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Live - Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens - Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict. updated 2M ago

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How much interest can $100,000 earn in 2026? Here are 4 options to know. -- Interest earnings on a $100,000 deposit can be significant this year, but is it truly the right move for savers?

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Why a $10,000 CD account is worth opening this March

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60 Minutes - Threats against U.S. judges surge under Trump - Federal judges say criticism from President Trump can put their safety at risk. The White House says the president "understands the dangers of political violence." Mar 1 - 13:15

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Breaking the cycle of school shootings -- After a deadly school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, prosecutors, in a first, charged both the gunman and his parents. It's a change some victims' families believe could help break the cycle of violence.

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Reza Pahlavi on the future of Iran -- Prince Reza Pahlavi, a leader of the opposition to the Islamic Republic, discusses whether regime change is coming, who leads a transition, and what happens to Iran's nuclear program.

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Inside the birthplace of food stamps -- McDowell County, West Virginia barely survived coal's collapse and the opioid crisis. Now cuts to food stamps and Medicaid threaten to push its poorest residents to the edge.

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Inside Trump's South Africa Afrikaner claims -- 60 Minutes travels to South Africa to investigate President Trump's claims that White farmers are victims of a genocide that reporters aren't covering.

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Noem faces bipartisan criticism of immigration record at Senate hearing -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced skepticism from both sides of the aisle at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

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Social media believed to be shooter's is full of antisemitic, anti-Christian posts -- The attacker who opened fire at a bar in Austin, Texas, over the weekend appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-Christian and misogynistic messages on social media.

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Anthropic's Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say -- Two sources familiar with the U.S. military's use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran - and is still using it.

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Witkoff: Iran said it had enough enriched uranium to make 11 nuclear bombs -- President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News that Iranian negotiators said Iran had the "inalienable right to enrich all their nuclear fuel."

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The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. -- The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

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DOJ reverses course, will now defend Trump executive orders targeting law firms -- The Justice Dept. said in a court filing it seeks to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss appeals of court decisions invalidating executive orders targeting four law firms.

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Jury finds father of accused Georgia school shooter guilty on all charges -- The jury has found Colin Gray, the man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers in a shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School, guilty of second-degree murder and all other charges.

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Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Here's what Trump has said. -- President Trump on Monday listed four reasons why the U.S. launched its attack on Iran, initiating what he said he expects to be a weeks-long war.

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Americans urged to leave 14 Middle East countries amid Iran war -- The State Department urged Americans to "depart now" from countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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Beijing braces for economic impact as Iran war threatens Chinese oil -- China is the largest importer of energy in the world, and the disruption to oil imports caused by the conflict could be a potential Achilles' heel for Beijing.

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Map shows attack locations across Iran, and Iran's retaliatory strikes -- A map created by the CBS News data team shows the strike locations across Iran, including the capital and the site of a major nuclear facility.

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Texas and 2 other states hold primaries today. Here's what to know. -- Republicans and Democrats in Texas will start the process of choosing their candidates in what has become an expensive and divisive primary.

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Exclusive - Military questioned use of makeshift office space where U.S. troops were killed - The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News. 3H ago

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World's largest acidic geyser erupts in Yellowstone after years of silence -- Echinus Geyser is about 66 feet wide and is surrounded by rocks that resemble sea urchins.

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Powerful cartel boss "El Mencho" is buried in golden casket in Mexico -- Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes' killing set off retaliatory violence by the cartel, killing more than 70 people.

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Crocodile found near family's home - 1,200 miles from its habitat -- Authorities were initially skeptical of the reported find but had caught the elusive reptile by Sunday night.

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Alabama man on death row for 36 years may get new trial -- Michael Sockwell, one of Alabama's longest-serving death row inmates, could soon receive a new trial.

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Satellite images show Iranian sites before and after airstrikes -- The images show damage to sites including the Choqa Balk-e drone facility and former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound​.

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Stocks pare early losses as investors assess implications of war in Iran -- U.S. financial markets are rebounding after shedding more than 1,200 points in earlier trading on Tuesday.

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States face pushback on their rural health transformation plans -- Some Republican state lawmakers and health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administration's $50 billion federal rural health fund.

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AI executive Dario Amodei on the red lines Anthropic would not cross -- The CEO of Anthropic says his company refused to allow its technology to be used by the Trump Administration without certain guidelines (such as not using its AI to power fully-autonomous weapons without any human involvement).

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Read the full transcript of our interview with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei -- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with CBS News for an exclusive interview Friday, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared the company a supply chain risk to national security.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls White House's actions "retaliatory and punitive" -- Hours before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed the AI company a "supply chain risk to national security," which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic.

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J.D. Vance's Iran Dilemma -- The vice president is caught between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson.

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Life Under Iran's Rockets -- After four months of peace, Israelis are back in shelters.

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The Rescuers Who Go Where the U.S. Government Can't -- The special operations and intelligence veterans who got Maria Corina Machado out of Venezuela are heading to the Middle East.

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Panel reviewing Trump ballroom plans will also hear from skeptical commenters -- At a meeting this week, the National Capital Planning Commission will be hearing from about 100 people who are expected to register their dismay over Trump's plans for a White House ballroom addition.

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Video of Clintons' Epstein testimony released by House committee -- The House Oversight Committee released recordings of last week's depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Exclusive - DNC announces top cities, date for 2028 convention, won't hold midterm convention - The DNC is announcing Monday that the 2028 national convention will be held from Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, CBS News has learned. 21H ago

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Trump says strikes were "last best chance" to take out Iran threat -- President Trump said he expects the bombing campaign to last four to five weeks, but "we have [the] capability to go far longer than that."

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Federal appeals court rejects DOJ's push to delay start of tariff refund process -- The Supreme Court ruled last month at President Trump did not have the authority to issue his sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law. -- Mar 2

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What is the downside of owning gold? -- Gold has soared past $5,100 an ounce, but the metal's impressive price run doesn't mean it's risk-free for investors.

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What are today's mortgage interest rates: March 3, 2026? -- Looking to buy a home or refinance your current one? Here are the mortgage interest rates you should know now.

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Could mortgage interest rates ever be 3% again? 3 things to know this March

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Amazon says drones hit three of its Middle East data center -- Drones struck two facilities in the United Arab Emirates directly, and damaged a data center in Bahrain, Amazon said.

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More U.S. employees are hugging tight to their jobs. Here's why. -- More employees are clinging to their positions in a trend known as "job-hugging." That's making it harder for job-seekers to find work. -- Mar 2

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Gas prices are set to rise. Here's what you could pay at the pump. -- U.S. motorists could soon see higher prices at the pump as oil prices surge following the attacks in Iran.

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Wagers draw scrutiny after Iran strikes: "Insider trading," senator says -- Lawmakers are raising concerns that prediction market users are engaging in insider trading to wager on U.S. military actions.

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Noem's opening statement before Senate panel -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasted the current funding lapse affecting her department during her opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Noem also touted the operations at DHS under the Trump administration despite mounting scrutiny over her handling of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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Possible successors to Iran's supreme leader -- Eric Lob, an associate professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, joins CBS News to discuss who could become Iran's new supreme leader after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Alleged school shooter's dad convicted -- A jury found Colin Gray, the father of the Apalachee High School student accused of shooting and killing two students and two teachers, guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder, on Tuesday. This marks the third time a parent has been charged for connection to a mass shooting. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest.

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White House delivers mixed messaging on Iran -- The Trump administration revealed more of its rationale behind striking Iran in a joint operation with Israel. While President Trump laid out his objectives for the war on Monday ahead of a medal ceremony at the White House, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters later that the strikes were based on Israel's pre-planned action against Iran. CBS News chief White House reporter Weijia Jiang has the latest.

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