U.S. prosecutors charged three Iran-backed operatives in an alleged plot to attack RAF Fairford, a British air base where U.S. troops are stationed. The indictment says Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi coordinated the plan with two others, while U.K. authorities recovered three vans and arrested their drivers; the allegations have not been proven in court.
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A superseding indictment made public Tuesday charges Al-Saadi with attempting to coordinate the alleged RAF Fairford attack.
Prosecutors say Al-Saadi worked with Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national.
Al-Saadi is in federal custody in New York; Mohajeri and al-Hassani are not in custody, according to sources cited by CBS News.
The indictment alleges that associates prepared vans filled with fuel and researched chemical accelerants and metal shrapnel.
Prosecutors allege the vans were to be disguised as fuel-delivery or pool-supply vehicles and driven to the base.
The indictment says two vans encountered security checkpoints on September 26 and could not follow their intended route to the base.
U.K. authorities recovered three vans bearing fuel-delivery business decals and arrested the drivers, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors have also accused Al-Saadi of involvement in other alleged plots targeting U.S. and Israeli interests in the United States, Europe, and Canada.
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James Townsend, a senior adviser at the Atlantic Council, said the G7 meeting in Paris sends a message that European support for Ukraine will continue. He said the meeting’s final communiqué will test whether U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will endorse a shared position on Ukraine, as U.S.-mediated talks take place in Abu Dhabi.
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The G7 meeting took place in Paris.
James Townsend spoke with France 24’s Annette Young.
Townsend said European support for Ukraine is intended to remain durable.
He said Russia should not interpret diplomatic negotiations as weakening Western resolve.
U.S.-mediated talks on the Russia-Ukraine war were taking place in Abu Dhabi.
Townsend called the final G7 communiqué a test of what Marco Rubio would agree to endorse.
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Nvidia’s board is investigating allegations involving CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, a former executive at an Nvidia customer who is suspected of links to Chinese intelligence. The allegations have raised questions about the company’s governance and its reliance on Huang; Nvidia shares fell about 10%, or $450 billion in market value, over two trading days.
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Nvidia’s board has opened an independent inquiry into the allegations.
The article says a shareholder lawsuit and questions from lawmakers add to the scrutiny Huang faces.
Alice Huang is described as a former executive at an Nvidia customer linked to Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed.
Nvidia’s code of conduct says personal relationships can create conflicts of interest and tells employees not to proceed with actions they could not defend publicly.
Huang told Nvidia employees he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized to her and their two children, who also work at Nvidia.
Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Huang violated company rules.
Nvidia shares lost about 10% of their value, or roughly $450 billion, in the last two trading days described in the article.
An analyst cited in the article estimated Nvidia could lose as much as 30% of its valuation if Huang were removed as CEO.
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Gadi Eisenkot pledged to seek an official inquiry into the failures that preceded Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack and proposed reversing parts of Benjamin Netanyahu’s agenda. As Israel’s new parliament convened, Eisenkot and Netanyahu each called for a unity government, but neither had the 61 votes needed to form one, and cooperation with Arab parties became a point of dispute.
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Eisenkot’s Yashar party proposed an independent commission to investigate security failures before the October 7, 2023 attack.
Eisenkot’s bloc also proposed repealing Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul, which had prompted large protests in Israel.
Eisenkot’s bloc said it had enough votes to elect former senior military figure Matan Kahana as Knesset speaker.
Speaker Amir Ohana agreed to schedule a vote on his successor for the following Tuesday, despite opposing the emerging coalition’s plans.
Neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu had the 61 seats required to form a government in the 120-seat Knesset.
Eisenkot said he would seek to form a national-emergency government quickly; Netanyahu renewed his call for a national-unity government.
Netanyahu cited Iran as a threat and said Israel could face international pressure over Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons; the article says Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump have claimed Iran’s nuclear program was severely damaged.
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Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat expected to lead the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Susie Wiles will face a congressional investigation in the next Congress. The article title says Garcia named Wiles among four former officials facing probes, but the provided text does not identify the other three.
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Garcia said Tuesday that Wiles would face an investigation in the next Congress.
Garcia said his team was already looking into Wiles.
Wiles is a former White House chief of staff.
Garcia is a Democrat from California.
The article title says Garcia named four former officials, but the provided text does not name the other three.
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Zillow reported that newly pending U.S. home sales fell 17% in October from a year earlier, the largest annual drop since 2023. Its chief economist said sales could weaken further in November, while high mortgage rates and housing costs continue to pressure affordability. Zillow expects mortgage rates to stay above 7% through the rest of 2026 and into mid-2027, though lower rates could support a recovery in sales next year.
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Newly pending home sales fell 17% year over year in October, according to Zillow.
Zillow chief economist Mischa Fisher said November could be the weakest month before the pace of decline eases into the new year.
Freddie Mac reported an average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.18% on November 5, down from 7.24% the week before.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.22% one year earlier, according to Freddie Mac.
Zillow said the typical U.S. home value fell 0.6% from September to October but was 0.7% higher than a year earlier.
Zillow estimated the monthly mortgage payment on a typical U.S. home at $2,004 in October, assuming a 20% down payment and excluding taxes and insurance.
That estimated payment was 12.8% higher than a year earlier and 4.8% higher than September, Zillow said.
Zillow forecast mortgage rates would remain above 7% through the rest of 2026 and into mid-2027.
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Hans Brønlund, a community leader in Ittoqqortoormiit, says proposed expanded U.S. military access to Greenland could disturb narwhals and polar bears that local hunters depend on. Greenland’s parliament approved a Denmark-U.S. security agreement, but plans for additional defense areas and their operational details remain subject to further arrangements.
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Ittoqqortoormiit, in eastern Greenland, has a population of 329, according to the article.
Brønlund wrote to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, asking that residents be consulted.
The proposed additional defense areas are at Mestersvig and Narsarsuaq; Mestersvig is an existing Danish military outpost about 150 miles from Ittoqqortoormiit.
Brønlund said military activity could disturb narwhals and polar bears, affecting hunters, but the article says harm to wildlife or hunting has not been established.
The security agreement was signed in September and provides for expanded U.S. military access, including additional rights for aircraft and vessels.
Article VI says those rights should respect Greenlandic society and traditional ways of life, including hunting and fishing, to the maximum extent possible.
Greenland’s parliament approved the agreement on November 3, with 16 votes in favor, none against, and seven abstentions.
Detailed arrangements for the proposed defense areas still need to be negotiated.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is urging Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other Trump administration officials to end new tariffs and provide grocery reimbursements to Michigan residents. She says federal tariff policy has increased costs for residents and calls Michigan’s tariff burden the highest in the nation.
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Whitmer sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
She asked the administration to end new tariffs.
She asked for grocery reimbursements for Michigan residents facing rising prices.
Whitmer described the federal tariff policy as unpredictable.
Whitmer claimed Michigan residents face the highest tariff burden in the nation.
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Australia is considering changes to a UK-Australia trade deal that exempts British working-holiday visa holders from regional-work requirements. Regional businesses say fewer British backpackers are working outside major cities, while the government says it will discuss possible changes with the UK.
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The trade deal took effect in mid-2023 and exempted British working-holiday visa holders from regional-work requirements for visa extensions.
The deal also raised the age limit for British applicants from 30 to 35.
Australian government data show that visas issued to British backpackers rose from 47,200 in 2023–24 to just over 77,000 in 2025–26.
British backpackers made up almost a quarter of the 323,000 working-holiday visas issued in the previous year, according to the article.
Some Cairns businesses say fewer British backpackers now seek work in the region, with many choosing major cities such as Sydney instead.
Working-holiday visa holders from most other countries must complete 88 days of specified regional work to qualify for a second year and six months for a third year.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had raised changing the rules with UK counterpart Andy Burnham, and that discussions would continue.
The National Farmers Federation says about 52,000 working-holiday visa holders work in horticulture each year and welcomed the talks, while noting that agricultural labor shortages extend beyond the UK deal.
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A Massachusetts jury convicted former police officer Matthew Farwell of murdering Sandra Birchmore and the unborn child she was carrying. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson reported on the verdict.
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A Massachusetts jury convicted Matthew Farwell.
Farwell is a former police officer.
The jury found Farwell guilty of murdering Sandra Birchmore.
Birchmore was carrying an unborn child.
The conviction covered the killing of Birchmore and her unborn child.
CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson reported on the case.
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In a France 24 interview, Erin Ogunkeye speaks with Raphaëlle d’Ornano, founder and managing partner of D’Ornano + Co., about Nvidia’s role in the technology ecosystem. D’Ornano says competition over advanced AI has economic, military and social stakes, and describes it as an economic conflict.
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The interview was issued on November 10, 2026.
Erin Ogunkeye interviewed Raphaëlle d’Ornano, founder and managing partner of D’Ornano + Co.
D’Ornano described Nvidia as having a central role in the technology ecosystem.
She said that a major disruption to Nvidia would have severe consequences.
D’Ornano characterized competition over frontier AI capabilities as an economic war.
She said the competition has economic, military and societal implications.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he would not support Sen. Chuck Schumer’s bid to become Senate majority leader in the next Congress. CBS News reported on Sanders’s statement in a video by correspondent Taurean Small.
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Bernie Sanders said he would not support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader.
Schumer is seeking to become majority leader in the next Congress.
Sanders made the statement on Tuesday.
CBS News correspondent Taurean Small reported on the statement.
The article focuses on a Senate leadership contest.
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Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI chatbot, plans to offer 825 million shares in a proposed initial public offering (IPO) at $70 to $78 per share. The offering would imply a valuation of about $1.4 trillion, as investors grow more concerned about risks tied to the AI boom.
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Anthropic announced plans for an IPO.
The company plans to offer 825 million shares.
The proposed share price is between $70 and $78.
The offering would value Anthropic at about $1.4 trillion.
Anthropic makes the Claude AI chatbot.
The IPO comes amid growing investor concerns about risks associated with the AI boom.
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Democrats are poised to control 24 state legislatures starting in January, which would give the party control of a majority of them for the first time in 16 years. The article says Democrats flipped 12 state legislative chambers in the midterm elections, but the provided text does not name the six legislatures they flipped.
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Democrats are expected to control 24 state legislatures starting in January.
That would give Democrats control of a majority of state legislatures.
It would be the first time in 16 years that Democrats controlled a majority of state legislatures.
Democrats flipped 12 individual state legislative chambers.
The wins came in the midterm elections.
The article title refers to six state legislatures that Democrats flipped, but the provided text does not identify them.
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Pennsylvania Democrats gained control of the state Senate in the recent election, joining their existing control of the House and governor’s office. The shift could make adult-use marijuana legislation more likely, but lawmakers would still need to resolve questions such as taxes and licensing, and any agreement could come in 2027.
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Democrats are projected to hold a 26–24 majority in the Pennsylvania Senate after flipping four Republican-held districts and losing one Democratic seat.
The Senate shift gives Democrats unified control of Pennsylvania state government for the first time in 48 years, according to the article.
Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana in 2016, but adult recreational possession remains illegal under state law.
Republican state Senator Dan Laughlin and Democratic state Senator Sharif Street have introduced bipartisan adult-use legislation, and the House has advanced its own proposal.
Governor Josh Shapiro has repeatedly included marijuana legalization in his budget plans; his 2026 proposal estimated about $729.4 million in state revenue from adult-use cannabis during the fiscal year.
The article says 24 states and Washington, D.C., permit some form of adult recreational marijuana use.
State rules vary; Virginia allows adult possession and home cultivation but does not have a recreational retail market, while Washington, D.C., lacks a conventional regulated recreational sales system.
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U.S. credit card balances reached a record $1.29 trillion in the third quarter of 2026, while total household debt rose to $19.1 trillion. The share of credit card debt becoming seriously delinquent edged down nationally, but delinquency remained higher in lower-income neighborhoods.
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Credit card balances increased by $22 billion, or 1.7%, in the third quarter and were $52 billion higher than a year earlier.
The figures are not adjusted for inflation, so higher prices account for some of the increase.
Total household debt, including mortgages, student loans and auto loans, rose by $334 billion to $19.1 trillion.
The rate at which credit card debt became seriously delinquent fell to 6.9% in the third quarter, from 7.0% in the prior quarter; it was 5.2% before the pandemic.
In the lowest-income neighborhoods, 10.3% of credit card balances became seriously delinquent over the past year, compared with 4.4% in the wealthiest neighborhoods.
The average credit card balance per borrower was $6,678, according to TransUnion.
Borrowers under 30 had the highest rate of credit card debt newly becoming at least 90 days overdue.
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Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, said Tuesday that he is likely to vote to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if the House sends impeachment articles to the Senate. The House could act this week, which would lead to a Senate trial.
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Thom Tillis is an outgoing Republican senator from North Carolina.
Tillis said Tuesday that he is leaning toward voting against Hegseth.
His stated position depends on the House passing an impeachment resolution and sending it to the Senate.
The House may vote on the resolution this week.
If the articles reach the Senate, the chamber would hold a trial.
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Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as leader of their conference. The vote followed discussions about midterm election losses that cost Republicans their Senate majority.
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Senate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader.
Thune represents South Dakota in the Senate.
Thune leads the Senate GOP conference.
Republicans discussed their losses in the midterm elections.
The losses cost Republicans their Senate majority.
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Senate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader, and he is set to become minority leader when the new Congress convenes in January. President Donald Trump praised Thune but said the Senate would decide who should lead the party.
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Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, was reelected without a challenger.
The vote followed debate among Senate Republicans about delaying leadership elections after the party’s midterm losses.
Thune said he was honored by his colleagues’ continued support.
Thune said Senate Republicans would work with President Trump and House colleagues to advance conservative priorities.
Trump called Thune a “very fine man” and said, “I like John Thune.”
Trump also urged the Senate to “get more produced.”
House Republicans elected Jim Jordan over Steve Scalise as their next minority leader.
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Sophos threat intelligence director Rafe Pilling discussed how states use cyberattacks to support broader objectives. He said attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems in France show how a small intrusion can cause major disruption, including food loss and empty shelves.
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France 24 interviewed Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence at Sophos's Counter Threat Unit.
The discussion focused on cyberattacks against supermarket refrigeration systems in France.
Pilling said attackers can cause large effects with relatively little effort.
The potential consequences include spoiled food and empty shelves or refrigeration units.
The article describes cyber vulnerabilities as a possible source of economic and operational disruption.
The article frames these attacks as part of a wider pattern of states using cyber operations to support other objectives.
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