The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Charles “Chuck” Sams III as the next director of the National Park Service on Thursday. He will be the first Native American to lead the agency in its 105-year history. Sams, who is Cayuse and Walla Walla, is a member of the Confederated Tribes of …
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson joined Ahmaud Arbery’s parents Monday at the trial of three White men charged with murdering their son, prompting an unsuccessful request by a defense attorney to have the civil rights leader removed. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael armed themselves and pursued the 25-year-old Black …
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U.S. military families are being socked with annual interest rates sometimes exceeding 200% on pawn loans they’ve taken out from a Texas company, a violation of a federal law that caps how much lenders can charge, a government financial watchdog alleged in a lawsuit Friday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with FedEx chairman and CEO Fred Smith that aired Sunday, November 7, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: The strong employment reports this week showed companies are creating jobs, but many employers are complaining that they cannot find workers to hire. …
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Howard University said employees have been laid off due to weeks of student protests against dorm housing conditions, the institution said Tuesday. Students claim that mold, mice, roaches and fleas are common in dorms, and have camped out inside the university’s social hub, the Armour J. Blackburn University Center, for …
Read More »The future of the internet is going to be virtual and “Meta,” the company known to the public as Facebook says, believing that 1 billion people will be working and playing in the immersive, three-dimensional world referred to as the “Metaverse” by the end of the decade. “We believe the …
Read More »On Saturday night, the streets of New York will be filled to the brim with costumed faces ready to celebrate the weekend of Halloween in their best finery. But outside of Madison Square Garden, almost 21,000 artfully-dressed Harry Styles fans will clog the streets, dressed to the nines in what …
Read More »Harris County, Texas — The mother of three boys authorities say were found abandoned in their Houston area apartment along with the skeletal remains of their young brother is denying responsibility – and apologizing at the same time. Gloria Williams, 35, spoke with CBS Houston affiliate KHOU in an exclusive …
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Lyft recorded 4,158 sexual assault cases from 2017 to 2019, according to the company’s first safety report. The company said there were 1,096 reports of sexual assaults in 2017, 1,255 in 2018, and 1,807 in 2019. The report, which was released Thursday, found that more than 360 rapes were reported …
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A third city in Michigan has been found to have high levels of lead in its water. The town of Hamtramck, in Detroit, joins Benton Harbor and Flint as the latest place to have dangerous drinking water. Last week, a resident of Benton Harbor told CBS News that she uses …
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