London — European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The commission,
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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News. The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars, according to two of the sources, at
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Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that Moscow and Kyiv must strike a deal or Washington will end its efforts to reach a ceasefire. It was the second warning from the Trump administration in less than a week, despite President Trump’s frequent pledges before his second term began that he would end the war immediately.
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The mystique of Martin Guitars – CBS News Watch CBS News Since 1833, C.F. Martin & Co., has been crafting Martin guitars, widely regarded as among the finest musical instruments in the world. Anthony Mason takes a musical trip through the decades with C.F. “Chris” Martin, the great-great-great-grandson of the man who started it all
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New Delhi – A day after 26 people were killed and many others injured in an attack by suspected Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, India announced it will put a key river water sharing agreement on hold. India’s External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday night that the Indus Water Treaty “will be held in abeyance
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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others, according to the Gaza health ministry run by Hamas. The strike came as officials said Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a
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Washington — Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday he won’t seek reelection in 2026, kickstarting a race for his long-held seat representing Illinois — and a broader shakeup of Democratic leadership in the Senate. Durbin, 80, has served since 2005 as the Democratic whip, the second-ranking position in Democratic leadership. First under former Democratic leader Harry
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Istanbul — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said. There were no reports of serious damage or major injuries, but many people poured out of buildings in Istanbul in fear, looking for information on their phones and calling loved ones. Dozens of people
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the Trump administration has an “opportunity for a big deal” on trade between the U.S. and China, providing a hint that a brutal tariff war between the two nations could ease up. Bessent, who delivered the keynote address at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C., today,
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