With mis- and disinformation rampant on social media in the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Lesley Stahl reports on big tech’s efforts to reign it in while battling claims of censorship. Sunday. Source
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Border Patrol chief says tougher policies needed to deter migrants crossings
Border Patrol chief Jason Owens said the U.S. government needs to implement tougher immigration policies, including by jailing migrants, to deter unlawful crossings. Source
DOJ, environmental groups sue Campbell Soup for polluting Lake Erie
The U.S. Department of Justice and environmental groups filed two lawsuits alleging similar complaints that Campell’s plant in Napoleon, Ohio, has allowed wastewater and pollutants to flow unchecked into the Maumee River Source
Carlee Russell, Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping, gets probation
Carlee Russell will avoid jail time and instead received a six-month suspended sentence and probation for a year. Source
Mississippi “Goon Squad” officers sentenced for torturing Black men
Former Rankin County deputy Brett McAlpin, the fifth member of the Mississippi “Goon Squad” that admitted to torturing two Black men, has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison. Kirk Burkhalter, a New York Law School professor, joins CBS News with a look at the case’s sentencing phase. Source
Breaking down the U.S. spring weather outlook
Warmer than normal temperatures across the U.S., and concerns of floods and droughts in different parts of the country are expected during this year’s spring season, say Ed Clark and Jon Gottschalck of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who joined CBS News with more on NOAA’s spring weather outlook. Source
Reddit goes public, makes stock market debut
Reddit, the popular social media platform, has gone public after almost two decades after its launch. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more on what Reddit will have to modify as it seeks to make profits for shareholders. Source
Blinken says Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal is getting closer
Secretary of State Antony Bliken said “gaps are narrowing” in talks for a potential cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas during an interview in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. BBC News’ Mark Lowen breaks down the deal’s sticking points. Source
Titans Finalize Coaching Staff With New Additions on Strength and Conditioning Staff, and More
The Titans have completed their 2024 coaching staff with the additions of Zac Woodfin as Director of Sports Performance, Mark Lovat and Grant Thorne as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches, and John Shaw as Assistant Sports Performance – Speed Training Coach. Source
Escaped Idaho inmate Skylar Meade triggers a massive search
The search continues for escaped inmate Skylar Meade, who fled the Idaho correction officers with him during a medical transport Wednesday when an accomplice, Nicholas Umphenour, ambushed them, officials said. Three officers were shot in the gun battle. CBS News’ Carter Evans is following the latest. Source