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Transcript: Former CDC chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 5, 2026
05 Jul 11:42 am EDT - CBS News
The following is the full transcript of an interview with former CDC chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 5, 2026. This interview was taped on July 1, 2026..

NCAA President Charlie Baker says player compensation is a "good thing" despite being "messy"
05 Jul 11:32 am EDT - CBS News
NCAA President Charlie Baker tells Ed O'Keefe on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that despite the "messy" rollout of player compensation in collegiate sports, he thinks "it's a good thing.".

Memorial service to honor firefighters killed on Colorado-Utah border
05 Jul 10:42 am EDT - ABC News
Three firefighters killed while battling a blaze on the Colorado-Utah border will be honored with a public memorial service Sunday in Colorado.

A timeline of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the arrest of Tyler Robinson
05 Jul 12:11 am EDT - ABC News
The 23-year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk will be in court this week for the case's most substantial hearing so far.

How Paris appeals court ruling could upend Marine Le Pen's 2027 presidential bid
05 Jul 2:41 am EDT - ABC News
Paris' appeals court is set to rule Tuesday on Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement case.

Mount Rushmore to the Mall, Trump praises America's 250th ' and himself - USA Today

Record heat suspected in over 20 deaths as severe weather puts damper on Fourth of July festivities - NBC News

Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral - BBC

America 250 kicks off in nation's capital as Americans brave weather to celebrate Independence Day - Fox News

1 killed in attack on Crimea as Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate Trump calls - AP News

At least 8 people shot, including 4 children, in New York's Coney Island on July 4: Reports - The Hill

Yosemite Offers Many Wonders. Crushing Crowds Are Now One of Them. - The New York Times

Trump Wants a New Air Force One in His Presidential Library. It's Not a Done Deal. - WSJ
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Hundreds of masked white nationalists march in Washington on Fourth of July - The Guardian

Trump's $2bn bonanza heralds the rise of political grifters across the west - The Guardian

At least eight shot, including four children, in New York's Coney Island - The Guardian

Missouri mom of 5 fatally shot while buying slushies with children; police search for gunman - Fox News

Navy suspends search for sailor who went missing when helicopter went down in Arabian Sea - Fox News

OPEC, Allies Hike Output Again as Hormuz Traffic Starts Recovering - Wall Street Journal

Tech Billionaire Vinod Khosla Wants to Pay More Taxes. He Explained to Us Why. - Wall Street Journal

Iran's supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah's funeral - BBC News

US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather - BBC News

Evacuations in Guam as super typhoon Bavi approaches - BBC News

Australia probes mystery space balls that washed up on beach - BBC News

Chinese underground church figure Jin Mingri freed from prison - BBC News

SEE | Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded NYC wedding - News24

Swifties celebrate 'royal wedding' of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce - News24

Pope Leo praises US history of welcoming immigrants at 250th anniversary - News24
CBS Business New Scientist

How to save money on air conditioning as electric bills climb

More than 100,000 fireworks recalled ahead of July 4

Here's who won ? and lost ? under Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

U.S. says it's monitoring oil markets for price-fixing, urges states to do same

What's open and closed on July 3 and July 4? See which stores are operating.

Bessent on Trump's crypto earnings: "I don't think there's an appearance problem"

'Hobbit' hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons

A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordial magma ocean

Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched

Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring

June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe

Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity's greatest mystery
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Trump on America's 250th Birthday: 'Nobody Can Be Like Us'

A Tale of Two Countries

I Used To Revere America. After Trump, I'm Not So Sure

Finding Awe in the Places That Tell America's Story

Founding Father vs. Foundering Toddler

America at 250: The U.S. Has Been Blessed

Returning To Pre-Trump Politics Won't Save America

Construction is a man's game. These women are demolishing the barriers

A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste

Pennsylvania's proposed data centers are bringing strangers together in protest

Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in California, car left with major damage, authorities say

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism
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