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Gates says campus protesters "don't know much of that history" in Middle East
Washington — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said a lot of the young people protesting the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses "don't know much of that history" of the region as American universities in recent weeks have become the center of opposition to the war's toll on Palestinians in Gaza. "What has gone on, transpired between Israel and the Palestinians going back decades is very complex, very difficult," Gates said on "Face the Nation." "And I think a lot of the young demonstrators don't know much of that history."As protests at college campuses have cropped up throughout the country in recent...
Hungary's far-right PM Viktor Orbán has made "some smart decisions," Sen. J.D. Vance says
Washington — Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, rumored to be one of former President Donald Trump's vice-presidential contenders, said Sunday that the U.S "could learn from" some decisions made by authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, including controversial policies related to dealing with dissidents at universities. "On the university principle, the idea that taxpayers should have some influence in how their money is spent at these universities, it's a totally reasonable thing, and I do think that he's made some smart decisions there that we could learn from in the United States," Vance said Sunday on "Face the Nation."The Ohio...
Florida Democratic Party chairwoman reacts to CBS News poll on Florida voters
MIAMI — In a special live edition of Facing South Florida, CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede and his guests reveal and analyze just-released exclusive CBS News polling results from Florida voters on important election-year issues like abortion and marijuana.Guests: Eliott Rodriguez, CBS News Miami Anchor Nikki Fried, Chair, Florida Democratic Party
U.S. troops to complete withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, Pentagon says
U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country's ruling junta will complete their withdrawal by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials said Sunday.The timeline was the product of four days of talks between the countries' defense officials in the capital city of Niamey, according to a joint statement.Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara desert where groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate.The rupture in military cooperation followed last July's ouster of the...
CBS News poll shows what Florida voters deem important ahead of 2024 election
MIAMI — In a special live edition of Facing South Florida, CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede and his guests reveal and analyze just-released exclusive CBS News polling results from Florida voters on important election year issues like abortion and marijuana.Guests: Eliott Rodriguez, CBS News Miami Anchor Anthony Salvanto, CBS News Executive Director of Elections and Surveys
Police search for clues after horse remains discovered in Southwest Miami-Dade
MIAMI — Police are searching for clues after horse remains were found in Southwest Miami-Dade on Saturday morning.It's the latest of several cases of alleged horse slaughtering in the area and this weekend's discovery was found around 8:42 a.m. near Southwest 128th Street and 202nd Avenue. Miami-Dade Police's Agricultural Patrol Unit is investigating the incident.Warning: Some of the images may be disturbing to see. Viewer discretion is advised.When officers arrived, they found a head laid, covered in trash in a bush, and pieces scattered on the road. CBS News Miami's Nikiya Carrero spoke with a man who has been...
Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate 60 years after rejection
Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut six decades ago, finally rocketed into space on Sunday, fulfilling a cherished dream in a brief up-and-down flight out of the lower atmosphere."Absolutely fantastic!" he exclaimed after touchdown. "A life-changing experience. Everybody needs to do this!"Strapped into a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule, Dwight and five crewmates -- a retired accountant, an Indian pilot and adventurer, a software engineer, a French entrepreneur, and a venture capitalist -- blasted off from company owner Jeff Bezos' West Texas launch...
Sean "Diddy" Combs apologizes for alleged assault seen in 2016 video
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing for the recently surfaced 2026 security video aired by CNN that appears to show him attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. He said his behavior was "inexcusable" and he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.The hip-hop mogul took to social media on Sunday to apologize for the alleged attack and said in a video on Instagram he is "disgusted" by his actions."It's so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that," Diddy said on Instagram. "I was f---ed up — I hit rock bottom...
Fight at Sawgrass Mills causes shoppers to run away in panic, police say
SUNRISE — A fight prompted shoppers to flee from Sawgrass Mills in panic on Saturday night, police confirmed to CBS News Miami.According to Sunrise Police, a fight broke out within the shopping mall and no shots were fired during the incident. However, it caused major panic among shoppers, as social media video showed people running away in fear of the situation.Police did not say if any arrests were made at this time.
Veteran Florida boater shares tips as National Safe Boating Week kicks off
WEST PALM BEACH — Captain Rufus Wakeman has nearly four decades of experience on the water. He says the inside of the boat can be unforgiving. "There's no seatbelts in a boat," Wakeman said. "Everything's got a sharp corner and it's all hard fiberglass. It's all sharp. It's all hard."Captain isn't just a nickname. It's his title because of the captain's license he received from the U.S. Coast Guard. He says a boater safety course isn't required in Florida, but he recommends it. So does the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Wakeman says some people use boats that...
NEXT Weather Alert: Severe storm threat declared for eastern Broward, northern Miami
MIAMI — Sunday has been declared a Next Weather Alert day, as the chance of severe storms has increased for this afternoon.The severe threat will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Storm Prediction Center has, with their most recent update, expanded the level 2 out of 5 risks to include not just all of eastern Broward County but also the northern part of the Miami metro area. The main threats will be hail, frequent lightning, and gusty to damaging winds. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.Tune into CBS News Miami on-air and online for the latest weather forecast.
Poll: Abortion rights draws support as most in Florida call current law "too strict"
Florida is drawing plenty of attention for its abortion battles, and it's showing widespread support for abortion access in the state, though that does not translate into making it a presidential battleground. That's because voters here rate Florida's economy as mixed and the national economy as bad, with inflation and immigration having more impact on the contest right now. Florida's voters tend to think they'll be better off financially with Donald Trump, who leads comfortably in his bid to carry the state for a third straight time. Abortion impactThere is a lot of support in Florida for abortion access, including the majority view...
Abortion access finds wide support, but inflation, immigration fears propel Trump
When Arizona and Florida attracted the national spotlight over their abortion battles, this question arose: Would the issue upend the presidential contests in those states — or offset the drag on President Biden that inflation and the border have had on him nationally? And the answer, right now, is no. Biden trails in Arizona by 5 points despite winning it last time, and Trump is comfortably up by 9 points in Florida, after winning it twice in the last two cycles.Because despite broad support for abortion rights in both states, that effect doesn't all accrue to Mr. Biden — or hurt...
Dali set to be refloated Monday, nearly 8 weeks after Key Bridge collapse. Here's how
BALTIMORE -- Dali, the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before its collapse, is set to be refloated Monday after nine weeks of salvage efforts requiring the use of giant floating cranes and explosives. The milestone comes nearly eight weeks since the disaster killed six construction workers, crippled the Port of Baltimore and cut off I-695. Unified Command said Saturday the ship would be refloated from its location in the Patapsco River, where it has been stuck under tons of wreckage, to a local marine terminal. "The refloat and transit sequence is deliberately designed to ensure...
Houthi missile strikes Greek-owned oil tanker in Red Sea, U.S. says
Yemen's Houthi militants hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, officials said.Though the Houthis did not immediately claim the assault, it comes as they claimed to have shot down another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen and have launched other attacks on shipping, disrupting trade on a key maritime route leading to the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea.The attack around 1 a.m. struck the oil tanker Wind, which recently docked in Russia and was bound...
Israeli War Cabinet member says he'll quit unless new war plan adopted
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member War Cabinet, threatened on Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.His announcement escalates a divide within Israel's leadership more than seven months into a war in which it has yet to accomplish its stated goals of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages abducted in the Oct. 7 attack. Gantz spelled out a six-point plan that includes the return of scores of...
Armed robbers hit luxury jewelry store in Paris
French police were hunting for armed robbers Saturday who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris' poshest streets, and media reports said the target was the exclusive Harry Winston boutique, self-described "Jeweler to the Stars." Paris police said the armed robbers arrived and left on motorbikes, firing a shot outside without causing any casualties. Video broadcast by BFM-TV showed people dressed in black speeding away on two motorbikes.A store worker who picked up the phone said the jeweler was robbed Saturday but hung up without giving details or his name. The luxury boutique was cordoned off as police investigators...
Video released of man who owns boat believed to be linked to death of Ella Adler
MIAMI — A new video released this week shows the man who owns the boat believed to be linked to the death of 15-year-old Ella Adler.The video, which was released by Carlos Bill Alonso's attorney Lauren Krasnoff, shows him leaving his home on the boat and returning the day Adler was killed.Krasnoff said the video proves if Alonso did hit Adler, he had no idea it happened. Adler was out wakeboarding with friends on May 11 when she was hit and killed in the water by another boat after falling off her wakeboard. The driver of the boat never stopped, authorities said.Krasnoff released a statement to CBS News Miami, saying:On Monday morning, hundreds of people attended services for Adler at Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach. Adler's family released a statement Thursday, as community leaders announced a new boating safety initiative that will be launched after the tragic death of the 15-year-old.The statement, released through their attorney Etan Mark, read:First Lady Jill Biden stopped by in person on Tuesday to offer her condolences and be with Adler's family. The 15-year-old is the granddaughter of U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Michael M. Adler.
Meet the fashion designer who dresses the world's biggest boxers
From his fashion studio on the Welsh coast, Imtayaz Qassim creates some of the most distinctive outfits worn by the world's most famous boxers - like WCB World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who will take to the ring Saturday night in Saudi Arabia to face off against undefeated Oleksandr Usyk.It's being billed as the biggest fight in history, and with both fighters at the top of their physical game, what they wear can influence their mindsets going into the fight. "I like to tell people's stories through the garments," Qassim told CBS News. His business is called Bespoke Boxing, and each...
Climate activists glue themselves at Munich airport to protest flying
Six climate activists were arrested in Germany on Saturday after they broke into the Munich airport and glue themselves to access routes leading to runways, officials said. It caused the airport to be temporarily closed and led to around 60 flight cancellations during a busy holiday weekend.The activists from the German-based group Last Generation, which has carried out similar protests in the past, were protesting flying, the most polluting form of transportation, said the German news agency dpa.In a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, the group showed members on what appeared to be a runway or...
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