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Apr 16: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation flight orders; South African police rescue kidnapped American pastor amid shootout with abductors.CBS News - 5h -
Senator Chris Van Hollen Heads to El Salvador to Check on Deported Immigrant
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he had not yet been allowed to see Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and ...The New York Times - 2h -
MLB umpire Hunter Wendelstedt 'fine' after being hit in head by line-drive foul ball during Mets-Twins game
Wendelstedt walked off the field at Target Field with help from the training staffCBS Sports - 4h -
"Price of Admission": The battle over concert tickets
Why are concert tickets so expensive and so frustratingly hard to get? Brook Silva-Braga spent a year talking to artists, fans, scalpers, and executives from Ticketmaster and StubHub in search of ...CBS News - 3d -
Faces From a Meth Surge
The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although a fentanyl overdose can be reversed with Narcan, no medicine can ...The New York Times - 13h -
Ask questions, practice and know when to make an exit: how to start a conversation
Socializing can be hard, especially starting a conversation with a stranger – here are some tips from experts. Humans are social creatures – we live in groups, rely on others to survive and ...The Guardian - 9h -
Meta CEO Zuckerberg pushes back against FTC claims on Day 2 of trial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in federal court for a second day in a landmark federal antitrust trial accusing Meta of being a monopoly.CBS News - 1d -
Woman hit by van on golf course dies
She had been left in a critical condition after being struck by a van involved in a police chase.BBC News - 7h -
Members of British Jewish body condemn Israel's Gaza offensive
Thirty-six members of the largest body representing Jews in the UK warn "Israel's soul is being ripped out".BBC News - 4h -
In ‘Your Friends & Neighbors,’ the Watches Steal the Show
“Your Friends & Neighbors” strives to comment on the vacuousness of wealth while simultaneously glorifying the spoils of being really, really rich.The New York Times - 8h -
U.S. Pastor Josh Sullivan, Kidnapped in South Africa, Is Rescued After Police Shootout
Three suspects were killed as the police moved in on a safe house where the pastor from Tennessee was being held.The New York Times - 5h -
Serbian students cycle hundreds of miles to take their grievances to the EU
Serbian university students who say their fight for justice is being overlooked in much of Europe arrived to a hero’s welcome in the heart of the European UnionABC News - 21h -
Umpire hit in face by line drive, taken to hospital
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the Mets-Twins game on Wednesday after being struck in the face by a line-drive foul ball. He was taken to a hospital for tests.ESPN - 45m -
Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Bridal Collection Teases Fans Yet Again
Savage x Fenty’s new collection is the latest entry on a list of times the singer and her partner, ASAP Rocky, have alluded to being engaged.The New York Times - 2h -
White House releases results from President Trump's physical
President Trump underwent the physical on Friday at Walter Reed Hospital.CBS News - 2d -
Donald Trump’s Tariffs Will Only Strengthen China’s Hand
China’s e-commerce ecosystem illustrates how Trump’s tariffs only strengthen that country’s hand.The New York Times - 5h -
California suing Trump to stop his 'unlawful' tariffs
Trump's tariffs have whipped up historic market volatility and frayed America's relationships with its allies and trading partners.CNBC - 7h -
Trump plans to lessen Endangered Species Act protections
President Trump plans to overhaul the Endangered Species Act, a White House official confirmed.CBS News - 4h -
Trump targets Smithsonian funding for programs with "improper ideology"
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Amazon Sellers Struggle with Trump’s Tariff Plans
An Illinois couple who sell party supplies on Amazon have been frantically trying to understand and adapt to new costs caused by President Trump’s tariffs.The New York Times - 10h -
Schumer moves to block Trump nominees for 2 key New York prosecutor positions
He's objecting to Trump's picks for the Eastern District and Southern District.ABC News - 10h -
Temu slashes U.S. ad spending, plummets in App Store rankings after Trump China tariffs
Trump's tariffs have upended Temu's business model and its advertising strategy.CNBC - 6h -
Trump Tariffs Add to Apple’s Long-Standing Innovation Woes
Even before the threat of President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.The New York Times - 5d -
US Dollar Keeps Falling as Trump’s Tariffs Rattle Investors
President Trump’s tariff blitz has rattled investors and shaken their faith in one of the most reliable and ubiquitous assets in the world economy.The New York Times - 22h -
How Trump’s trade war could raise your car insurance bill
Car repairs and auto insurance prices are projected to rise in 2025 as Trump's trade war reaches drivers.NBC News - 5h -
Powell Warns Trump Tariffs Could Trigger Higher Inflation and Slower Growth
Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central bank.The New York Times - 4h -
A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is ‘Determined to Fight’
The abrupt firing of Xiaofeng Wang and his wife from Indiana University last month shocked the academic community and is stoking fears that Chinese-born scholars are being targeted.Wired - 2d -
‘Keeping people alive’: Gaza’s last working bakery forced by Israel to keep on moving
World Central Kitchen mobile bakery’s production limited by flour shortage as result of Israel’s blockade. Palestinians witnessed a large white trailer being laboriously towed through the ...The Guardian - 12h -
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo feeling grateful that he's healthy for the postseason this time around
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo compares himself to a certain action movie star as he discusses his excitement about finally being healthy for the start of a postseason runABC News - 8h -
Spotify running again after users around world report problems
Audio streaming app confirms service restored following more than five hours of disruption. Tens of thousands of Spotify users around the world reported being unable to stream music on the app, ...The Guardian - 7h -
Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point
The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary its role is being questioned. In the 1980s, New Zealand’s department of Māori ...The Guardian - 1h -
Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.
Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.The New York Times - 2d -
Why Conservative Legal Groups Are Leading the Lawsuits Attacking Trump’s Tariffs
Two legal organizations associated with conservative causes have challenged Trump’s import tariffs, and argue the levies usurp Congress’s power of taxation.Inc. - 1d -
Trump's would-be assassin Ryan Routh can hire expert to check rifle
Ryan Routh — who was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last September — can hire an expert to examine the rifle recovered from the scene, a judge ruled.CBS News - 22h -
Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War
The move comes before President Trump’s planned imposition of new tariffs on small packages sent to the United States from Hong Kong and China.The New York Times - 21h -
Healthy Returns: What drugmakers are saying about Trump’s looming pharmaceutical tariffs
What Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly are saying about Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs, and Dexcom scores FDA approval for its glucose monitoring system.CNBC - 8h -
Anti-Trump progressives see fundraising boom: From the Politics Desk
Vocal anti-Trump progressives like Bernie Sanders and AOC posted massive fundraising hauls during the first three months of the year.NBC News - 3h -
Trump tariff plans bring wide concern about financial impact — CBS News poll
President Trump's approvals on economy and inflation dip, as Wall Street has one of its most volatile weeks in recent years.CBS News - 3d -
Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules
Two trans Canadian artists are pulling out of US concerts as Donald Trump’s border crackdown sparks ‘panic.’Wired - 1d -
Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a 'shocking abuse of power'
The legal battle over Susman Godfrey is part of an intensifying effort by Trump to target his critics and other perceived enemies.NBC News - 6h