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Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

🏅They smashed it! Congratulations to our @londonmarathon.bsky.social 2026 finishers Jack Taylor @news.sky.com Elida OConnell @apnews.com Jack Abbey @itvnews.bsky.social @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social Amazing effort and fundraising for the Rory Peck Trust🙏🏻

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

1st on @cbsnews.com: American Express says it regrets having Jeffrey Epstein as a client, as hundreds of documents released by the DOJ appear to show he used the company's travel agency to arrange international flights for women or girls, whose names are redacted. www.cbsnews.com/news/america...

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

NEW: a Ukrainian official tells @cbsnews.com that President Zelenskyy and Vice President Vance have spoken regarding the proposed U.S. peace plan Friday

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

SCOOP: A Belgian official familiar with the matter confirmed to @cbsnews.com on Friday that drones had been sighted over Elsenborn military base overnight, but that the number of drones was still under investigation. Belgium is a member of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance

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More unidentified drones in Europe halt flights at Munich airport amid sightings near Belgian air base

German and Belgian officials say unidentified drones were spotted near an airport and military base near the countries' shared border amid concern over Russian threats.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

BREAKING @cbsnews.com South Africa officials confirm their ambassador in France is dead. "The Government of South Africa announces with deep sorrow and profound regret the untimely passing of” Ambassador Mthethwa. The circumstances of his death are under investigation by the French authorities

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

NEW: London Mayor @london.gov.uk on Trump’s UNGA speech to CBS News “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

“In terms of freedom of speech… it’s alive and well in the UK,” @lewisgoodall.com told @cbsnews.com Wednesday. “You can protest, you can say what you like. The only thing you can’t do is incite violence… which many believe is what Elon Musk did when he addressed that rally on Saturday.”

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

President Trump and Starmer are unlikely to avoid questions from journalists during the state visit this week about the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And Trump’s visit comes at a moment when U.K. PM Keir Starmer has never looked more politically vulnerable. More below from me ⬇️

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Why President Trump's U.K. state visit comes at an awkward time for Britain's leader

The ongoing fallout over Epstein is likely to follow Trump on his formal state visit to the U.K., which just lost its ambassador in D.C. to the scandal.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Five guys is basically Ryanair if it had BA prices. No frills burger for 800 quid

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

NEW: President Zelenskyy’s office has confirmed that he will join a virtual meeting with President Trump and European leaders ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Anyone currently active in the DC National Guard who wants to speak anonymously to CBS News can reach me on Signal: Lyonse1223.16

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to “evade regulatory scrutiny” in the years leading up to the 2023 Titan submersible tragedy, per findings released by the U.S. Coast Guard today #titan #titanic #submersible #titansubmersible #oceangate #oceangateexpeditions #news #cbs #sea #atlanticocean

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

NEW on @cbsnews.com: Oceangate used “intimidation tactics” to evade regulatory scrutiny in the years leading up to the 2023 Titanic submersible tragedy. It’s one of a number of key findings the US Coastguard has released as part of a report into the tragedy today

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The United Kingdom will recognize Palestine as a state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps” to end the “appalling situation in Gaza,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday. #israel #gaza #trump #palestine #keirstarmer #uk #downingstreet #news #cbsnews #mideast #peace

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

“The policies that he represents are completely at odds with what we value here.” Ahead of President Trump’s visit to Scotland, we went to the small town of Balmedie for @cbsnews.com to hear from locals about the impact that Trump’s golf club has had on the area. Take a look:

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Another Wells Fargo employee named Mao Chenyue has also been blocked from leaving China by Beijing officials and is subject to a criminal probe per the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Ms. Chenyue is also a U.S. citizen, a source close to her has told me.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

NEW for @cbsnews.com: We created a TikTok account for a hypothetical 15-year-old female user and found hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were searchable and watchable on the platform in violation of the platform's own policies. More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-...

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Extreme weight loss, cosmetic surgery videos available to kids on TikTok despite guidelines, CBS News finds

Content promoting extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery is available to young TikTok users, breaching the social media platform's own policies.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A university in France says nearly 300 American researchers have applied for a space in its "Safe Place for Science" program amid cuts by the Trump administration. Brian Sandberg is one of those applicants and he told me that academia is “under attack” because of the White House’s policies

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

SCOOP: Meta still doesn’t have a handle on highly sexualized ads showing up on its platforms. For @cbsnews.com I found multiple add for channels on the Telegram messaging app that promoted sex work services in the U.S. and other countries showing up on Instagram in its stories feature.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

SCOOP: Meta has removed a number of ads promoting "nudify" apps — AI tools used to create sexually explicit deepfakes using images of real people — after our @cbsnews.com investigation found hundreds of such advertisements on its platforms. More below: www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-in...

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Meta's platforms showed hundreds of "nudify" deepfake ads, CBS News investigation finds

Meta platforms such as Instagram have marketed AI tools that let users create sexually explicit images of real people.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

NEW: Zelensky’s "Operation Spider’s Web” today covertly trucked drones into Russia, then released them remotely from secret compartments where they hit nearby Russian military aircraft, Ukrainian security sources tell me and @cbsnews.com The operation took a year and a half to plan, per SBU source.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

NEW: Megan Twohey and I went deep on Elon Musk’s intense drug use as he rose to political power alongside Trump last year. He was using so much ketamine that he told people it was affecting his bladder. At SpaceX, he is getting warnings ahead of drug tests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

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On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

MAGA influencers and far-right leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week for CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp told me that he believes the conference will continue to expand globally as the Trump WH expands its alliance with the populist right abroad. More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/cpac-tr...

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CPAC comes to Europe as alliance between the Trump White House and the international right grows

Trump administration officials, MAGA influencers and far-right leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week for CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

NEW: Hong Kong's University of Science and Technology is attempting to poach Harvard's foreign students following the Trump admin’s crackdown on the university. The offer has been extended to current students and current applicants with confirmed offers. More here: hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-o...

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HKUST Opens Doors to Harvard Students Amid Global Academic Shifts | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today announced an open invitation to international undergraduate and postgraduate students currently enrolled at Harvard University, as well...

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

In addition to more recent posts which appear to criticize JD Vance, an unverified X account for the new Pope also appears to have previously reshared comments criticizing the child separation policies of Trump’s 1st term and reposted a Senator Chris Murphy tweet calling for action on gun control.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 19/04/2025

Netflix's global hit "Adolescence" has officially become the streaming service's biggest-ever U.K. drama, amassing over 120 million views and jumping into the Number 3 slot on the list of Netflix's most popular English-language shows of all time. cbsn.ws/4jkdYcC

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Netflix hit "Adolescence" fuels push in U.K. schools to teach boys about the risks of online misogyny

Netflix's international hit "Adolescence" has been a wakeup call for many adults about an online world of hate that's radicalizing teenage boys.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Netflix’s global hit “Adolescence” has officially become the streaming service’s biggest-ever U.K. drama, amassing over 120 million views. We went to a West London school where the charity Tender were working with 9-11 year olds to recognize controlling behaviour and misogyny online. @cbsnews.com

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The U.S. right wing legal group Alliance Defending Freedom have continued to expand their operations in the U.K. While they didn’t win this case, there will be more cases to come when it comes to the U.K’s “buffer zone” laws on abortion clinics. My reporting here: www.cbsnews.com/news/europe-...

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U.K. anti-abortion rights activist whose case caught Trump admin attention convicted of breaching protest ban

A British anti-abortion rights activist whose case caught the Trump administration's attention has been fined for breaching a "buffer zone" law.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

SCOOP: Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow, where he met with Putin, when he was included in THAT Signal group with other WH officials, CBS News analysis of open-source flight info has revealed. Heavy lift of this reporting from @joannestocker.bsky.social www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-e...

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As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia

As top Trump cabinet members sent texts in a Signal group chat, CBS News analysis shows one of them, Steve Witkoff, was in Russia.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

NEW: “The level of carnage is indescribable,” Dr Mark Perlmutter told me. He’s operating at Gaza’s Al Asqa hospital and has been overwhelmed with patients after Israeli strikes. “I washed my hands for surgery today in tap water. I had no soap.… the chances of infection are guaranteed,” he told me

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Next week thousands of Americans will celebrate St Patricks day with parades and green beer, but for an estimated 10,000 undocumented Irish immigrants in America, celebrations are tainted with new fears —- even as they say Hispanic and Latino communities are bearing the brunt of the ICE crackdown:

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

They run businesses.They pay taxes. While they are in the U.S. illegally, they are largely spared the scrutiny of that label. They are the thousands of undocumented Irish immigrants in America. Our report ahead of the Taoiseach meeting Trump today. W/ @joannestocker.bsky.social and Ciara Moran:

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Irish, undocumented, and unsure of their future in Trump's America

They run businesses. They tend bars. They pay taxes. But still they live in fear. There are thousands of undocumented Irish immigrants in America today, and some of them shared their stories.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

President Trump suggested Thursday that members of the U.S.-led NATO transatlantic military alliance would not come to the aid of the U.S., should America come under attack. It comes in a week in which his WH has questioned the value of its NATO partners More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...

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Trump questions NATO allies' will for collective defense while casting doubt on U.S.' own treaty commitment

Asked about NATO Article 5 commitment, Trump says U.S. "not going to defend" allies that fail to meet his spending requirements.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

SCOOP: Meta has removed over a dozen fraudulent, sexualized images of famous female actors and athletes after a @cbsnews.com investigation found a high prevalence of AI-manipulated deepfake images on the company's Facebook platform. More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-fa...

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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Last month @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social and I reported that some European leaders are ready for the bloc to take control of its own defence. The need may feel more pressing now with the Trump administration's new comments. How they pull this off is another question. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...

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France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?

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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Some of the funding under threat from the USAID and foreign aid cuts went to women as part of a programme championed by Ivanka Trump. I spoke to Lillian Achom about what that money means to people in northern Uganda www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-u...

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Trump's USAID cuts threaten women's empowerment program championed by daughter Ivanka

Five years ago, Lillian Achom stood with President Trump as he backed her women's development work - work she says is threatened by his USAID cut.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

NEW: WH isn’t ruling out a ban on DeepSeek “At the President’s direction, the NSC and others in the U.S. government work in many ways to address concerns involving AI, China and data security… policy is to ensure that the United States leads the world in AI,” an NSC Spox said on if a ban may happen

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

NEW: As Chinese AI application DeepSeek attracts hordes of American users, Trump administration officials, lawmakers and cybersecurity experts are expressing concern that the technology could pose a threat to U.S. national security. More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/deepsee...

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DeepSeek AI raises national security concerns, U.S. officials say

Lawmakers and experts say China's DeepSeek AI app could expose U.S. users to risks and promote censorship.

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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We spoke to analysts and former officials from several European states and NATO, who vary in their assessments of the feasibility of Macron's broad vision, but largely agree that Europe can and should cooperate more and spend more on defence www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...

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France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

🧵1/ As President Trump cemented his return to the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron told his European counterparts this week to "wake up" and spend more on the continent's defense. But is Macron’s vision viable? We spoke to former officials from multiple European countries.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

NEW: A spokesperson for Hacked Off has said that the lawyer for News Group Newspapers has twice referenced a "substantial settlement" offer to Prince Harry and Tom Watson in court and this has contributed to a delayal request from both legal teams in the case against Rupert Murdoch’s organization.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Watching Manchester United is such a joyless experience. Greed has ruined quite a lot about the sport in general but nothing underlines that point more than how the Glazer family denigrated this once great club and eradicated its culture over 20 years.

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Emmet Lyons @emmetlyonscbsnews.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

SCOOP: As Americans flock to the Chinese app ‘RedNote’ ahead of Sunday’s TikTok ban, a U.S. official has said that RedNote, just like TikTok, could face an ultimatum to divest, or be banned. The app “could face the same restrictions as TikTok if it’s not divested," a U.S. official said.

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