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World From CBSNews.comThu, 19 Sep 2024 10:45:29 -04005Husband of Russia's richest woman arrested for murder after shootout
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Billionaire Tatyana Bakalchuk released a tearful message, saying her husband led an armed raid into the Wildberries offices.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:18:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/05/07/08314d9f-ea00-451b-8b12-1da925ee2f63/thumbnail/60x60/569bc7800ac06f70b9418bb25cd9a867/gettyimages-1231352065.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5185176534-dde2-417f-8c5e-a2a6a1e7bbd9Israel and Hezbollah exchange new fire after exploding pager attack
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Concern over a possible full-scale Israel-Hezbollah war grows as the two sides trade new fire, Hezbollah's leader accuses Israel of crossing "red lines."Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:38:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/2e19330c-c931-45a9-8753-a6912844cee1/thumbnail/60x60/82d3d3cd1a3d955a18bf40c58e433492/2024-09-19t101820z-557728531-rc2i3aa9kw8t-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-lebanon.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a513dacbd12-2b7b-475c-8e99-a3a90a961527Explosions rock Hezbollah forces in Lebanon
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Thousands of pagers and radios held by Hezbollah members have exploded across Lebanon and Syria, killing more than a dozen people and wounding thousands. The attacks bear the hallmarks of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, known for daring covert operations like the 2020 assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:38:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/74df7904-fae9-44aa-bc3a-ee9e1673c313/thumbnail/60x60/50b606eea4e2734309ef1a9a485cc8df/0919-cmo-israeltactics-livesay-mid.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51cc926dea-1e40-4c7b-80d5-1326055b6107Small zoo sees a "bouncy pork" bonanza with Moo Deng the baby hippo
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A small zoo in Thailand plans to capitalize on Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo's popularity, hoping to patent her brand to help all its animal inhabitants.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:01:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/bb8807ee-fc4f-4f13-a5a0-ceb2858b529c/thumbnail/60x60/94088ec707bb22e6a2e1ff519911cf58/moo-deng-hippo-2172117694.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5174de7167-b94e-4497-ac28-a51736e2f20ePolice bust $1 billion cocaine ring dubbed "The Commission"
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In addition to the cocaine, detectives allegedly seized 10 cars, $800,000 in cash, a Rolex watch, four guns and two ballistic vests.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:53:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/944e60c2-0006-489c-af26-cdfaf9600844/thumbnail/60x60/32892b5c190dcb37ccbd6c17fd7733c2/investigator-460452018-938658711639882-1948469805651072433-n.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51610ffab5-ad8b-4581-bbc9-df9a24532f03What to know about the explosions in Lebanon
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CBS News national security contributor and former acting CIA director Michael Morell discusses the latest on the deadly explosions in Lebanon and if it could lead to a wider war in the Middle East.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:43:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/4a9a43ea-7909-4bd8-b90a-1172b8107794/thumbnail/60x60/83b9a3e1681a4e94e3a90cb8550bad16/0919-cmo-explosionanalysis-morell-mid.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51fe21d8aa-2761-4794-a0b4-d8d5368a2b36Deadly blasts reported again in Lebanon a day after pagers explode
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Another wave of deadly explosions in Lebanon killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds more, including children, Lebanese officials say. This time, handheld radios blew up, including at a funeral outside Beirut for those killed in the first attack.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:42:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/bd453017-458b-4ae6-beff-415254d0b247/thumbnail/60x60/4476d65dde5063b410a50213e84142e2/0919-cmo-lebanonexplosions-tyab-mid.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a512161b1c5-ed7b-4871-af89-73fe31ae6745Python squeezes woman in her kitchen for 2 hours before she's rescued
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A woman in Thailand says a massive python coiled around her in her kitchen and "only tightened" as she attempted to fight it off.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:49:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/b4b7dac5-e61c-4c5e-8505-1429072dec4c/thumbnail/60x60/13230726944eb1ffce185f8afae5e171/thailand-snake-attack-ap24263361639461.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a511547b27f-7d60-4ecf-a22c-cc7e61c6da799/18: CBS Evening News
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Federal Reserve enacts first rate cut since 2020; NASA’s “Hidden Figures” awarded Congressional Gold MedalThu, 19 Sep 2024 05:55:24 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/19/b8ffbd6e-c8eb-4c14-b1d5-3d8c614094fd/thumbnail/60x60/27035bfcf722946c3384500ac067df70/0918-en-full-3204983-640x360.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51a27b94b6-dde0-4158-829e-43b16d5ced6eMore deadly blasts reported in Lebanon day after Hezbollah pagers explode
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Lebanese officials say more handheld devices exploded a day after thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up in an attack blamed on Israel.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:36:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/dcd67700-a0bf-4d5a-b36d-0e93d90cdfcb/thumbnail/60x60/0ee283f106867270ee0e1588d1c67cfb/lebanon-explosion-mobile-shop.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51cbb926d7-f984-41f4-af8f-bfd02c70cf5bExamining the wider impact of the Hezbollah attacks
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Hezbollah militants in Lebanon were targeted in two large-scale and sophisticated attacks this week. Margaret Brennan takes a look at the possible implications of those attacks on cease-fire talks in the Israel-Hamas war, and on the Middle East as a whole.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:31:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/3721966e-a008-4c26-afa5-06b47cee2382/thumbnail/60x60/c0d6e5f4d0dd6e2052b6fe973302a77a/0918-en-brennan.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51e82a6f43-e770-45b9-b58d-8cf4781acf5aWalkie-talkies explode across Lebanon in second coordinated attack on Hezbollah
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A second wave of mass explosions, this time involving walkie-talkies, occurred across Lebanon Wednesday that again appeared to target members of the militant group Hezbollah, killing at least 20 people and wounding hundreds more, according to Lebanon's health ministry. It came just one day after a similar round of explosions involving pagers. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Beirut.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:30:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/51df066b-25a7-4760-83a4-47d6bb760f4c/thumbnail/60x60/1e1b53f04be3837196d674c314eaf6d6/0918-en-tyab.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5163d39ac9-18b5-4220-9ff2-5284a7e513a5Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack off Canary Islands
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The German tourist was sailing in a British catamaran in the Atlantic when the shark struck.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:24:01 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/05/14/59ece226-0305-4b4f-8d96-7f3c5536e4a8/thumbnail/60x60/b3aecc8345a1735723db260316940b29/gettyimages-611667460.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a514456af92-2b43-4902-8523-9d42cc003f8d9/17: CBS Evening News
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Hundreds of pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria; World War I memorial unveiled in Washington, D.C.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:11:17 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/628bb52d-cedc-498f-abe8-e6afbc928636/thumbnail/60x60/2ba9b012f5ab8c5bd1aaf8ea331564bb/0917-en-full-3202036-640x360.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5180fee150-4641-4a1e-97ab-2446925c4496U.S. passports can now be renewed online, State Department says
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The online system bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:59:49 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/12/18/5ea0826a-b0a2-4879-8153-e7edb87d0e29/thumbnail/60x60/a05e598c7750f91efaaf63e5b4340c20/gettyimages-1499053135.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a516549dfae-f78e-4036-9e72-732f24479e41"Computer geek" accused of creating encrypted messaging app for crime
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Australian police swooped in to arrest a man they say built a messaging app marketed as "unhackable" to the criminal underworld, but which clearly was not.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:38:46 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/0714fd6c-7579-474f-aedd-ef6e5957a921/thumbnail/60x60/a77e2b90c7138dd5f59b588651f9e78a/australia-ghost-app-arrest.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5177f94807-9710-4f72-99e0-1cae91aadf05Associate of Frenchman in mass rape trial admits copycat abuse of own wife
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Frenchman Jean-Pierre Marechal has told a court that Dominique Pelicot supplied him with tranquilisers and convinced him to abuse his own wife.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:20:14 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/496fc271-e5d4-4b55-ba0b-6e2c33726290/thumbnail/60x60/40b45aff641e5e5b5e61dfac7c8417b7/dominique-pelicot-trial.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51f2923c31-5a8f-421a-9f19-5a729bc573f9Notre Dame's dead poet "cold case" mystery may be solved
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The exact whereabouts of the tomb of Joachim de Bellay, a renowned Renaissance poet, has puzzled researchers for many years.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:52:23 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/a42721ed-ef51-4b85-bb16-4ffac5b04e26/thumbnail/60x60/e2001d18474c047c5f0ab67e40df63a2/notre-dame-460484242-906791241479316-86546180822314013-n.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a518a60b6e7-a8c3-4609-808c-c9a4e95e7107Ukraine launches "massive drone attack" on military depot deep in Russia
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Russia said it was working to repel a Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, where there's a major military depot, as explosions lit up the night.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:04:52 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/e51b3acc-2328-48a5-85c9-45e43622072e/thumbnail/60x60/c131c6fe5bae98173012080324eb3c59/ukraine-russia-toropets-drone-strike.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5173e55b11-956c-447b-b0e1-7fdbc747dffaHezbollah vows revenge after exploding pagers kill at least 12, injure thousands in Lebanon
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Hezbollah blames Israel for an attack where exploding pagers killed at least 12 people and injured thousands in Lebanon, including many civilians. It's raising fears of a wider and more violent conflict in the Middle East.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:48:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/43606aa5-9c31-4f40-bd6c-a0dc7464ea8a/thumbnail/60x60/b893bedac43372568d857589deb452a7/0918-cmo-lebanonexplodingpagers-livesay-mid.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51ec7a7bc7-a115-4028-9bbd-d9a3f4988324What we know about the Hezbollah pagers that exploded in Lebanon
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A Taiwanese firm's name appeared on Hezbollah's pagers that blew up in Lebanon, but two other firms have since been linked to the devices.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:39:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/b80c38bf-db95-4ee8-b41b-67ad795aa20d/thumbnail/60x60/48f1257b3aaf200cbea2e1bb0acbb87a/lebanon-pager-explosions-hospital.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5148a825b2-c445-40a2-962b-b061e0b14ac9Exploding pagers kill Hezbollah members, others; thousands wounded
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Thousands of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' pagers exploded in the Iran-backed group's Beirut and south Lebanon strongholds.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:13:38 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/e5527721-b11d-457d-8f57-5ffb189be2d1/thumbnail/60x60/0dbc66033f8146c803d1537ba91c901d/lebanon-pager-explosion.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5109f0e672-3b1d-49a7-8587-82b90ca86ffdRemains of decapitated "vampire child" found in Poland, archaeologists say
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Two recently unearthed children's skeletons showed characteristics of ancient anti-vampire burials meant to prevent the dead from exiting the grave,Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:40:16 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/18/47c12137-753b-4208-aabd-9c79b43e0fe8/thumbnail/60x60/1da11e0964fb0907205e31716e919dce/screen-shot-2024-09-17-at-8-08-20-pm.png?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a513a626907-9247-455e-940a-7fd826fcfca4Hundreds of pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria
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In an apparent attack on Hezbollah, hundreds of wireless pagers exploded at the same time in Lebanon and Syria. At least nine people were killed and more than 2,700 injured. Elizabeth Palmer has more.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:29:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/59e4a2ed-a578-4392-916c-00303c5d11df/thumbnail/60x60/1ab9352b812bce3cd2c98f966c43f5a8/0917-en-palmer.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51a8ded5ad-a2a0-43c2-886f-32d5f97e4574Venezuela says 4th American arrested over alleged "plot" against Maduro
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Venezuela said Tuesday it had arrested a fourth U.S. citizen over what it claims was a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro in the aftermath of elections the opposition claims he stole.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:36:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/4542f214-a717-4084-917e-755f26776aab/thumbnail/60x60/d81984b4d26cf07718ba01faec17911b/gettyimages-2168159329.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a512f8c11c4-43ab-4e8b-b027-d425659a2e7fWWI shipwreck likely found, solving "107-year-old maritime mystery"
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An old shipwreck, believed to be the SS Tobol, has been uncovered off the northeast coast of Scotland.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:08:39 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/ddf9e54d-35c6-4c38-b996-7491b75bfba9/thumbnail/60x60/9a873feb2987d19043c0965ef2f7b320/gettyimages-157482436.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a511f277434-55ac-4543-a196-cbefb2bb28c5New details reveal what led up to the deadly implosion of Titan submersible
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A former engineering director at Oceangate, the company that made the Titan submersible, testified Monday that the vessel had multiple problems for years before making its fatal attempt to reach the Titanic shipwreck. The dive last year killed all five people on board.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:11:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/5ff2fead-2e6e-4690-aa13-6b1be060c341/thumbnail/60x60/854a01671a7ae483549696821b9fb42b/0917-cmo-titansubmersible-saberi-mid.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a518afaeae2-4a07-454d-86b7-b9018c0ca8aaHamas chief silent on Israel's offer of escape in exchange for hostages
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Israel's hostage coordinator tells CBS News that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could leave Gaza with his family if the hostages are released.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:07:26 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/03/fa993e77-4962-4da5-9212-df87f5e29a7b/thumbnail/60x60/c3b1e9127e3c94c8d78a13959b2c84cd/gettyimages-656548876.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5102b14b45-9dcb-44ea-94c9-07f76f042881Rupert Murdoch in tense court battle with his children over media empire
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Fox patriarch Rupert Murdoch is in the middle of a fierce court battle with three of his four eldest children over who controls his media empire, which includes Fox News and News Corp. Murdoch was to change his irrevocable trust to put his eldest son in charge. For now, the trust says all four of the eldest Murdoch children, who have different political leanings, would have an equal vote in what happens to the business.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:12:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/fe0e5678-052c-46bc-8b43-7765399e3d46/thumbnail/60x60/e9a46e0146c9b4cc4140a72d80db4284/0917-cmo-murdochcourtbattle-preston-mid.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51aeb0e89b-94e1-4493-83f0-1f7d617d327eFrench police search for Benin track and field athlete missing for days
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Beninese athlete Odile Ahouanwanou has been missing for a week, police in France say, as they appeal for information on here whereabouts.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:15:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/17/61b1746b-0f96-441b-abcf-350f2477150a/thumbnail/60x60/9db279c66968d36e536475782fd36a23/gxqehjuwuaaiczk.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a510b8bb9ba-99db-4ab6-9abf-86d880e10d42