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Deputy national security adviser discusses ceasefire agreement – CBS News Watch CBS News For months, the Biden administration has worked on a ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas. Deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the latest developments. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Los Angeles, California – Bill Threadgill picked through the ashes of his home in Altadena, California, where he lived for 15 years, pulling out copper pipes and setting them aside to sell. Only his chimney and two porch pillars remained standing, but nothing else. A wildfire had burned the whole structure to the ground. Even … Read more
The announcement by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram would end their work with third-party fact-checkers and ease certain content restrictions was praised by some conservative activists, who cheered it as a “vindication” for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who dissented from the rest of the court in late 2023 in a case … Read more
Jonathan Gray, president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Inc., from left, Ron O’Hanley, chief executive officer of State Street Corp., Ted Pick, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, Marc Rowan, chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management LLC, and David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., during the Global Financial Leaders’ … Read more
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, the US and mediators Qatar have said. Should the Israeli cabinet and government formally approve the agreement, which is yet to happen, the first six-week phase will take effect on 19 January. The deal follows 15 months of fighting between Israel and … Read more
In a dramatic show of the anger over American support for Israel’s war in Gaza, a farewell news conference by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was interrupted by two pro-Palestinian journalists who accused him of enabling “genocide.” One shouted, “Criminal! Why aren’t you in The Hague?” as security officers carried him from the State … Read more
David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for “Blue Velvet,” “The Elephant Man” and “Mulholland Drive” and co-created the groundbreaking TV series “Twin Peaks” has died at age 76, his family said on Thursday.
Blue Origin’s giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’s space company as it aims to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch business. Thirty storeys tall with a reusable first stage, New Glenn launched around 2 a.m. ET from Blue Origin’s … Read more
Possible setback in ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas – CBS News Watch CBS News After celebrations in Israel from people hopeful that October 7th hostages would soon be released, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delays final approval of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer has the latest. Be the … Read more
Steve Witkoff was little known to the public before he turned out to be a key player in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks.