Indonesia Military Officer Steps Down Following Acid Attack on Activist

JAKARTA, March 26 (Reuters) – A senior officer in the ⁠Indonesian ⁠military has stepped down following ⁠an acid attack on an activist known for his opposition to ​the expanded role of the military, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Andrie Yunus, a deputy coordinator with the ‌Commission for Missing Persons and ‌Victims of Violence, a rights …

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3/25: The Takeout with Major Garrett

3/25: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Long TSA lines continue continue across the country as DHS shutdown hits Day 40; White House says Trump will “unleash Hell” if Iran doesn’t make a deal.

Houston Airport Has Become a Symbol for the Shutdown’s Impacts on Air Travel

While long security lines have hobbled airports across the U.S., Bush Intercontinental’s problems have been more pronounced. Frustrated travelers at Houston’s largest airport have confronted warnings of four-hour wait times to get through security, as many Transportation Security Administration workers aren’t showing up for their shifts since they’re not getting paid during the shutdown. “And …

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US House Panels to Consider Sweeping Aviation Safety Reforms

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) – Two U.S. House committees ⁠on ⁠Thursday are set to consider sweeping ⁠aviation safety reform legislation to address 50 recommendations issued after a January ​2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 ‌people. The National Transportation Safety Board said ‌in an …

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Cuban President Says Raúl Castro Involved in US Talks That Are in Early Stages

HAVANA (AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Wednesday. The talks, which Diaz-Canel said are in the early stages, come at a time of increasing tensions between the two nations, with Cuba plagued by nationwide blackouts resulting from a …

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Russian Attacks Kill Two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Damage Infrastructure on the Danube

March 26 (Reuters) – Russian attacks killed two ⁠people ⁠in Ukraine’s northeastern city ⁠of Kharkiv and the region around it and ​a strike on the Danube port of Izamil damaged port facilities ‌and energy infrastructure, officials said. Prosecutors ‌in Kharkiv region, in a statement on Telegram early ⁠on Thursday, ⁠said a woman injured in an …

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3/25: CBS Evening News – CBS News

3/25: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial; travelers miss flights as TSA chief warns of “perilous situation.”

Worker Sues Valero Over Texas Refinery Explosion

HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) – A man ⁠who ⁠said he was injured ⁠in an explosion at Valero Energy’s Port Arthur, Texas ​refinery on Monday night filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in a state district court ‌alleging the company failed to ‌properly maintain the refinery. The lawsuit filed in the Jefferson County District ⁠Court in ⁠Beaumont, …

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida charged with stealing FEMA money, using it for her campaign, DOJ says

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account. The Justice Department alleges that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a company that she ran called Trinity Healthcare Services …

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