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Opinion | CBS gives JD Vance a prime-time town hall just before the midterms

The Michigan event gives the vice president a national stage as Republicans make their closing argument to voters

October 8, 2026
Tom Jones

How the ‘worst act in vaudeville’ helped shape modern libel law

The Cherry Sisters were terrible performers. Critics were merciless. Their libel suit helped establish protections journalists still rely on today

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The atmosphere is getting wetter. The Washington Post showed what that means on the ground

The Post combined meteorology, data visualization and on-the-ground reporting to reveal the growing risks of extreme rainfall

October 8, 2026
Amaris Castillo

Trump renamed AI ‘super intelligence.’ But that term already means something else.

Experts warn that muddying the definitions could complicate efforts to regulate a rapidly advancing technology

October 8, 2026
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Opinion | Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are finally one company. So what happens now?

The $111 billion deal brings CNN and CBS News under one roof, with layoffs, cost cuts and questions about editorial independence ahead

October 7, 2026
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