Watch: Pentagon releases 19 new UFO videos
The Defense Department released a fourth batch of UFO files on Friday, nearly one month after its third drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche, plus analysis from astrophysicist Avi Loeb.
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Astrophysicist Avi Loeb on 4th Pentagon UFO drop
The Pentagon released more UFO files on Friday, its fourth tranche since May. Avi Loeb, Baird professor of science at Harvard University and leader of the White House UAP council, joins with analysis.
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Wounded soldiers speak out on Iranian attack
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Alibaba sues Pentagon over blacklist designation
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Details on the latest UFO files release
The Pentagon released a third batch of UFO files on Friday as the Trump administration continues its wave of disclosures.
Watch: Pentagon releases 6 new UFO videos
The Defense Department released a third batch of UFO files on Friday, three weeks after its second drop. These are all of the videos in the latest tranche, plus analysis from astrophysicist Avi Loeb.
Pentagon releases third batch of UFO files
The Pentagon released more files related to UFOs, or UAPs, that include videos recorded by apparent eyewitnesses. Professor Avi Loeb joins CBS News with more details.
False alarm apparently triggered hazmat response at Pentagon, sources say
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Sources: False alarm led to Pentagon incident
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Pentagon reacts to hazmat investigation
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Pentagon hazmat investigation underway
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Pentagon investigating possible hazmat situation
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Pentagon hires man who pleaded guilty in Jan. 6 riot for sensitive civilian job
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U.S. military practices for AI warfare
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What's inside the latest UFO file release?
The Pentagon released a new batch of UFO files on Friday, including more than 50 previously classified videos and documents related to findings dating from the 1940s to about six months ago.
Watch: Pentagon releases 50 new UFO videos
The Defense Department released a second batch of UFO files on Friday, two weeks after its first drop. These are all of the videos included in the latest tranche.
What we know about new UFO file release
The Pentagon has released another batch of never-before-seen files on reported UFO sightings. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
CBS News Radio flashback: Sept. 11 attacks
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Stanford professor on new batch of UFO files
The Pentagon on Friday released another batch of never-before-seen files on UFOs. Garry Nolan, professor in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine, joins to discuss his study on how witnessing a UFO impacts the brain.
Pentagon releases more stunning UFO files
The Pentagon has released a second batch of never-before-seen files related to UFOs. Jordan Flowers, the executive director at the Disclosure Foundation, joins CBS News with more.
Soldiers recount deadly attack in Kuwait
Soldiers who survived the Iranian drone strike in Kuwait tell CBS News the U.S. Army ignored a request for more medical support weeks before the deadly attack. Some of the survivors say at least one of the six soldiers who were killed in the March 1 attack could have been saved.
New York Times sues Pentagon a second time over press access policy
The New York Times sued the Defense Department Monday for the second time in recent months over media access.
Trump and major AI executives sign "morally binding" voluntary controls
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New text messages from days after alleged gang rape at Cornell University
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Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty in wife's murder
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Jack Smith defends handling of Trump probes at heated Senate hearing
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Iran says it expects response to ceasefire plan already rejected by Trump
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Lindsay Clancy judge and attorneys discuss potential retrial date
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Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules
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What to know as Tennessee plans to execute first woman in 200 years
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Data centers are changing America's landscape, report says
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2 indicted in connection with counterfeit Ozempic scheme in Florida
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Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty in wife's murder
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Supreme Court revives Trump's third-country deportation policy for now
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Thune to ramp up midterm campaign stops as GOP defends Senate majority
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Data centers are changing America's landscape, report says
Hundreds of data centers are sprouting up across the U.S. over farmland, shrubland and forest, with thousands more on the way, according to the Washington Post.
Sam Altman unveils "dots," OpenAI's new AI personal agent
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U.S. ban on almost $1 billion in Canadian imports takes effect
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Peperoncini product recalled after "pest contaminant" found in jar
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Trump and major AI executives sign "morally binding" voluntary controls
President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on powerful AI technology.
2 indicted in connection with counterfeit Ozempic scheme in Florida
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Supreme Court revives Trump's third-country deportation policy for now
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Thune to ramp up midterm campaign stops as GOP defends Senate majority
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Feds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officer
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Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules
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Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules
Dutch doctors decided to euthanize a child just under the age of 2 under new rules allowing the procedure for children suffering unbearably.
Trump and Rubio question U.K. handling of possible plot against air base
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Search for missing students leads to human remains, 17 suspects
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Pope Leo draws massive crowds in France. Is Catholicism making a comeback?
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Princess Diana's brother says Buckingham Palace "has to gaslight" him
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Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering wife
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Blu DeTiger is excited for her new album
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Country star speaks out on AI data centers
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Dennis Haskins, who played Mr. Belding on "Saved by the Bell," has died
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Trump and major AI executives sign "morally binding" voluntary controls
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Trump launches AI-powered government site
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Neuroscientists grow human brain tissue in mice
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Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage
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Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt
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Anthropic CEO says "exponential" growth of AI is a "warning sign"
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Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering wife
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2 indicted in connection with counterfeit Ozempic scheme in Florida
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Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty in wife's murder
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Dutch police arrest alleged FBI hacker
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Clancy defense: No evidence of admission
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NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum
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