Trump says he asked Netanyahu to scale back Lebanon strikes

President Trump said Thursday that he urged Israel to scale back its military bombardment of targets in Lebanon, with the U.S. State Department later saying it would lead ceasefire efforts between Israel and Lebanon. CBS News’ Major Garrett and Ed O’Keefe have more.

Breaking down Artemis II’s reentry process, heat shield’s importance

Breaking down Artemis II’s reentry process, heat shield’s importance – CBS News Watch CBS News The Artemis II crew is spending their last full day in space Thursday before Friday night’s splashdown to end their historic mission around the moon. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.

Prediction Markets Are Back the Spotlight, This Time Because of the War in Iran

Prediction markets let people wager on just about anything — from basketball games to elections. And among more jarring bets recently, the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran. Shortly ahead of a fragile ceasefire agreement earlier this week, a new group of accounts on prediction market platform Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed …

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Gene Simmons of Kiss Visits Detroit Rock City to Open New Restaurant Location

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City on Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate, Paul Stanley. “Everybody talks about Detroit, we owe our stuff to Detroit — first city that appreciated the band that I’m in,” Simmons said before cutting the …

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Panama President Seeks to Calm China Tensions

PANAMA CITY, April 9 (Reuters) – Panamanian President Jose ⁠Raul ⁠Mulino on Thursday sought to ⁠calm tensions with China, striking a conciliatory tone a day after his foreign ​minister called out the Asian superpower for an increase in inspections of Panama-flagged vessels as a tit-for-tat response ‌to China’s CK Hutchison losing its ‌port concessions in …

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Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday. Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting at 4 p.m. …

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When to ask for an extension on your taxes

While tax filing extensions are often positioned as a simple fallback, they’re not always the right move. Muhammad Aqib/Getty Images The tax filing season is reaching its peak, and for many taxpayers, the pressure to meet this year’s April deadline is colliding with incomplete paperwork, shifting income totals and lingering questions about what’s actually owed …

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