The challenge of stopping drone swarms
Drones have been flying over critical military and infrastructure sites around the United States for years. Why is it so hard for the military to stop them?
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Equity Arc Wind Symphony: The full concert
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"Dismantling" independent oversight in D.C.
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Lena Herzog on her husband Werner Herzog's acting career
Werner Herzog's wife, Lena, told Anderson Cooper that her husband's villainous characters in "The Mandalorian" and "Jack Reacher" are almost a "caricature" of the filmmaker.
How Werner Herzog makes documentaries
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Equity Arc Wind Symphony: The full concert
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Why Dan and Andrea Hurley turned down the Los Angeles Lakers
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Human rights groups protest mass layoffs in Argentina
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Radio Free Europe | 60 Minutes Archive
Late Friday, President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the longtime funder of Radio Free Europe, among other media outlets. In 2023, 60 Minutes reported on how Radio Free Europe had become a vital tool in an ongoing battle against disinformation and authoritarianism, especially since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Georgetown University researcher detained by ICE, sources say
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national who was studying and teaching on a student visa, is being held in a detention facility in Louisiana.
Greenpeace ordered to pay $660 million over pipeline protests
Energy Transfer claimed in a lawsuit that Greenpeace was responsible for defamation, disruption and property damage for protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Red Lobster seeks to adjust to a changing economy
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Red Lobster seeks to adjust to a changing economy
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Lean Cuisine, Stouffer's frozen meals recalled over wood-like material
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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, but trims growth outlook
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Ben & Jerry's claims CEO was unlawfully fired over political issues
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Georgetown University researcher detained by ICE, sources say
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Trump to sign order to begin dismantling Education Department
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Pentagon removes, then restores webpage on Jackie Robinson's military career
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U.S. falls to lowest-ever ranking on 2025 World Happiness Report
The United States fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, while Finland remained in the top spot and Mexico and Costa Rica moved up.
Smartphone addiction is leading to "brain rot," doctors say
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Lean Cuisine, Stouffer's frozen meals recalled over wood-like material
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U.S. falls to lowest-ever ranking on 2025 World Happiness Report
The United States fell to its lowest-ever place on the World Happiness Report, while Finland remained in the top spot and Mexico and Costa Rica moved up.
Construction work unearths remains of 33 skeletons, woman's shoe
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Retired Israeli general says Gaza strikes will mean more dead hostages
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Smartphone addiction is leading to "brain rot," doctors say
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How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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Astronauts return after extended space stay
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Webb telescope's images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," NASA says
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Fusion energy: Unlocking the power of the stars
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Fusion energy: Unlocking the power of the stars
Scientists are conducting experiments to generate clean energy through fusion, the same sub-atomic reaction that powers our Sun, with the aim of constructing plants that produce more energy than they consume.
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Midwife charged with providing illegal abortions
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Republican Minn. Sen. Justin Eichorn charged after prostitution sting
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Sunset on the moon seen in stunning images taken by lunar lander
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Astronauts exit SpaceX capsule
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NASA astronauts splashdown off Florida coast
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NASA astronauts return after 286 days in space
NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore returned to Earth on Tuesday evening after months of delays. Williams and Wilmore piloted Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station in June 2024, but mechanical failures turned what was supposed to be an eight-day trip into a 286-day stay. CBS News' John Dickerson anchors a special report.
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The challenges facing casual dining restaurants
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High Point makes March Madness after 25 years
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Some police agencies stop selling used guns after probe
Several U.S. law enforcement agencies say they have stopped reselling their used guns following a joint CBS News investigation last year with nonprofit news organizations The Trace and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. CBS News investigative data journalist Chris Hacker, who contributed to the investigation, reports.
CA Insurance Commissioner to require more FAIR Plan transparency following CBS News California Investigation
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Winemaker concerned for consumers on tariffs
In response to the steel and aluminum tariffs, the European Union said last week that it would place levies on $28 billion worth of American goods, including beef, poultry, bourbon, jeans and peanut butter, starting April 1. President Trump said that if the EU enacts those tariffs, he will respond by imposing a 200% retaliatory tariff on all European wine and Champagne. Andrew Rockwell, production winemaker at Sparkling Pointe, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.