National Guard member ticketed for running a red light after crashing into car in D.C. during Trump’s deployment

[ad_1] A National Guard member whose military transport vehicle collided with a car this week was given a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington, D.C. — as Guard forces deploy to the streets of the capital amid President Trump’s contentious anti-crime push. The collision took place early Wednesday morning, as a convoy…

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Trump confident ahead of Monday showdown, says Democrats’ position makes shutdown likely: “I just don’t know how we’re going to solve this issue”

[ad_1] Washington — President Trump said Sunday that a government shutdown is likely unless top Democrats back down from their negotiating position. “I just don’t know how we are going to solve this issue,” Mr. Trump said in a phone interview with CBS News.  Mr. Trump also expressed confidence that the American people will side…

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Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, plays Iron Maiden and Deep Purple to let off steam

[ad_1] Japan’s “Iron Lady” listens to… Iron Maiden? The country’s parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman to take Japan’s highest public office. Takaichi is an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister who was nicknamed the “Iron Lady.” …

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Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say

[ad_1] Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, CBS News has learned.   Two American intelligence officials briefed on the matter told CBS News that Israeli forces…

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This week on “Sunday Morning” (Sept. 28)

[ad_1] The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Hosted by Jane Pauley      COVER STORY: Catching the Unabomber“Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with David Kaczynski, whose tip…

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