The administration wants to return the mortgage finance giants to private ownership, reducing risks to taxpayers Source
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A visit to a New Mexico airplane boneyard
Roswell, New Mexico, is the last destination for jet planes that are being retired. Kris Van Cleave hitches a ride on the last of American Airlines’ MD-80 fleet as it makes its final flight. Source
Hurricane Dorian lashes North Carolina coast
Hurricane Dorian is hitting North Carolina’s coast Friday morning with high winds and torrential rain. CBS News’ Katherine Johnson joined CBSN AM from Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina with what conditions were like there. Source
Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over North Carolina
Storm, now a Category 1, was hitting some of them with hurricane-force gusts as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout Source
Playing by new rules – and winning – in the corporate world
Many in the workplace are told to “pay your dues” or “wait your turn.” But identical twin sisters Antoinette Clarke and Tricia Clarke-Stone found success in the corporate world playing by a new set of rules. They visited “CBS This Morning” to share tips from their new book, “Double Down: Bet on Yourself and Succeed on Your Terms.” Source
Nicki Minaj says she’s retiring
Ten-time Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj is taking a “Moment 4 Life” as she announces her retirement. The singer, who is planning to marry boyfriend Kenneth Petty in the coming months, made the announcement on Twitter Thursday. Source
Bahamians lash out at government over disaster response: “We are on our own”
As chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen deliver meals to remote islands, residents express anger and frustration Source
Tenaja fire rages through southern California: “They don’t know which way it’s going to go”
Flames from the Tenaja fire are burning dangerously close to homes in California. After tearing through 2,000 acres, the fire is only about 10% contained. Hundreds of homes were threatened when heavy winds kicked up the blaze on Thursday afternoon. Some 800 firefighters, facing 90 degree temperatures, attacked the fire with bulldozers on the ground, and water-dropping helicopters from the air. Carter Evans reports. Source
Taliban talks peace with U.S., but keeps waging war in Afghanistan
An American is among two NATO service members killed in the latest Taliban attack in Afghanistan. The car bomb in Kabul on Thursday killed 12 people and wounded 42 others. It’s part of a string of attacks launched by the Taliban this week, even as the group is reportedly nearing a peace deal with the United States. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source
200,000 homes and businesses without power in South Carolina after Dorian
Hurricane Dorian gave coastal South Carolina a beating on Thursday. On Friday morning, Charleston is beginning to survey the damage. Dorian’s eye passed within 55 miles of the city, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 70 mph. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source