Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 900

Manhattan D.A. could be close to charging Trump

The investigation is focused on an alleged "hush money" payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Chaim Topol, Israeli actor best known for "Fiddler on the Roof," dies at 87

Last year, Topol's son Omar shared​ that his father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, though his cause of death was not immediately known.

Robert Blake, "In Cold Blood" actor, dies at age 89

Robert Blake, the actor who gained critical acclaim after appearing in the film "In Cold Blood," and who was acquitted in the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakely, has died. He was 89.

3 LAPD officers shot; suspect dead after standoff, police say

The officers were hospitalized in stable condition, officials said.

Assessing the challenges faced by America's military as it contends with China, Russia

According to a Wall Street Journal article, the U.S. is tackling a new era of "great power" competition with China and Russia, but the American military is not quite yet ready for those challenges. Michael Gordon, a national security correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, who authored the article, discussed it with CBS News.

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after suffering fall

The Senate minority leader, 81, was at a private dinner at a Washington, D.C., hotel when he tripped and fell, his office said.

NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy discusses close calls at airports, East Palestine toxic train derailment

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy joined CBS News Wednesday to discuss the recent string of close calls between planes on airport runways. She also discussed the NTSB investigation into the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

How climate change is making flight turbulence worse

In the past week, several airline passengers have been either severely injured or killed when their flights experienced severe turbulence. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson explained what causes this phenomenon, and why climate change is making it worse.

Biden's budget proposal to call for higher taxes on billionaires

President Biden will unveil his new budget proposal in Philadelphia Thursday. The proposal will call for higher taxes on billionaires, as well as increasing the Medicare payroll tax on individuals earning more than $400,000 per year. Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for the Washington Post, joined CBS News to discuss Mr. Biden's budget proposal.

CBS Evening News, March 8, 2023

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