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Saturday Sessions: OK Go performs “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill” – CBS News Watch CBS News For 20 years, the band OK Go has been known for their elaborate music videos. Their latest video for “Love,” a mirror-themed masterpiece, was released last month, along with the band’s fifth studio album, “And The Adjacent Possible.” From that album, here is OK Go with “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Colleges try to tackle A.I. in the classroom – CBS News Watch CBS News Some colleges are turning to classic tactics to try to keep A.I. out of the classroom. Sales of lined composition test books — known as “blue books” — which students used to use to handwrite essays and answers on exams, are on the rise, the Wall Street Journal reported. Here’s how schools are trying to tackle the exploding use of A.I. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesEarlier this spring, consumers were feeling good about their summer vacation prospects. More people were planning to take a trip compared to last year, and summer travel budgets were up, too, according to a new report from Deloitte.But just a few weeks later — after President Donald Trump announced widescale tariffs and the stock market dropped precipitously, bubbling up recession fears — some would-be vacationers abruptly scaled back their spending plans, a second round of the survey found.About 53% of respondents plan to take leisure vacations this summer, up from 48% in 2024, according…

The European Union has spoken out against US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement on steel imports and has threatened countermeasures.”We strongly regret the announced increase of US tariffs on steel imports from 25 per cent to 50 per cent,” said a spokesman for the European Commission in Brussels, which is responsible for EU trade policy.”This decision adds further uncertainty to the global economy and increases costs for consumers and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.”The EU is ready to take countermeasures, the statement continued.This could also happen earlier than July 14.As things currently stand, EU counter-tariffs already planned…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota’s high school softball postseason has been overshadowed by the dominance of a transgender pitcher at Champlin Park High School. The pitcher led Champlin Park to the state tournament with a dominant shutout victory in the sectional final on Thursday. Meanwhile, a lawsuit by three anonymous female players has been filed against the state for allowing the player to compete.The law firm representing the plaintiffs, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), has provided statements from one of the female players about her experience facing the trans athlete. “Hitting against him is not only a physical challenge…

The UN nuclear watchdog warns Tehran could be close to weapons-grade enriched uranium, as negotiations with the US continue.The United Nations nuclear watchdog says Iran has increased its stockpile of highly enriched, near weapons-grade uranium by 50 percent in the last three months. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday comes as nuclear deal negotiations are under way between the United States and Iran, with Tehran insisting its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only. The IAEA said as of May 17, Iran had amassed 408.6kg (900.8 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60 percent –…

Sarah Kapnick started her career in 2004 as an investment banking analyst for Goldman Sachs. She was struck almost immediately by the overlap of financial growth and climate change, and the lack of client advisory around that theme.Integrating the two, she thought, would help investors understand both the risks and opportunities, and would help them use climate information in finance and business operations. With a degree in theoretical mathematics and geophysical fluid dynamics, Kapnick saw herself as uniquely positioned to take on that challenge.But first, she had to get deeper into the science.That led her to more study and then…

Washington — Transgender military service members must come forward and voluntarily leave active-duty service next week, by June 6, according to Defense Department guidance issued by Secretary Pete Hegseth. After that, the military is expected to begin involuntary separations for active-duty trans service members who remain. One of the service branches, the Army, on Wednesday issued more guidance about how it will identify and interact with soldiers with gender dysphoria, according to documents obtained by CBS News. Although Hegseth had made formal assurances in a February memo that transgender service members would be treated with dignity, the Army’s new internal directives to units instruct…

The ostrich farm in British Columbia, which has become a flashpoint of an avian flu outbreak, “has not cooperated” with the authorities to manage the outbreak, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Universal Ostrich Farm “failed to undertake appropriate biosecurity risk mitigation measures,” the CFIA alleged in a statement.CFIA had previously ordered the entire herd at the farm be culled following an avian flu outbreak in December. The outbreak is believed to have come from a flock of ducks that migrated to the farm.Nearly 70 ostriches died as a result of the outbreak.The agency said in its statement that…

Equal parts deflated, disappointed and proud, Richmond coach Adem Yze was left ruing the mission that proved about five minutes too hard for his emerging team.The Tigers led from 10 minutes into the first quarter until 25 minutes into the last, before goalkicking inaccuracy came back to bite them brutally in Saturday’s three-point AFL loss to GWS.Had they held on, it would have rivalled their round-seven upset of Gold Coast as rebuilding Richmond’s best win of the season – and arguably even better given this game was away.But once again this season, the Tigers lost no friends.”(It’s) deflating. I feel…