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Anderson Cooper to leave 60 Minutes amid turmoil at CBS News

Cooper is leaving the CBS News show after nearly 20 years amid a shake-up under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

CBP commander arrested for harboring his undocumented migrant girlfriend

Andres Wilkinson, a 25-year border protection veteran, was "aware of her unlawful immigration status yet maintained a romantic relationship with her,” the Justice Department said in a statement.

The Independent UK · Feb 16

Did Trump tell Netanyahu he’d back Israeli strikes on Iran? What we know

US President Donald Trump, during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in December, assured that the US would support Israeli strikes on Iran, should the US not reach a deal with Iran on the regime's nuclear programme, US news outlet CBS News reported.

The Times of India · Feb 16

How a party balloon sparked a feud between the FAA and Pentagon and shut down a city’s airspace

The sudden and unprecedented Tuesday closure of El Paso’s airspace stemmed from border officials firing a high-energy laser at what they believed to be a cartel drone, according to reports. But, it turned out to be something considerably more innocuous: a party balloon drifting in the wind.

The Independent UK · Feb 12

CBS Producer Alicia Hastey Quits and Sounds Alarm on Editorial Direction and Pressures on Journalism

CBS News producer Alicia Hastey left the network on Wednesday after four years, taking aim at what she described as a troubling shift in editorial direction under the leadership of Bari Weiss.

The Fashion Central · Feb 12

Man Detained In Connection With Nancy Guthrie’s Kidnapping Breaks His Silence

The man identified himself as Carlos and spoke to reporters about cops detaining him and questioning him about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.

Bored Panda · Feb 11

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Show Led to the Most Ridiculous Fake News of All Time

Ratings for the Super Bowl and the halftime show were not released on Monday despite what you saw online.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 10

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in the last year had violent criminal records, analysis finds

First direct confirmation from DHS data that officials are wrongly stating administration’s priority is those with criminal backgrounds

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Trump says ICE is targeting dangerous criminals, but internal DHS document shows only 14% of arrests involved violent offenses

Where are all the criminals?

We Got This Covered · Feb 9

As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump

Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacks

The Guardian - US · Feb 8