## Trump backs out of ‘60 Minutes’ primetime interview, CBS says

Authored by cnn.com

Former President Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled interview with “60 Minutes,” the most-watched newsmagazine in the United States, CBS News said Tuesday evening.

“This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes.”.

Trump had committed to the interview first, followed by Harris, through campaign spokespeople, CBS said.

Veteran CBS anchor and correspondent Scott Pelley was lined up to interview Trump.

“After initially accepting 60 Minutes’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign has decided not to participate,” CBS said.

CBS said the primetime special will still go forward with an interview with Harris.

The CBS newsmagazine is typically a much-sought-after destination for presidential candidates due to its large viewership. »

### Tennessee plastics factory staff killed in Hurricane Helene reportedly told not to evacuate

Authored by theguardian.com

Impact Plastics confirmed there had been fatalities at its plant in Erwin but did not say how many people had been killed.

“They should’ve evacuated when we got the flash flood warnings, and when they saw the parking lot,” he said to the newspaper.

“When we moved our cars, we should’ve evacuated then … we asked them if we should evacuate, and they told us not yet, it wasn’t bad enough. »

### Biden directed US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Biden directed US military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he directed the U.S. military to help Israel shoot down Iranian missiles -- an attack, Biden said, that appears to have been "defeated and ineffective.".

"This is testament to Israeli military capability and the U.S. military," Biden said in his first on-camera remarks on the issue. »

### Iran launches missile attack on Israel for killing of Hezbollah leader, general

Authored by cnbc.com

The attack came on the heels of Israel's deployment of ground forces into south Lebanon, escalating its offensive on Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.

Most of the nearly 200 missiles were intercepted by Israeli and U.S. defenses, and there were no known fatalities in Israel from the attack.

Israel Defense Forces reported some hits from the missiles, whose damage was being assessed, according to an Israeli security official. »

### Nintendo Kills Another Switch Emulator

Authored by kotaku.com

Another Nintendo Switch emulator has been taken offline as Nintendo’s crackdown on the homebrew scene continues.

Work on the open-source emulator Ryujinx will cease and downloads for it have been removed after its creator was approached by the Mario maker, approximately seven months after Switch emulator Yuzu also bit the dust.

The takedown comes several months after competing Switch emulator Yuzu was removed following a lawsuit settlement between its makers and Nintendo. »

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