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5 missing women are linked to Olney home in Philadelphia. Here's what we know. Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation. 53M ago

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Officials: Foreign actor breached tanker network -- Federal authorities have confirmed that a foreign actor compromised the network of two oil tankers that were heading towards Texas in August. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the details.

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Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout -- According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.

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Coast Guard and FBI boarded tankers due to cyberattacks. How big is the risk? -- U.S. Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded two Texas-bound energy tankers last month after cyberattacks struck the vessels while they were traveling toward the United States, according to U.S. officials.

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NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum -- Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago.

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First on CBS - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she's cancer-free - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles had a medical procedure at the Mayo Clinic earlier this week, CBS News first reported. 8H ago

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Virginia fines a Microsoft data center for emissions violations -- As part of the settlement with Microsoft, the tech giant has agreed to invest $2.4 million toward an environmental project underway in Loudoun County.

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House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe -- The committee accused Black of defying subpoenas as part of its investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.

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AI is making it easier for adversaries to target U.S. military, experts say -- An Iran-linked adversary used Claude AI to try to target U.S. naval forces, Anthropic revealed in a recent report.

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Maye Musk says son Elon "just wants to do good" but steps "on a lot of toes" -- Maye Musk has described her son Elon as a genius even as a child, and said his efforts have led to insults and unfair treatment from the public.

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Exclusive -- ICE deportees in Africa describe being stranded "on the other side of the world" -- CBS News traveled to Liberia to speak to some of the Latin American deportees banished to Africa under President Trump's immigration crackdown.

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First on CBS -- Air Force officer prayed while "free-falling" after being shot down in Iran -- Badly wounded and alone in Iran's desert, downed U.S. Air Force officer Dude 44 Bravo evaded capture for days as the Iranian forces and the U.S. military searched for him.

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First on CBS -- Pardon brokers offer to "put pressure on the president," at sky-high costs -- Hidden cameras captured lobbyists as they tried to woo a potential client interested in obtaining a pardon from President Trump.

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Niall Ferguson: AIpocalypse Now -- It's not just the next 9/11, enabled by AI, that is coming. It's the next global financial crisis. It's the next pandemic. It might even be the next world war. What, if anything, can we do about it?

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Tyler Cowen: The AI Slowdown Is Not What It Seems -- The changes embraced by AI companies over the weekend may improve safety, but they exclude the one thing that could delay AI progress.

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The Founder Building an Actual Unicorn -- Critics say Josie Zayner's gene-editing start-up is messing with Mother Nature. She said, 'Being a god is just being 100 years in the future.'

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House cutting week short before adjourning until after midterms -- House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled votes in the chamber that were planned for Thursday ahead of a six-week recess.

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Coast Guard, FBI boarded Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate cyberattack -- The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the attack.

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Senate Democrats meet with El-Sayed, rallying around Michigan nominee -- Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed met with Senate Democrats as they look to rally around his candidacy in the final sprint to November's election.

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House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time -- The previous votes have failed to stop President Trump from waging war with Iran.

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Patel defends lowering hiring standards related to prostitution, bestiality -- Tuesday's hearing marked the first time that Patel has publicly addressed the new hiring standards related to prostitution, employment theft and bestiality. -- Sep 15

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How much interest can a $50,000 3-year CD account earn if opened now? -- Moving $50,000 into a 3-year CD account could be a lucrative move for savers who get started this September.

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Here's why a high-yield savings account is worth opening this week

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Will a CD or a high-yield savings account be better to open after the Fed's rate hike?

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What are the monthly payments on a $90,000 home equity loan now? -- Borrowing $90,000 worth of home equity could make sense now. Here's what your monthly payments will look like.

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Home equity borrowing is rising again. Here's why it makes sense for homeowners now.

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What are the monthly payments on a $250,000 home equity loan if opened this September?

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The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. Here's how mortgage rates may respond. -- The Fed just raised rates by a quarter point. Here's how that rate shift could now impact mortgage rates.

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Why a mortgage rate lock makes sense this September

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What are today's mortgage and mortgage refinance interest rates?

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Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023 -- The Fed increased its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to battle resurgent inflation driven by soaring energy prices.

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Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods perks -- Amazon said it is increasing its minimum pay for operations workers by $1 an hour and adding grocery discounts for all U.S. employees.

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AI doesn't have rights or feelings, Microsoft's AI chief says -- Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman said in an essay that trying to develop AI consciousness would be "catastrophic" for humanity.

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Own a car? You're getting socked by higher prices, and not only for gas -- Car ownership costs have soared 50% since 2020, according to new economic data. Here's where motorists are getting dinged. -- Sep 15

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Americans' incomes hit a record high in 2025. Now for the bad news. -- The typical U.S. household's annual earnings have risen only 2.5% since 2019, new data from the Census Bureau shows. -- Sep 15

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Fed raises interest rates amid rising prices -- The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years on Wednesday, a sign of concern about rising prices. Meanwhile, the cost of diesel fuel hit a new record on Wednesday, for the eighth day in a row. Nancy Cordes reports on rising prices and Kelly O'Grady has more details on the Fed's decision.

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U.S. probing suspected cyberattack on tanker -- The FBI and the Coast Guard are investigating a giant oil tanker on its way to Texas that may have been taken over by a cyberattack. Iranian state media claims hackers had control of the ship's propellers, raising concern that these giant vessels could be used as weapons. Nicole Sganga reports.

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FBI probing potential father-son serial killers -- FBI agents are investigating two potential serial killers, a father and his son, possibly involved in the killings of at least five women. Jericka Duncan reports.

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Details on news helicopter crash, killing 3 -- A news helicopter went down in Los Angeles on Tuesday night while the reporter aboard was covering a fatal bus accident. Two NBC LA employees were killed in the crash, along with another person on the ground. Carter Evans reports.

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CBS Evening News - Patrick Clancy sits down with 60 Minutes - Patrick Clancy spoke with 60 Minutes this week. Shanelle Kaul has a preview of the story, which airs Sunday. 4H ago - 3:14

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The Daily Report - Sheeran torched over Macklemore tour ousting - Ed Sheeran is facing intense public backlash after rapper Macklemore, who was set to open his upcoming tour dates, was dropped from the production over pro-Palestine comments. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports and Alex Suskind, news director at online music magazine Pitchfork, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss. 4H ago - 4:38

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Musk's DOGE spent billions cutting jobs -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on administrative leave costs in 2025, an increase spurred by the DOGE push to cut down the federal workforce. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.

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Experimental weight loss drug sold illegally -- Retatrutide, an experimental weight loss drug still undergoing clinical trials at Eli Lily, is being marketed online and illegally sold to U.S. clients, a CBS News investigation found. CBS News investigative reporter and producer Daniel Gilbert has the story.

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Midterm congressional races to watch -- CBS News' director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the congressional races to watch ahead of the midterm elections.

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White House reacts to Fed interest rate hike -- The Federal Reserve boosted interest rates for the first time since July 2023 on Wednesday. CBS News' Richard Escobedo and Natalie Brand have the details.

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