Bari Weiss

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Iran executed three men on Thursday who were accused of killing police officers during protests in January, with activists warning of the risk of a new surge in hangings as war rages with Israel and the United States. cbsn.ws/4uAfkWN

CBS NEWS INVESTIGATION: A salon, a modeling agency, and 89 hospices? We visited a 3-story LA building being called "ground zero" for fraud. We went to look for ourselves. cbsn.ws/4bmB3Kg

People in Iran with Starlink internet devices are facing severe punishments from Iran's paramilitary force known as the Basij. cbsn.ws/4sNxGBD

Italian soldiers are patrolling Rome's ancient Jewish quarter and Belgian troops will help secure Jewish sites as an official warns the threat of antisemitic violence "is very real." cbsn.ws/472gEYk

Scoop: FBI and IRS agents are forming a new initiative to investigate nonprofit organizations over suspected possible links to domestic terrorism, sources briefed on the matter told @SarahNLynch and me. @CBSNews cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-i…

Belgium’s Defence Minister has announced that the military will be deployed to protect the country’s Jewish population. Yes, the army. In Europe. In 2026.

"All the Empty Rooms" wins Oscar for Steve Hartman's project memorializing children killed in school shootings cbsn.ws/4dj4zSk

With speeds over 186 mph, these Ukrainian drone interceptors are being sought by the U.S. and its Gulf allies to take down Iran's Shahed drones. The Ukrainian-made interceptors cost about $2,000 to make, compared to $4 million missile interceptors the U.S. and its allies are using, CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.

If I were considering a special operations mission targeting Iran--perhaps a raid on nuclear sites, or even the seizure of critical energy infrastructure--this is just the sort of capability I would want on hand in the region.

An estimated $775 million a year for security at Jewish synagogues, summer camps, etc

Police investigate overnight fire attack on Netherlands synagogue trib.al/8opePjA

This is the fourth synagogue attack I have written about this month (and we’re only 12 days into the month).

Does a more religious society make a better society? @SAPinker says no: Would you rather live in Afghanistan or Scandinavia? “The more religious the society, the worse the problems are.” @DouthatNYT disagrees: You can balance the best of faith and modernity. “What we should wish as Americans is to be neither Afghanistan nor Scandinavia—but to be the United States of America.”

@CBSDetroit reports law enforcement is responding to an "active shooter situation" at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on Thursday afternoon.  Temple Israel is located on Walnut Lake Road and, according to its website, is the largest Reform synagogue in the United States.  West Bloomfield police, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police are at the scene.

She Was Nearly Recruited Into Epstein’s World—by Her Closest Friend Amazing @TanyaLukyanova_ story thefp.com/p/she-was-near…

"It was just instinct. I'm trying to get the bad guy." NYPD Chief Aaron Edwards, who has been hailed as a hero for leaping over a barricade and chasing down the Gracie Mansion bombing suspects on Saturday, says he doesn't want that viral picture to be about him: "I want it to be about the day. I want it to be about what we did. I want that picture to be a reminder to New Yorkers that your cops, the members of the NYPD... we're going to be relentless in pursuing justice. There's going to be no obstacles. Nothing's going to stand in our way from protecting New Yorkers"

And earlier today, @JenniferJJacobs, @ellee_watson and @JimLaPorta reported that dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds. Read it here: cbsnews.com/news/strike-in…

Then @JimLaPorta reported that Iran may be planning to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Read his story on the choke point that could determine the fate of the war: cbsnews.com/news/iran-mine…

CBS News is on quite a roll this week. And it’s only Wednesday. It started Monday with @weijia's conversation with President Trump. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” he told her. 🧵 cbsnews.com/news/trump-ira…