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The mayor-elect of a small municipality near the crime-plagued Mexican resort city of Acapulco was assassinated early Monday, local prosecutors said — the latest in a series of attacks targeting politicians. Salvador Villalba Flores — who was to take office in October in Copala, a town of about 4,000 residents about 80 miles southeast of
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German investigators seized 39 tons of cocaine worth more than $2.78 billion hidden among vegetables and fruits in several container ships, officials announced Monday. Seven people have been arrested in what investigators called the county’s biggest cocaine bust. Prosecutors in the western city of Dusseldorf said they confiscated the drug last year following a tip
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McDonald’s is pulling the plug on a test that deployed artificial intelligence to take drive-thru customer orders, with the technology showing mixed results. McDonald’s told CBS MoneyWatch that it is ending its Automated Order Taker pilot, which used AI in drive-thrus to expedite orders. The fast-food giant, which launched the tech through a partnership with
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The U.S. government is suing Adobe, accusing the software maker of steering customers toward a pricey subscription plan while concealing how much it costs to cancel the service. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday that Adobe deceives customers by “hiding” the early termination fee for the company’s services, which includes popular tools such as Acrobat,
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“Call Me by Your Name” actor Armie Hammer opened up about cannibalism accusations that led to his “career death” in a recent podcast interview. Hammer spoke about the allegations that surfaced three years ago on the “Painful Lessons,” which he said he now finds “hilarious.” The episode was published on Sunday. “People called me a
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House Speaker Mike Johnson visited former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, as the two Republican leaders plot a path to winning in November. Johnson didn’t share details about the meeting but said on social media their party was united behind its political goals. “It was great to meet with
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Massachusetts sales tax holiday coming in August Massachusetts sales tax holiday coming in August 00:25 The IRS could raise more than $50 billion in revenue over the next decade by ending a major tax loophole for wealthy taxpayers, the U.S. Treasury Department said Monday. The guidance and ruling being announced Monday includes plans to essentially
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Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson on personal connections to new movie, “Fancy Dance” – CBS News Watch CBS News Fresh from her historic Oscar nod, Lily Gladstone stars in the new movie “Fancy Dance,” which she calls the “most important” story of her career. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications
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Big winners at 77th annual Tony Awards The big winners at the 77th annual Tony Awards 05:16 “The Outsiders” took home the award for best musical and “Stereophonic” earned the coveted best play award at the 2024 Tony Awards, as the best of Broadway was honored Sunday night. “Hell’s Kitchen,” the jukebox musical featuring
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The big winners at the 77th annual Tony Awards – CBS News
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