Deanna Fry
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MY LATEST FOR CBS: A story about pollution and public health in Gary, Indiana, where majority Black residents live near multiple steel facilities, including my own family.

EPA data found the area’s three coal-burning steel plants generated more than 25 million pounds of toxic pollution in 2023.
Is pollution from the steel industry behind cancer rates in Gary, Indiana?
Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to determine if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary.
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UPDATE: In April, former Louisiana State University prospect Kyren Lacy died from an apparent “self-inflicted gunshot wound” following a police pursuit in Texas, according to local authorities.

Here is everything we currently know about the case.
What we know about the case involving the late Kyren Lacy, in the wake of new evidence into fatal car accident | CNN
In April, former Louisiana State University (LSU) prospect Kyren Lacy died from an apparent “self-inflicted gunshot wound” following a police pursuit in Texas.
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An attorney for the late #KyrenLacy, the former LSU wide receiver who died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April after he was charged with negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run, said Friday that Lacy’s car was far behind the accident at the time of impact.
Late LSU WR Kyren Lacy didn’t cause fatal accident, attorney says | CNN
An attorney for the late Kyren Lacy, the former LSU wide receiver who died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April after he was charged with negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run, said Friday t...
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“Gary Can’t Breathe: Environmental Injustice in Indiana”
Our investigative story with @cbsnews.com & @cbschicago.bsky.social has been nominated for a Chicago Regional Emmy.

#EmmyNominated #EnvironmentalJustice #CBSChicago #GaryIndiana

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Is pollution from steel mills behind cancer rates in Gary, Indiana?
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Hurricane Erin was beginning to move away from the North Carolina coast early Thursday after bringing tropical storm conditions to the state's Outer Banks, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Maps show Hurricane Erin's path off East Coast as it starts moving away from North Carolina shoreline
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
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NOW: Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane’s center wasn’t expected to hit land, it threatened to dump flooding rains.
Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean
Erin has exploded into a Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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BREAKING: Inflation in July rose 2.7% on an annual basis. Items that have seen big cost increases since last July include eggs, which are up 16.4%; roasted coffee, up more than 14.8%; and ground beef, which is up 11.5%.
CPI rose in July by 2.7% on an annual basis. Here's what that means.
The inflation rate was cooler than expected, with July's CPI rising 2.7% on an annual basis.
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UPDATE: President Trump announces that he's putting Washington, D.C.'s police department under "direct federal control" and will be deploying the National Guard "to help reestablish law, order and public safety" in the city.

AGAIN: DC crime is at a 30 year low.
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Watch Live: Trump holds news conference on D.C. crime amid federal takeover threat

The truth is: Violent crime in D.C. has been declining for the last year and a half. Last year, violent crime in the capital city hit its lowest level in more than 30 years, the Justice Department said.
Watch Live: Trump holds news conference on D.C. crime amid federal takeover threat
President Trump is holding a news conference Monday morning to address crime in the nation's capital.
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UPDATE: Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Sunday that at least 186 have been killed in Gaza, the worst ever conflict for reporters.
Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media
Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital co...
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Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams who served during the first Trump administration, argued Sunday that "people are going to die" if the U.S. backs away from mRNA vaccine development, after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted research funding.
Former Trump surgeon general says "people are going to die" after RFK Jr. halts some mRNA vaccine research
Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of mRNA vaccines are "simply not true."
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Trailblazers. Powerhouses. Journalists who’ve shaped the landscape.

Join us for an unforgettable fireside chat with CBS legends:
🗣 Maurice DuBois, Jericka Duncan, Bill Whitaker, Pat Harvey
🎙 Moderated by Audrina Sinclair

🗓 Friday, Aug 8
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM
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JUST IN: At least five soldiers have been shot in an active shooter incident at Fort Stewart in Georgia, officials said in a social media post. A suspect is in custody.
5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart in Georgia, officials say; suspect in custody
Officials at Fort Stewart in Georgia locked down the facility in response to the active shooter incident.
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NEW: The Office of the Special Counsel is investigating Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity. Smith is the former special counsel who investigated President Trump before he returned to office.
Authorities launch probe into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity
Federal officials are investigating Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection to a second term.
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Journalism today = shoot, write, edit, post, repeat.

Join us at #NABJ25 as we unpack how local reporters are thriving as “one-person bands” in the modern newsroom.
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NEW THIS MORNING: The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, up from 4.1% in June. Hiring came in below expectations last month. Economists had predicted 115,000 new jobs in July, but employers across the U.S. added only 73,000.
Employers added 73,000 jobs in July, falling short of forecasts
Hiring across the U.S. was weaker than expected in July, a sign the labor market is shifting into lower gear.
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NEW: President Trump on Thursday formally announced higher tariffs against more than 60 U.S. trading partners starting next week, just hours before the administration's self-imposed midnight deadline.
Trump unveils new tariffs on dozens of countries ahead of tonight's midnight deadline
The Trump administration is poised to hit dozens of nations around the world with higher tariffs.
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BREAKING: President Trump says he's extended the tariff deadline for Mexico by 90 days. Trump said he is giving more time to Mexico to strike a trade deal ahead of his Aug. 1 tariff deadline.
Trump says he's extended the tariff deadline for Mexico by 90 days
President Trump said he is giving more time to Mexico to strike a trade deal ahead of his Aug. 1 tariff deadline.
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US to burn $9.7 million worth of USAID-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas