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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be calling former President Donald Trump after he was shot at at a campaign rally over the weekend, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, as the Russian government accused the Biden administration of creating an atmosphere that led to the attack."We do not at all think or believe that the attempt to eliminate presidential candidate Trump was organized by the current government, but the atmosphere that this administration created during the political struggle, the atmosphere around candidate Trump provoked what America is faced with today," Peskov said on Sunday.On Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson...

Russia, China and other foreign powers react to Trump rally shooting

Three Americans who were wrongfully imprisoned in Russia, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, are back on U.S. soil. They made a brief stop at Joint Base Andrews, before arriving in San Antonio to undergo medical assessments. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

Paul Whelan describes journey home as Americans freed from Russia return to U.S. soil

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West.

Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis

Stunning new details emerged Friday on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West belonged to its security services — and the children of a Russian couple posing as spies only learned their true nationality on the flight to Moscow.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that a detained couple released in Slovenia —Artem and Anna Dultsev— were undercover intelligence officers commonly known as "illegals." Posing as Argentine expats, they used Ljubljana as their base since 2017 to relay Moscow's orders to other sleeper agents...

Spies' children found out they were Russian on flight to Moscow

The Hill

Russia fired back at President Biden over his comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin during his press conference after the NATO summit in Washington, calling Biden’s remarks “absolutely unacceptable.” “We continue to consider it absolutely unacceptable and impermissible behavior for a head of state to make such disrespectful remarks about other heads of state,” Kremlin…

Russia fires back at Biden over Putin comments at NATO summit: ‘Absolutely unacceptable’

Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic worked Wednesday to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast.The Dominican Republic Navy said the 14 skeletons appeared to belong to individuals from Senegal and Mauritania, according to the documentation found next to the bodies.Authorities are also working to determine the cause and time of the deaths and whether 12 packages of a substance found on the boat contained illicit drugs, presumably cocaine or heroin.Cell phones and geolocation devices were also found on the boat, said the Navy, which released images...

14 bodies, stash of suspected drugs found on abandoned boat

American Skyler Mapes and Italian local Giuseppe Morisani spent a magical evening together in Rome. Then they drove across Italy together. Here’s what happened.

She hit it off with the guy she met at the bar on vacation. Then he sent her an unexpected text message

Business Insider

"I actually started off supporting Donald, and then I got to know him better," Cuban told Vivek Ramaswamy in an interview.

Mark Cuban says he once supported Trump. Then he got to know him: 'He was unethical then, and he's still unethical.'

A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil's Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed but the country's president said everyone on board was presumed dead.The airline VoePass confirmed in a statement that a plane headed for Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos crashed with 58 passengers and 4 crew members aboard. The statement didn't say what caused the accident.Brazilian television network GloboNews, citing the airline, reported the aircraft was a turboprop ATR-72 passenger plane.Firefighters, military...

Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil

NBC News

Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable strategic bombers patrolled near the U.S. state of Alaska in the North Pacific and Arctic on Thursday, the two countries said, a move that prompted the United States and Canada to scramble fighter jets. Russian Tu-95MS “Bear” strategic bombers and Chinese Xi’an H-6 strategic bombers took...

Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable bombers patrol near U.S.

New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.Dubbed the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the San Jose was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk by the British navy near Cartagena in 1708. Only a handful of its 600-strong crew survived.In February, the Colombian government announced it would begin extractions from the ship off its Caribbean coast, with the wreckage believed to be holding treasures worth billions of dollars."Results of this exploration have revealed an unprecedented set of archaeological evidence, which has greatly...

New artifacts found in legendary treasure-laden shipwreck

Pennsylvania State

Newly released police bodycam footage shows the moment that local law enforcement attempted to make contact with the gunman who opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month.

New bodycam video shows police attempting to confront Trump rally gunman

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Trump says he'd do 3 debates against Harris; U.S. men's basketball team overcomes deficit to beat Serbia and advance to Olympic gold medal game.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government's response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible "megaquake" off the country's southern coast.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever "megaquake advisory" on Thursday warning of a possible future major earthquake triggered by the underwater Nankai Trough after a magnitude 7.1 quake shook just off the eastern coast of Kyushu island earlier in the day. The trough, which runs along Japan's Pacific coast, was the source of past devastating earthquakes.Seismologists at the agency held an emergency meeting after Thursday's quake to...

Scientists urge preparations for possible "megaquake" in Japan

- Advertisement - In an exclusive revelation, the government has confirmed that North Korea has deployed over 500 technical and medical support troops to Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. This deployment occurred even before North Korea and Russia signed a treaty on “automatic military aid” in June, according to TV Chosun....

North Korea deploys 500 technical and medical troops to Russian-occupied Ukraine

Minnesota State

With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Ed O'Keefe takes a closer look at the background of the potential next vice president.

A closer look at Tim Walz's background

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday that Donald Trump's assertion he could quickly end the Ukraine war should be viewed realistically, given that he had promised a Middle East peace breakthrough but failed to achieve it during his presidency.

Russia says 'let's be realistic' about Trump plan to end Ukraine war

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

As the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan has rare insight when it comes to the inner workings of the Kremlin. He was also in Moscow the night Putin's army invaded Ukraine in 2022. Sullivan joins CBS News to discuss his new memoir, \"Midnight in Moscow,\" and the future of U.S.-Russia diplomacy.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia on current state of relations

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As the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan has rare insight when it comes to the inner workings of the Kremlin. He was also in Moscow the night Putin's army invaded Ukraine in 2022. Sullivan joins CBS News to discuss his new memoir, "Midnight in Moscow," and the future of U.S.-Russia diplomacy.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia on current state of relations

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