London — On a dead-end road in London’s Islington district, CBS News found Tim Bushe trimming his hedge. It was an ordinary scene in the neighborhood of row houses until you stepped back to take in the full scale of the neatly pruned topiary — in the form of a giant locomotive. “Philippa, my wife, used to sit in the …
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Mason Branstrator has always been an athlete, but three years ago, at just 17 years old, his active lifestyle changed forever. “I was going for an ordinary day of downhill skiing, but this time, it was a lot different,” Mason, an experienced skier who frequented the slopes in his home state of Minnesota, told CBS News. “I remember thinking right …
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This week, Scott Pelley reported on the families who held the home front while their spouses, fathers and mothers fought in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 600,000 American veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Symptoms can include anxiety, fear, irritability, and depression. Through their reporting for this week’s story, Scott Pelley and the …
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Editor’s Note: The Pentagon on Saturday said that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea and at the center of America’s response to Houthi attacks, had begun its journey home and would soon be replaced by the USS Theodore Roosevelt. When the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower set sail last October, the sailors …
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Pope Francis, the first pope to attend a G7 summit, urged the leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies Friday to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks turning human relations into mere algorithms. Francis was invited by Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, the host of the summit, to address a special session …
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Despite a better awareness for skin cancer and ways to prevent it, some people are taking to social media to share their extreme sun habits. From anti-sunscreen stances to out-of-control tanning tips, we asked a dermatologist to weigh in on some of the outrageous takes we’re seeing on TikTok and beyond. First up: skipping sunscreen altogether. In a video with …
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Some taxpayers may not be aware that they owe the IRS a check on Monday, which could lead to their owing the agency a chunk of change come next April. More Americans are getting caught up by the issue, which involves quarterly estimated taxes, or payments made to the IRS throughout the year on income that isn’t subject to withholding. …
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It’s the end of an era. Taylor Swift’s long-running and history-making Eras Tour is coming to an end, the singer announced during a concert in Liverpool on Thursday. During the show – which was the 100th of the tour – the singer said it was time to admit to herself and everyone that Eras will officially end in December. “This …
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Nearly 1,000 pieces of treasure — including copper coins and ornate pottery from the Ming Dynasty — were recovered from a pair of ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea, officials saidon Thursday. The yearlong retrieval operation came after the two shipwrecks were discovered in 2022 about 5,000 feet underwater near the northwest continental slope of the South China …
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If you’re a potential homebuyer who’s wondering whether it really makes sense to buy a home in today’s tough (and expensive) housing market, you certainly aren’t the only one. For starters, home prices remain elevated due to a mix of limited inventory and persistent demand. And, ongoing inflation issueshave led the Federal Reserve to keep its benchmark rate paused at …
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