Civil rights leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and many protesters gathered at the National Mall to honor the 1963 March on Washington. They highlighted the importance of the upcoming November midterm elections and announced plans for a 2026 “Defend the Vote” March to protect voting rights.
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The event took place on the National Mall to remember the 1963 March on Washington.
Civil rights leaders and Democratic lawmakers spoke at the rally.
Hundreds of protesters joined the gathering.
The focus was on the importance of the November midterm elections.
A new March on Washington is planned for 2026, called the “Defend the Vote” March.
The 2026 march is organized by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and Martin Luther King III.
The march aims to support and protect voting rights.
Speakers expressed hope and determination for political change.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create the first US Space Academy, a training facility for future members of the Space Force, NASA, and the civilian space industry. The order also forms a commission to help establish the academy, led by NASA’s administrator and senior government officials.
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President Trump announced the creation of the US Space Academy at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas.
The Space Academy will train people who want to work in the military Space Force, NASA, and civilian space jobs.
A new commission, led by NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, will guide the academy’s development.
Other members of the commission include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
The US Space Force, created in 2019 under President Trump, is the sixth branch of the US military.
The Artemis II crew, who recently flew around the moon, were honored with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at the event.
Artemis missions are part of a US plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2028.
There was a recent Blue Origin rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral that raised concerns about NASA’s future readiness.
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Tennessee’s governor proposed renaming Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, the famous country singer who died recently at age 80. The proposal is meant as a tribute to Parton, but it may require changing the airport’s rules about naming places after people who have been dead for at least two years.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proposed renaming Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton.
Dolly Parton was a country music star and Tennessee native who died of cancer at age 80.
The governor called Parton “our state’s favorite daughter.”
Governor Lee has talked about the idea with Dolly Parton’s representatives.
The current airport naming policy requires the person to have been dead for at least two years.
The Metro Nashville Airport Authority will discuss the proposal and naming rules at their meeting on September 17.
The proposal came shortly after Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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Tempe Mayor Corey Woods canceled the city’s $80,000 contract with Flock Safety, a company that makes automated license plate readers for police. He said the decision was made because there was too much risk that the technology could be misused.
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The city of Tempe, Arizona, had a contract with Flock Safety costing $80,000.
Flock Safety provides automated license plate readers to police departments.
Mayor Corey Woods decided to end the contract.
The reason was concern about the potential misuse of the technology.
The decision was announced on a Thursday.
Mayor Woods spoke about this issue during an interview with NewsNation.
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right commentator with past ties to President Donald Trump's political movement and rapper Kanye West, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana. Authorities have not yet explained why he was detained.
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Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by ICE in Louisiana while in New Orleans before a Kanye West concert.
The reason for his detention has not been publicly released.
Yiannopoulos became known during President Trump's 2016 campaign as a Breitbart editor linked to the alt-right movement.
He lost popularity in conservative circles after controversial remarks in 2017 about relationships involving teenagers.
Yiannopoulos later worked closely with rapper Kanye West (also known as Ye) during West’s 2024 presidential bid.
He left Kanye West’s political team in December 2022 but remains friends with him.
Yiannopoulos mentioned a disagreement about campaign staff before stepping away from West’s team.
The detention renewed attention on Yiannopoulos's connections to Trump and West.
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a British political commentator, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is currently held at a detention center in Louisiana before a scheduled concert by rapper Ye.
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Milo Yiannopoulos is a political commentator known for far-right views.
He was taken into custody by ICE, the U.S. agency that manages immigration enforcement.
Yiannopoulos is a British citizen.
He served as chief of staff for the rapper Ye, who was formerly known as Kanye West.
Yiannopoulos was in Louisiana ahead of Ye’s concert.
He is currently being held at an ICE detention center, according to ICE’s detainee database.
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Melissa Farris, 41, admitted she vandalized the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. She said she wanted to draw attention to a cause she believes is important.
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Melissa Farris is accused of vandalizing the WWII Memorial on the National Mall.
She told The Washington Post she did it to get the nation's attention.
The memorial is a public site that honors those who served in World War II.
Farris was 41 years old at the time of the interview.
The vandalism involved graffiti on the memorial.
She claimed her actions were meant to expose alleged wrongdoing.
Authorities are handling the case as a vandalism incident.
The National Mall is a common location for public demonstrations and memorials.
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A new study shows nearly one in three young American women aged 21 to 29 has never had a cervical cancer screening, more than doubling since 2005. The number of women not screened is rising in all age groups, increasing the risk of late-stage cancer diagnosis, especially among uninsured women, racial minorities, and those living in the South.
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In 2023, 31.9% of women aged 21-29 reported never having a cervical cancer screening, up from 12.5% in 2005.
The number of unscreened women aged 21-29 grew from about 3.5 million to 6.2 million over the study period.
Among women aged 30-65, those never screened increased from 5.3% in 2005 to 14.8% in 2023, roughly 4.3 million to 9.2 million women.
Cervical cancer screening guidelines recommend Pap tests or HPV tests starting between ages 21-25 and continuing through age 65.
HPV vaccination rates among women aged 21-29 rose from 5.7% in 2008 to 54% in 2019, leaving 45.5% unvaccinated.
Nearly one-third of unvaccinated women have never been screened, missing two key protections against cervical cancer.
Cases of cervical cancer spreading at diagnosis increased by over 2% per year after 2017 among women aged 30-65.
Women without health insurance, from racial minority groups, and living in Southern U.S. states are less likely to have ever been screened.
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President Donald Trump talked with astronauts aboard the International Space Station during his visit to NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston. The call happened on a Friday as part of his visit to the space agency.
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President Trump visited NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston.
He spoke directly to astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS).
The interaction took place on a Friday.
The ISS is a space laboratory orbiting Earth where astronauts live and work.
NASA's Mission Control Center manages operations for the ISS and other missions.
This visit was covered by CBS News correspondent Ed O’Keefe.
The communication was done via a live call from NASA to the ISS.
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A family from Ohio spoke out against a Republican Senate campaign ad that used their story about a highway accident. The ad tried to connect Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown to the accident. Brown is running against current Senator Jon Husted in a close election.
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The ad was made by Republicans for a Senate race in Ohio.
It mentioned a highway accident involving a family from Ohio.
The family did not approve of their story being used in the ad.
The ad linked the accident to Sherrod Brown, the Democratic candidate and former senator.
Sherrod Brown is competing against the current senator, Jon Husted, a Republican.
Their Senate race is considered one of the most competitive in Ohio.
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British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Department of Homeland Security has not explained why he was detained, and details about his detention location are not available.
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Milo Yiannopoulos is a British political commentator known for far-right views.
He was detained by ICE on Friday, according to an ICE database.
The database confirms he is a UK citizen and currently in ICE custody.
The exact location of his detention is not disclosed.
The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to requests for information.
No public information is available about his legal representation.
The news report is ongoing, and more updates may come later.
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A woman from Kentucky, Melissa Farris, has been charged by a federal grand jury for damaging the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. She is accused of spray painting the memorial and adding bubbles to a fountain on August 13, 2026, and will face arraignment on two felony counts.
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Melissa Farris is from Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
She was indicted on charges of destroying the World War II Memorial and government property.
The damage involved spray painting the words “Clean hands dirty $” on the memorial and filling a fountain with bubbles.
The incident happened on August 13, 2026.
Farris was released after her first court appearance on August 17, 2026.
President Donald Trump posted about the vandalism on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Trump referred to previous claims about vandalism at the nearby Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
A former Olympian was charged last month for damaging the Reflecting Pool, but the charges were later dropped when evidence did not support vandalism.
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A woman from Kentucky, Melissa Farris, was officially charged by a federal grand jury for damaging the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. She is accused of spray painting on the memorial and causing damage to a fountain, with a court date set for her arraignment soon.
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Melissa Farris, from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was indicted on two felony charges.
The charges are for destroying a veterans' memorial and government property.
She allegedly spray painted "Clean hands dirty $" on the World War II Memorial on August 13.
Farris is also accused of filling a fountain at the memorial with bubbles.
She was released after her first court appearance on August 17.
President Donald Trump mentioned the damage on his social media, linking it to other vandalism incidents.
Another case involving damage to the nearby Reflecting Pool was dropped due to lack of evidence.
The federal government is handling the case through the Justice Department.
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The Trump administration is reportedly considering giving a small piece of land inside Yosemite National Park to a private company that owns nearby land. The proposed land trade aims to help build a short road to connect the company’s property to the park, but it has sparked opposition from park supporters and lawmakers.
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The Trump administration wants to transfer a quarter-mile parcel inside Yosemite to Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a private developer.
Kingsbarn already owns 83 acres of undeveloped land next to the park.
The developer wants to build a short road to link its land to a main park route.
Yosemite’s existing access road to Kingsbarn’s land is over 10 miles from the park entrance and indirect.
Officials propose exchanging the park land for other land elsewhere in California.
Interior Department leaders support the plan, but some park service staff oppose it.
The Interior Department denies political pressure and says no final decisions are made yet.
California’s senators and a congressman oppose the development plans.
Environmental groups warn the move could lead to selling public lands and privatizing national parks.
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A Pentagon employee known as "DataRepublican" launched a website called DSA Explorer that maps connections between left-wing groups, including the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). The site uses publicly available information but has raised concerns about political targeting and ethics, while the Pentagon confirmed the employee’s role but gave no further comment.
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The website DSA Explorer shows a network of left-wing groups and individuals connected to the DSA.
It uses public information and analytical guesses to show relationships but warns users to verify independently.
The site connects over 1,000 relationships among hundreds of organizations and people.
One individual linked is Eugene Puryear, described as a former VP candidate and potentially linked to a foreign country.
The website’s creator is Jennica Pounds, a Pentagon special government employee and known conservative influencer online as DataRepublican.
Pounds revealed her identity publicly in February 2025 and has previously investigated government and nonprofit groups online.
The Pentagon confirmed Pounds works there but declined to give more details.
The site has drawn criticism for possibly enabling harassment of political activists, though supporters call it a transparency project.
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A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s second attempt to move his criminal case about hush money payments to a federal court. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels. He is appealing his conviction but the judge said there was no good legal reason to change the court.
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President Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
The case involves a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Trump tried twice to move the case from state court in New York to federal court and was denied both times.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied the motion, saying the reasons given were not new or legally strong.
A federal appeals court ordered the judge to reconsider after the Supreme Court’s 2024 presidential immunity ruling.
The Supreme Court ruling gave broad protection for official acts by a president.
Trump’s lawyers argue that the immunity ruling should limit what evidence can be used against him.
Judge Hellerstein upheld his original decision denying the move to federal court.
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Some Democratic candidates running in conservative states are avoiding endorsements and campaigning help from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. They believe distancing themselves from the current national Democratic leaders will help them win votes in areas that voted strongly for President Donald Trump.
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With less than 70 days before the midterm elections, some Democrats in red states reject Biden and Harris’s support.
Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek and gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand declined Harris and Biden's help.
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola is focusing on local support and not seeking endorsements from mainland politicians.
These candidates aim to attract independent and moderate Republican voters by distancing themselves from the national Democratic brand.
Retaining the Senate is vital for Democrats as Republicans currently hold a slim majority.
Democratic strategist James Carville noted that Democrats are trying to move past the 2024 election and that Biden’s health issues may limit his campaign appearances.
There is a general sense among some voters of disillusionment with established Democratic leaders and the party brand.
Historically, parties sometimes avoid high-profile endorsements in tough areas to distance candidates from unpopular national figures.
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The Trump administration proposed a new rule to cut off the UAE branches of Banque Misr, a large Egyptian bank, from using the U.S. financial system. This action aims to reduce economic support to Iran’s leadership amid ongoing U.S. efforts against Iran.
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The U.S. Treasury Department announced the new rule on a Friday.
The rule targets the UAE branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank.
The bank is accused of providing financial support to Iran’s leadership.
The measure would block these branches from accessing the U.S. financial system.
This action is part of President Trump’s broader campaign against Iran’s economy.
The U.S. action comes as its campaign against Iran reaches six months.
The UAE branches operate outside of Egypt but are connected to the Egyptian bank.
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a British political commentator, is currently held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He was reported to be in New Orleans before a scheduled Kanye West concert, and details about his detention are still unclear.
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Milo Yiannopoulos is in ICE custody, according to ICE’s online database.
He holds British citizenship.
Yiannopoulos was in New Orleans before a Kanye West concert set for Friday night.
TMZ was the first to report his detention.
He has worked with Kanye West on political and business projects.
CBS News has contacted the Department of Homeland Security and ICE for more information.
The situation is still evolving with more updates expected.
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President Donald Trump signed an order to create the U.S. Space Academy. This new school will train engineers, operators, and military members to work in space-related fields.
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President Trump signed an executive order on Friday.
The order creates the U.S. Space Academy.
The academy’s purpose is to educate and train people for space jobs.
It will focus on engineers, operators, and service members.
The academy is compared to military schools like West Point and the Air Force Academy.
It aims to prepare the next generation for work in space.
The announcement highlights the importance of space in national defense.
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