President Donald Trump said that gas prices will go down because of a new deal. However, a war involving Iran is causing the cost of diesel fuel to rise, which affects the price of fuel for school buses.
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President Donald Trump announced a new deal expected to lower gas prices.
There is ongoing conflict involving Iran that is increasing diesel fuel costs.
Higher diesel prices are making it more expensive to fuel school buses.
The news was reported on CBS Weekend News on August 29.
Changes in fuel prices have a direct impact on everyday costs like transportation for schools.
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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized for comments he made after a March attack on a synagogue. He said his remarks were misunderstood and did not intend to justify the violence.
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Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
He apologized to the Michigan Jewish Democratic Caucus for his earlier comments about a synagogue attack.
The attack occurred in March when a man rammed a car into Temple Israel synagogue and shot a security guard before dying by suicide.
The attacker lost family members in an Israeli airstrike prior to the attack.
El-Sayed said his phrase “hurt people hurt people” was meant to provide context, not justify the attack.
Critics accused El-Sayed of defending the attacker’s actions.
El-Sayed wants to move past this controversy ahead of the Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers.
This race is important for determining control of the U.S. Senate.
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The midterm elections in the United States are approaching, and some areas that usually support Republicans are becoming more competitive. This is partly because of disagreements about President Trump’s economic plans. Democrats aim to win key states to take back control of Congress.
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The midterm elections happen in November.
Some Republican seats, once considered safe, are now contested.
President Trump’s economic policies are causing tension within the Republican Party.
Democrats want to win several important battleground states.
The goal for Democrats is to regain the majority in Congress.
Senate races in states like Texas are closely watched.
Political competition is increasing ahead of the elections.
Both parties are focusing heavily on these key races.
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A Virginia student, Bethany Hall, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 2004 ruling that allows states to deny public scholarships to students studying ministry or theology. The case challenges whether states can exclude such students from financial aid without violating the First Amendment, which protects religious freedom.
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The 2004 Supreme Court case Locke v. Davey allowed states to withhold scholarships from students studying devotional theology.
Bethany Hall, a student at Liberty University, lost her Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant after changing her major to ministry-related fields.
Hall argues that excluding her from the scholarship violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
Lower courts ruled against Hall, citing the Locke decision.
The Supreme Court has recently expanded protections for religious freedom.
If the Supreme Court agrees to hear Hall’s case, it could change scholarship rules in several states.
Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with the Locke ruling and may support overturning it.
The case could affect how public money is used for religious education in the future.
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A federal judge in California ruled that the U.S. government cannot deport international students for criticizing Israel or supporting Palestinians, as this violates their First Amendment right to free speech. The judge blocked parts of the Trump administration’s policy that threatened deportation for political speech on college campuses.
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Judge Noël Wise ruled that deporting noncitizens for their political views violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
The case involves international students at Stanford University who feared deportation for expressing opinions about Israel and Palestine.
The ruling supports a previous decision from Boston that found similar government actions unconstitutional.
The judge emphasized that free speech, including criticism of the government, is essential to democracy.
The ruling mentions retaliation by immigration authorities against people supporting Palestinians or criticizing Israel.
The Stanford Daily’s international student reporters had stopped or limited their work due to fear of deportation.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression helped bring the lawsuit and praised the ruling.
The U.S. Justice Department did not comment on the decision at the time of the report.
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Karoline Leavitt finished her last day as White House press secretary. She plans to continue working closely with President Trump and the Republican Party as they prepare for upcoming elections.
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Karoline Leavitt ended her role as White House press secretary on Thursday.
She announced her departure earlier in the month to spend more time with her family.
Leavitt is expected to stay involved with President Trump’s team.
Republicans are working to keep their majorities in Congress.
Leavitt will likely help the party with communication during the election period.
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Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier and the state’s Catholic bishops disagree on vaccine exemption rules in Catholic schools. Uthmeier says schools getting state funds must allow religious vaccine exemptions, while the bishops say the government cannot control how the Church interprets its own religious rules.
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The dispute involves Catholic schools in Florida that take taxpayer-funded vouchers and scholarships.
Attorney General Uthmeier argues state law requires schools to grant religious vaccine exemptions.
Florida Catholic bishops say the government cannot tell the Church how to apply its religious teachings.
Uthmeier believes Church teachings do not forbid vaccine objections based on fetal cell lines.
The bishops oppose religious exemptions for vaccines and follow Vatican guidance that vaccines using fetal cells are morally allowed.
Florida dioceses generally accept medical but not religious vaccine exemptions in their schools.
The disagreement highlights tensions between state authority, religious freedom, and vaccine policy.
Florida has some of the nation’s most vaccine-skeptical policies led by Governor Ron DeSantis.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee supports renaming Nashville’s international airport after country singer Dolly Parton, who recently passed away at age 80. The proposal aims to honor her legacy and will be discussed at a meeting of the local airport authority.
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Dolly Parton died at age 80 three days before the announcement.
Governor Bill Lee and airport managers want to create a lasting tribute by renaming the Nashville airport after Parton.
Parton lived in Nashville, Tennessee, where the airport is located.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority will discuss the proposal on September 17.
A petition to rename the airport after Parton has over 150,000 signatures.
Dolly Parton requested a private funeral and will be buried next to her husband at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville.
The Nashville mayor said the airport name change is just the start of several planned tributes to Parton, including a hotel and museum called SongTeller.
Palm Beach airport was recently renamed for President Donald Trump, showing a trend of airports being named after well-known figures.
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The Los Angeles Police Department released body-camera videos showing officers restraining and using force on Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz, who was handcuffed before being found dead in a jail cell in July. Hoyoz-Munoz was arrested after allegedly injuring family members with a knife, and the footage also shows another police shooting of a man in a separate incident.
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Jose Carlos Hoyoz-Munoz, 58, was found unconscious and later died in a Van Nuys jail cell on July 15.
Body-cam videos show officers pinning, restraining, and placing a spit hood on him after he was handcuffed.
Officers used physical force multiple times, describing his behavior as combative and resistant.
Hoyoz-Munoz was arrested on July 13 for allegedly stabbing two relatives during an assault.
A standoff with police ended with Hoyoz-Munoz found kneeling and speaking about religion.
The LAPD also released video of the fatal shooting of Alejandro Luis Garcia, 33, who had damaged car windows with a baseball bat.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called for an independent review of police-involved deaths, especially involving people with mental health crises.
The mayor emphasized the need to assess police policies, training, and accountability in handling behavioral health emergencies.
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President Donald Trump announced a deal giving the United States access to large oil reserves in Venezuela. The deal follows a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuela’s then-President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. on drug charges.
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President Trump described the agreement as "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY."
The deal gives the U.S. a stake in Venezuela’s extensive oil reserves.
American forces captured Nicolás Maduro during a nighttime raid in January.
Maduro is facing federal drug trafficking charges in New York.
The announcement came mainly through a social media post by President Trump.
The White House has provided little additional information about the deal so far.
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Lindsay Clancy is on trial for killing her children, a case compared to Andrea Yates’ 2001 trial where she was found not guilty by reason of insanity after drowning her five children. Both cases involve mothers with serious mental illness, but they happened in different times with different public awareness and treatment options for postpartum psychiatric disorders.
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Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is renewing discussion about mental illness and violent crime in mothers.
Andrea Yates drowned her five children in 2001 and was found not guilty by reason of insanity due to severe postpartum psychosis.
Postpartum psychosis is a rare but severe illness that usually starts soon after childbirth with symptoms like insomnia and mood swings.
Since Yates’ case, public awareness and medical understanding of postpartum psychiatric disorders have grown a lot.
Both cases highlight challenges in the mental health system but reflect different eras of treatment and awareness.
Experts say early signs of postpartum psychosis can be subtle and may be hard to distinguish from normal postpartum changes.
The case raises questions about whether better awareness and treatment really prevent tragedies like these.
Legal and medical systems must balance understanding mental illness with addressing violent crimes.
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Walmart will pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department about its role in the opioid crisis. The suit said Walmart pharmacies filled many illegal prescriptions and did not report suspicious orders as required.
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Walmart agreed to a $50 million settlement.
The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Justice Department in 2020.
The case accused Walmart of filling hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions.
The prescriptions involved controlled substances linked to the opioid crisis.
Walmart allegedly failed to report suspicious drug orders to authorities.
The settlement ends the federal lawsuit without Walmart admitting wrongdoing.
The Justice Department announced the settlement on a Friday.
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right public figure, was deported from the United States to the United Kingdom after overstaying his visa. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed his removal following a final court order for deportation.
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Milo Yiannopoulos entered the U.S. in May 2019 through New York City.
He was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Orleans for overstaying his visa.
A judge ordered his deportation on July 22 after Yiannopoulos missed an immigration hearing earlier that year.
DHS encouraged people who are in the U.S. illegally to self-deport to avoid arrest and to return legally in the future.
Yiannopoulos had supported President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation during Trump’s second term.
Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and Trump supporter, praised Yiannopoulos’s deportation.
Yiannopoulos was reported to be in New Orleans working with musician Ye (formerly Kanye West) before his arrest.
Yiannopoulos has not publicly commented on his deportation and has been silent on social media since his arrest.
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British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by U.S. immigration officials in New Orleans for overstaying his visa and has been deported back to the United Kingdom. An immigration judge ordered his removal after he missed a court hearing, and his arrest is part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts.
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Milo Yiannopoulos entered the U.S. legally in May 2019 but overstayed his visa.
He was arrested on Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
An immigration judge ordered his deportation on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to attend a hearing.
He was deported back to the UK on Friday by U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Yiannopoulos is a British far-right commentator known for his conservative views and provocative statements.
He has publicly supported strict immigration policies under President Trump.
Yiannopoulos previously worked for rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) and conservative website Breitbart News.
His arrest happens amid a rise in immigration detentions under the Trump administration’s crackdown.
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A federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration violated the constitutional rights of international students by trying to deport them for speaking out in support of Palestine. The judge said that free speech applies to everyone in the US, including noncitizens, and criticized the government for punishing students for their political views.
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The judge ruled against the US Department of State and Department of Homeland Security for trying to deport international students over their speech.
The case involved noncitizen students who spoke out in support of Palestine during protests.
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was among the detained students; he is fighting deportation in a separate case.
The Trump administration justified deportations by citing a law that allows visa revocation if foreign nationals pose a threat to US foreign policy.
The judge said that this justification violates the First Amendment, which protects free speech.
The judge noted a pattern of visa revocations targeting those critical of the government or causes it supports.
An independent student newspaper at Stanford reported self-censorship by foreign national writers due to fear of deportation.
The lawsuit was filed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Free Expression (FIRE), which praised the ruling as a victory for free speech rights.
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Climate change has been a part of Charles Hughes' life since childhood, but now as a college student in Massachusetts, he finds it is not discussed often in political campaigns. This shows that, at least in some places, climate change is not a leading topic in current elections.
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Charles Hughes grew up in Colorado, learning about climate change and experiencing wildfire smoke.
He is now a college student in Massachusetts and leads the state's College Democrats group.
Hughes says global warming rarely becomes a main issue in political talks there.
The attention to climate change in campaigns has decreased compared to six years ago.
The article suggests that Democrats may not focus heavily on climate change in this election cycle.
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The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after being detained in Louisiana. He was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the New Orleans airport.
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Milo Yiannopoulos is a British political figure with far-right views.
He was detained in Louisiana earlier this week.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed his deportation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took him into custody.
The detention and deportation occurred at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
The event happened on a Thursday evening.
Yiannopoulos was sent back to the UK following his detention.
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A federal judge in California ruled that the U.S. government cannot deport international students for criticizing Israel or supporting Palestinians, saying this violates the First Amendment right to free speech. The judge struck down parts of government deportation rules that threatened noncitizens for their views, protecting their right to express opinions on college campuses.
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The ruling was made by Judge Noël Wise in San Jose, California.
It blocks the government from deporting noncitizens for speech related to Israel and Palestine.
The decision supports international students at Stanford University who feared deportation for their views.
The judge referenced a previous similar ruling from Boston that also protected free speech.
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and the press in the U.S. Constitution.
The judge criticized government actions in retaliation against protesters supporting Palestinians or criticizing figures like Charlie Kirk.
The ruling says threats of deportation for expressing opinions go against constitutional rights.
The Justice Department has not commented on the decision.
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A woman is accused of murder after her husband is found dying at the bottom of the stairs. The news report follows her efforts to prove she is innocent.
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The husband was found injured at the foot of the stairs.
The woman is facing murder charges in connection with his death.
She is working to clear her name and show she did not commit the crime.
The story is reported by CBS News correspondent Peter Van Sant.
The report is part of the "48 Hours" program.
Viewers can watch the story on the CBS News app or online.
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President Trump announced a new deal giving the U.S. majority control of more than 65 million barrels of Venezuelan oil. Several Democratic leaders criticized the deal, saying it does not benefit the country and could put U.S. service members at risk.
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The deal involves acquiring majority U.S. control of over 65 million barrels of Venezuelan oil.
President Trump announced the agreement on a Friday.
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen publicly opposed the deal on social media.
Democratic leaders say the deal is not a positive outcome for the U.S.
Critics believe the deal may endanger U.S. service members.
The announcement has caused political debate between Democrats and President Trump’s administration.
The oil deal relates to U.S.-Venezuela relations and energy resources.
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