Target experienced a nationwide cash register outage on Saturday, leaving customers waiting in long lines. Some abandoned their carts and baskets altogether. Registers have since been restored and Target does not believe the outage was caused by hacking. Source
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Lawmakers tackle “deepfake” concerns, mull regulations
Lawmakers in Washington grappled this week with how to prevent what are known as deep fake videos. These manipulated images, which appear authentic at first glance, can pose a very real national security threat. Chief National Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports. Source
“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Saturday June 15, 2019
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News.” Source
The U.S. minimum wage sets a record — for not rising
Despite a 10-year economic expansion and an 18% rise in the cost of living, the U.S. base pay hasn’t budged since 2009 Source
Top wildlife park reports full year with no elephant poaching
The elephant population has rebounded from fewer than 2,000 last year to approximately 4,000 Source
Target stores experience outages nationwide
The outage lasted approximately two hours, according to the company Source
Buttigieg responds to Trump’s comments on foreign help
Buttigieg condemned President Trump for saying this week that he would accept election help from foreign actors Source
DOJ backs Treasury Department over Trump’s tax returns
The agency released a memo Friday supporting the Treasury Department’s position that Congress is not entitled to see President Trump’s tax returns, alleging Congress exceeded its authority in its request Source
Greenland experiences severe ice melting
Nearly half of Greenland’s ice sheet began melting this week after an unprecedented warm spell hit the Arctic region. Temperatures climbed more than 40 degrees above average, causing an estimated 2 billion tons of ice loss. Ted Scambos, senior research scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Earth Science Observation Center, joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Plane skids off runway at Newark International Airport
The airport temporarily stopped accepting arrivals and departures on Saturday Source