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Live - Oil prices rise as U.S. and Iran appear locked in a costly stalemate - Energy prices keep rising with no sign of progress toward a deal to end the U.S.-Iran standoff and Hezbollah rejecting the Lebanon ceasefire. updated 10M ago

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CBS News poll on California governor's race: What are primary voters looking for? -- Ahead of Tuesday's debate in the California governor's race, it's still a wide-open contest, CBS News' latest poll finds.

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Brother of suspect in deaths of 2 Tampa students: "We tried to warn police in the past" -- Ahmad Abugharbieh, the younger brother of the man suspected of killing two University of South Florida doctoral students, told CBS News, "My entire family feels so much shame and guilt."

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Actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault -- The "Dances With Wolves" actor was accused by three Indigenous women and girls, including one who was 14 when the assaults began. He was convicted in January on 13 of the 21 charges he faced.

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82nd Airborne soldiers train on drone-countering maneuvers used in Ukraine -- Soldiers are training for drone-on-drone combat using Bumblebee drones, which have been used in Ukraine and are being sent to U.S. training centers in the Middle East.

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Google workers urge CEO to refuse classified AI work with Pentagon -- In an open letter, Google workers say doing a deal with the Department of Defense would hurt the tech giant's reputation.

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Court document reveals new details about correspondents' dinner shooting -- An FBI affidavit filed in federal court lays out more details about Cole Allen's alleged actions before and during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Trump reacts to alleged gunman's "manifesto," and more interview highlights -- The day after a gunman attempted to storm​ the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump sat down with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a "60 Minutes" interview​ to talk about his experience.

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Musk and Altman face off in federal court. Here's what to know. -- The trial comes at a pivotal moment for AI, a technology poised to bring advancement that could also drastically reshape humanity.

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The security apparatus at the "Hinckley" Hilton where correspondents' dinner is held -- On March 31, 1981, when President Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr., the Washington Hilton ceased to be just another venue for the Secret Service.

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California billionaire tax secures enough signatures to make ballot -- The measure would impose a one-time, 5% tax on the state's roughly 200 billionaires to fund public programs.

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Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate Trump -- Cole Allen, the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, was charged with trying to assassinate President Trump.

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Supreme Court turns away another parental rights dispute -- The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a Florida couple who alleged their parental rights were violated by a now-revised school board policy on students' gender identity.

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United Airlines CEO says he approached American Airlines about merger -- Kirby argued that a merger would create jobs, offer more affordable flying options and allow the airline to compete with foreign carriers.

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Suspect charged with assassination attempt in correspondents' dinner shooting -- Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempt to assassinate the president.

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Photos show British royal visits to the U.S. over the years -- King Charles is making his first state visit to the U.S. as monarch, though he traveled here 19 times before his coronation. Many of his royal relatives have also made memorable trips over the years.

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King Charles arrives for visit with Trump at a fraught time -- King Charles III and Queen Camilla are aiming to strengthen the "special relationship" the U.S. and United Kingdom have had since World War II.

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Trump calls for Kimmel to be fired over jokes made before correspondents' dinner -- First lady Melania Trump said that jokes Jimmy Kimmel made on his show days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner were "hateful and violent rhetoric."

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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule -- An appeals court has ruled that the Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge's decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times.

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Democratic senators launch investigation into Kuwait strike that killed U.S. troops -- Surviving troops disputed Pentagon's account of the attack on the command post in Kuwait, saying the unit "was unprepared" to defend itself.

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AI used to reveal face of victim fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption -- Archaeologists found the victim holding a terracotta mortar, which they interpret as an improvised attempt to shield his head.

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In a first, endangered orangutan seen using canopy bridge to cross road -- Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.

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22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust -- The group, returning home after a vacation in Thailand, had Kush -- a potent strain of cannabis -- hidden in their luggage, officials said.

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