Trump orders Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis” with other countries after 33-year halt

[ad_1] Washington — President Trump directed the Pentagon on Wednesday to resume testing of nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other countries’ tests, possibly ending a decades-long U.S. pause that stretches back to the end of the Cold War. The announcement came moments before Mr. Trump walked into a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President…

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Dr. Céline Gounder says CDC director ouster “really does affect all of us”

[ad_1] Following disagreements with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Trump administration on Wednesday said they fired CDC director Susan Monarez, although she has challenged the legality of the firing. Dr. Céline Gounder joins “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to explain how recent firings, mass layoffs, resignations and policy changes…

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How the Minneapolis shooting unfolded

[ad_1] Watch CBS News In Minneapolis, a shooter opened fire into a Catholic school as students prayed. Two children are dead — their families now will have to plan funerals. More than a dozen of their classmates were wounded. Anna Schecter has the latest. [ad_2] Source link

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National Academies publishes strongest rebuke yet of the EPA attempts to dismiss climate threats

[ad_1] One of the United States’ leading scientific groups published its strongest rebuke of the Trump administration’s dismissal of the dangers of climate change, saying the evidence is “beyond scientific dispute.” The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a new report Wednesday that says long-term observations “confirm unequivocally that greenhouse gas emissions are…

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Reese Witherspoon on how her new book “Gone Before Goodbye” redefines the female action hero

[ad_1] Reese Witherspoon is adding novelist to her résumé with “Gone Before Goodbye,” a thriller co-written with bestselling author Harlan Coben that hits shelves Tuesday. The collaboration pairs the Oscar-winning actress and book club founder with one of publishing’s most successful thriller writers. It’s Witherspoon’s first novel and Coben’s first time working with a co-author. …

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