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CBS Evening News, August 26, 2022

Judge unseals redacted affidavit used to justify Trump search warrant; Elementary school kids’ hotline offering kind words gets 5 million calls

Biden slams "MAGA Republicans," compares the philosophy to "semi-Fascism"

At a campaign rally for Maryland Democrats, he said, "You have to choose. Will we be a country that moves forward or a country that moves backward?"

California regulator votes to ban sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday in favor of a plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. Margo Oge, former director of the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, discussed what this means for California.

Four shot at Kentucky homeless shelter

There was no initial word on the victims' conditions. Police say a suspect who's believed to have been a resident is in custody.

CBS Evening News, August 25, 2022

Judge orders redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit unsealed by Friday; Tennis stars raise $1 million for Ukraine

8/25: CBS News Prime Time

Carter Evans reports on the potential release of a partial Mar-a-Lago search affidavit and NASA's first lunar mission in 50 years

NASA finds first clear evidence of CO2 in an exoplanet's atmosphere

The CO2 – the compound humans breathe out – was found in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star 700 light-years away. It was discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Rep. Charlie Crist discusses Florida gubernatorial race against Gov. Ron DeSantis

Florida voters on Tuesday chose Rep. Charlie Crist as the Democratic nominee for governor. Crist, a former Republican governor of the state, will face incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November. Crist joined "Red and Blue" Thursday to discuss the race.

Bills punter Matt Araiza, 2 college teammates accused of rape in new lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges the sexual assault occurred at an off-campus Halloween party while Araiza was a student at San Diego State University.

New study suggests oldest known human ancestors could walk upright

Characteristics of the 7 million-year-old fossils provide evidence that the Sahelanthropus could have been the first bipedal member of our species.