers took trillions in intellectual property

"We're talking about Blueprint diagrams of fighter jets, helicopters, and missiles," Cybereason CEO Lior Div told CBS News. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Nearly all of the Western USA is in drought and it's not even summer yet

The latest government maps show 95% of California is suffering severe or extreme drought. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

JCPenney offers $8.6B to acquire Kohl's

Kohl's shares rose more than 4% on the news Monday. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 1 year ago

Biden is looking at forgiving some federal student loan

He shared his plans during a 90-minute White House meeting with the Hispanic Caucus Monday. | Continue reading


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For most Americans, owning a home is now a distant dream

As housing prices soar, owning a home in the U.S. "is a signifier of the upper class now," one real estate economist says. | Continue reading


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Millennials, Gen Z putting off major financial decisions due to student loans

Despite their student debt, only 10% said in retrospect they would skip higher education. | Continue reading


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Companies use inflation to hike prices and generate profits, report says

The top 10 retailers have raked in $99 billion of profit last year, according to one corporate accountability group. | Continue reading


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Yuval Harari warns humans will be “hacked” if AU isn’t globally regulated (2021)

Harari says global cooperation is needed to prevent human data from getting into the hands of a powerful few. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday. | Continue reading


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Y.o. killer released after 28 years behind bars

Smith was 13 when he murdered a child in 1993. After 28 years behind bars, he has a new life and says he's a changed man. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

MBAs in management lead to lower employee pay, study finds

Researchers point to the popularity of professional management degrees as one reason worker pay has declined. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

Sound travels much slower on Mars than on Earth, researchers find

On Earth, a high-pitched sound might travel 213 feet — but it will travel just 26 feet on Mars. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

Federal Reserve warns of “brewing U.S. housing bubble”

Economists say the pandemic housing boom is showing "signs of exuberance" akin to the boom of the early 2000s. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

AI preserving our ability to converse with Holocaust survivors

Survivors of the Holocaust now have the chance to preserve their stories in a way that allows them to directly answer future generations' questions about their experiences. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

White House records show 7-hour gap in Trump phone log on 1-6

The White House records submitted to the House show a gap in phone logs of calls placed to or by Trump from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. | Continue reading


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North Korea builds monuments around the world (2018)

North Korea's state-run Mansudae Art Studio has made millions of dollars building monuments in Africa, Asia and Europe | Continue reading


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Fears of nuclear war in Europe stoke demand for fancy bunkers

Russia's attack on Ukraine has sparked a deep unease among Europeans. Bomb shelters are going fast. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

New analysis links timbers to the legendary Pilgrim-era boat Sparrow-Hawk

The new analysis provides the best evidence yet that they belonged to the ill-fated vessel that wrecked on Cape Cod in 1626. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

Japan's Busy “Do Nothing Rent-a-Man”

People always told Shoji Morimoto he was a slacker, so he dedicated himself fully to the pursuit of doing nothing, with others, as required. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

Multiple Russia-based IP addresses have been conducting "scanning activity" for vulnerabilities in energy company networks. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

Facebook, Instagram involved in “extremist activities” Russian court rules

The ruling applies to Facebook and Instagram, but spares WhatsApp, according to Russian news source Novaya Gazette. | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

Women make up just 24% of the cyber workforce. CISA wants to fix that.

As the race to recruit female talent in STEM continues moving ahead with steady progress, stunning statistics still wrack the cybersecurity sector: Women working in cybersecurity currently account for less than one quarter of the overall workforce. Megan Rapinoe. Sister Rosetta T … | Continue reading


@cbsnews.com | 2 years ago

NASA's Webb telescope achieves near perfect focus

With its optics aligned, Webb is on track to begin science operations in the late June-July timeframe. | Continue reading


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