How the U.S. is preparing for the World Cup’s security challenges like drones and terrorism

How the U.S. is preparing for the World Cup’s security challenges like drones and terrorism – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. officials are preparing for thousands of visitors at sites linked to the FIFA World Cup. CBS News’ Anna Schecter breaks down the measures. Source link

Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers, whose defenders question trial fairness

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday after his attorneys questioned whether the state’s lethal injection drugs had expired and courts denied requests to test DNA and fingerprint evidence or to deem him mentally incompetent. Tony Carruthers, 57, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of the 1994 kidnappings … Read more

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman is preparing for the next revolution in real estate

A list of addresses and a car: This is how Americans have gone house hunting for decades. And that’s what Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman was doing with NBC News recently not far from Manhattan. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A nice house in Rutherford, New … Read more

Exclusive look at Chinese pandas preparing for trip to America

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Mardi Gras Indians, or Black Masking Indians, spend months, thousands of dollars preparing hand-sewn suits

Every year, on Mardi Gras morning, something extraordinary emerges from the backstreets of New Orleans – groups of Black revelers most tourists will never see. They call themselves Mardi Gras Indians, or Black Masking Indians, and they roam the city’s neighborhoods in dazzling, hand-sewn suits. The tradition dates to the 1800s as a way to … Read more

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister says its military is preparing for possible ‘military aggression’ from the U.S.

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister on Saturday said that the nation’s military is involved in ongoing preparations for “the possibility of military aggression” from the U.S., adding that it would be “naive” for Cuba’s leaders to ignore the possibility of conflict with the U.S. “Our military is always prepared, and in fact, it is preparing these … Read more