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U.S. bars entry of FIFA World Cup referee from Somalia, citing “vetting concerns”

2026-06-08 19:09:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: June 8, 2026 / 7:12 PM EDT / CBS News

Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Monday, citing “vetting concerns.”

A FIFA spokesperson confirmed one of its officials, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, “will be unable to train and officiate at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after he was denied entry into the United States.”

“FIFA is not involved in host country immigration processes, including visa adjudications, and has been informed by authorities that Mr. Artan’s status will not be changed at present,” the spokesperson said. “In line with previous FIFA events, a host government ultimately determines who receives a visa and who is admitted into their country.”

CBP, which oversees customs agents at international airports, said the referee was “determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns and was denied entry.” He had arrived at Miami International Airport on Saturday on a flight from Istanbul, and underwent additional inspection, CBP said.

It is unclear why Artan was denied entry, but Somalia is one of 39 countries listed on President Trump’s “travel ban” executive order signed last year, which bars or restricts the entry of foreign nationals on national security grounds. Somalia is among the countries facing a near-total restriction on entry into the U.S., and while that order has exemptions for World Cup athletes and staff, immigration officials retain broad discretion to decide whether to grant or deny someone entry.

CBP said in its statement that it evaluates people seeking to enter the country “on a case-by-case basis using law enforcement, national security, and immigration information available at the time of inspection.”

CBS News has attempted to reach out to Artan for comment.

Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, condemned the decision not to admit Artan. He told Agence France-Presse that Artan is “among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” and argued the decision “undermines football’s commitment to fairness, merit, and the spirit of fair play.”

Artan has officiated international soccer matches for years, including at the Africa Cup of Nations, and he was named male referee of the year by the Confederation for African Football last year.

Referee Omar Artan during the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 Final 2nd Leg match between AS FAR (Morroco) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) at Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Andrew Surma / SIPA USA via AP Images

The U.S. is hosting the 2026 World Cup, alongside Mexico and Canada. The tournament is set to start Thursday with a match in Mexico City, and will span more than a dozen other venues.

The tournament — which will include teams from 48 countries and scores of foreign tourists — follows a more-than-yearlong effort by the Trump administration to tighten entry into the United States, sparking worries that the games could be impacted.

Amid the war in the Middle East, some Iranian soccer officials still do not have U.S. visas, according to Iranian state television. The team is also facing strict restrictions on when it can enter the U.S. before a match and how long it can stay after the conclusion before returning to its training grounds in Mexico.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will play a role in security at the World Cup. White House border czar Tom Homan told CBS News last week that ICE’s “primary focus” will be national security, not immigration enforcement.

“In the process of that, if we find a national security issue and it involves an illegal alien, of course we’re going to take action on that,” Homan said. “But the primary focus is: Keep those events safe, keep this nation safe and keep the spectators and the athletes safe.”

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2026年6月9日 07:36 / 联合早报

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Great white shark captured on video in Mediterranean Sea in “insane” sighting

June 8, 2026 / 12:25 PM EDT / CBS News

A great white shark has been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea in what some divers believe to be the first underwater video of the species in the body of water. The Mediterranean is a known habitat of great whites, but sightings are extremely rare and usually happen near the surface.

Derk Remmers, a volunteer diver for the Ghost Diving organization, filmed the animal during a dive off the Strait of Sicily. He told CBS News’ partner network BBC that “the shark was pretty close to us … and in fact my fingers were trembling when I was trying to get the camera operating.”

In a separate statement he called spotting the shark offshore in the Mediterranean “insane.”

Remmers was participating in a mission organized by the Healthy Seas foundation to remove abandoned fishing nets and equipment from biodiversity hotspots underwater. The organization says it had documented animals, including sea turtles, trapped in abandoned fishing gear at the site on previous dives.

A great white shark was filmed in the Mediterranean Sea in June 2026 in a rare sighting by a diver who was working to clear abandoned fishing gear. Derk Remmers/Ghost Diving

“Statistically, it is way more likely to win the lotto jackpot than to meet such an iconic animal underwater. You spend decades diving wrecks and removing ghost nets, but nothing prepares you for a moment like this,” Remmers said in a statement.

He said the encounter reminded him of the importance of protecting sea life from threats such as overfishing and abandoned fishing gear.

Since 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has qualified the great white shark as “critically endangered” in the Mediterranean Sea.

Workers say they like remote work. Research shows it hurts their mental health.

2026-06-08T12:53:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: June 8, 2026 / 1:44 PM EDT / CBS News

Americans routinely say they relish the ability to work from home or remotely rather than commute to an office. Yet new research suggests that untethering yourself can come at a cost.

New research from Federal Reserve Bank of New York economist Natalia Emanuel published in Science found that remote work, while often boosting productivity, also often leaves employees feeling socially isolated and leads to mental health issues.

To be sure, polls consistently show that workers enjoy remote work and are even willing to sacrifice pay for greater flexibility. Workers in remote arrangements also commonly report increased job satisfaction and better work-life balance. But the longer-term costs of ditching the office are worth considering, Emanuel’s research suggests.

“We found that remote work increases time spent alone, worsens mental well-being across multiple measures, and increases the use of mental health services and prescriptions,” the study states.

“Although a large body of research finds that workers want to work remotely, our findings suggest that workers may not realize the costs of remote work for their well-being, which may take time to accumulate,” noted the authors, who drew on five national surveys of employees in a range of jobs.

The cost of alone time

Remote work quadrupled from 7% of U.S. workers in 2019 to 28% in 2023, a shift mostly triggered by the pandemic.

Over a roughly 10-year period before and after the pandemic, remote workers experienced a 58% rise in hours spent alone, compared to in-office workers, the New York Fed found. Remote workers also became significantly more likely to go a full day without any human contact. That meant “no idle chitchat with a barista, no hello from a co-worker, no smile from a passerby at the grocery store,” the study states.

“When work became more isolated, people did not substantially compensate by socializing more outside of work hours, as also found elsewhere,” the report’s authors wrote. “As a result, the rise of remote work translated into large increases in overall time spent alone.”

Remote workers living alone experienced an even more pronounced rise in isolation, according to the research. That isolation in turn affects workers’ mental health, and accounts for some of the rise in mental distress across the U.S. between the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic periods, the study found.

For example, remote workers visited mental healthcare providers more frequently than non-remote workers and were more likely to rely on prescription psychiatric medication. By contrast, researchers did not observe a similar rise in use of other drugs, like statins for high cholesterol.

Edited by Alain Sherter

Pentagon updates list of recognized religious affiliations after backlash from Mormon lawmakers

2026-06-08T17:48:06.357Z / CNN

By Haley Britzky

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2026, 1:48 PM ET

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 8 in Arlington, Virginia.

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Summary

• The Pentagon revised its list of recognized religious affiliations for service members after criticism that Latter-day Saints were excluded from a list of Christian designations.
• Some lawmakers including Senator Mike Lee, who is a Mormon, objected to the original list that labeled 21 faiths as Christian but not followers of the Mormon church.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office adjusted the list so that faiths are not grouped.

AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.

The Pentagon has updated its list of verified religious affiliations for service members used in HR systems and removed the “Christian” designation from several faiths after facing backlash over the weekend that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was not designated as Christian.

A list shared online last week by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell formalized 31 religious categories that service members could identify as — 21 of which were identified as variations of Christianity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was not identified as Christian, a fact immediately criticized by Mormon lawmakers including staunch Trump supporter Sen. Mike Lee.

“I think it’s very unfortunate that the Pentagon has chosen to identify basically every faith group in America that professes faith in Jesus Christ as Christian with one exception: that is those belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” Lee said in a video posted online on Sunday. “I find this offensive, not just because that happens to be my faith and not just because it happens to be the faith of tens of thousands of US military personnel, but it’s also just repugnant to any sense of decency, any sense of our common heritage and our common belief that the government needs to not weigh in on doctrinal disputes between various religious denominations.”

Another Republican Utah lawmaker, Rep. Mike Kennedy, called the Pentagon’s list “wrong” and said it “needs to be corrected.”

Monday, the Pentagon released a second version of the list, which removed the “Christian” identifier from the various faiths and denominations.

“The Pentagon’s job is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks,” a post by the Pentagon’s rapid response account on X said.

Lee welcomed the updated list of religious codes on Monday, saying he was “grateful” to Hegseth “for correcting the error.”

The changes come as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed to overhaul to the military’s chaplain corps, saying in a video on social media in December that the chaplain corps has been “degraded” and “minimized” in recent decades. He announced the changes to the military’s religious codes in March this year, though the actual list itself wasn’t released at the time.

Hegseth said the number of codes used by service members to identify their faiths had “ballooned to well over 200 faith codes,” calling it “impractical and unusable.”

“Our internal review committee recommend that going forward the department use 31 religious affiliation codes,” Hegseth said. “This brings the codes in line with its original purpose, giving chaplains clear, usable information so they can minister to service members in a way that aligns with that service member’s faith background and religious practice.”

Nearly half of Americans say they’re worse off financially than a year ago, NY Fed finds

2026-06-08 1:22 PM EDT / CBS News

By Aimee Picchi

The U.S. economy may be holding up better than expected, but Americans are growing more pessimistic about their personal finances.

Roughly 48% of Americans said their financial situation was worse in May than a year ago, the highest share since January 2023, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations.

Consumers are also less optimistic about the future. The share of households expecting their finances to improve over the next year, relative to those expecting them to worsen, fell to its lowest level since October 2022, the New York Fed said.

The findings come amid an inflation spike driven by the Iran war, which has sent oil and gas prices soaring. The May Consumer Price Index, set to be released on Wednesday, is expected to show that the annual pace of inflation accelerated to 4.2% last month, according to financial data firm FactSet. That would mark the highest level in three years.

The survey also found growing public anxiety about the state of the labor market. About 15% of Americans said they believe they could lose their jobs within the next year, 0.5 percentage points above the series’ 12-month average. Meanwhile, confidence in finding a new job fell to its lowest level since December 2025.

Consumers have continued to spend despite financial pressures ranging from tariffs to higher gas prices, while hiring across the U.S. has picked up over the last three months. Even so, signs of financial strain are appearing as gas prices remain elevated, eating into household budgets.

For instance, wages rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in May, but inflation the previous month rose at an annualized 3.8%, eroding consumers’ purchasing power. Three-quarters of Americans said their wages aren’t keeping up with inflation, according to a recent CBS News poll.

Credit card delinquencies across the U.S. have also reached their highest level since 2011, when the economy was still recovering from the Great Recession, according to earlier data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That jump signals that more consumers are struggling to meet their financial obligations.

Edited by Alain Sherter

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-data-shows-americans-are-saving-less/

Federal judge voids Trump’s $100,000 fee requirement for H-1B visas

2026-06-08T18:22:43.787Z / CNN

By Devan Cole

1 hr 44 min ago

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2026, 2:22 PM ET

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Airport in Morris County, New Jersey, on June 5, 2026. US President Donald Trump will spend the weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

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A federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, ruling that he lacked authority to impose the new policy for a program used by companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers in specialized fields.

US District Judge Leo Sorokin said that only Congress had the power to change federal immigration policy to include such a requirement, which he viewed as a tax, and that lawmakers had not given the executive branch permission to unilaterally make the change.

“The President had no power or delegated authority to impose a tax on H-1B petitions,” Sorokin, an appointee of former President Barack Obama based on Boston, wrote in a 42-page decision striking down the policy.

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The case was brought by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general in December, several months after Trump imposed the $100,000 requirement in an effort to rein in the program, which he said was being overused.

H-1B visas allow foreign professionals to seek work in professions that are considered to be more specialized. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or a similar equivalent.

The visa is valid for three years and can be renewed for another three years. Economists have argued the program allows US companies to maintain competitiveness and grow their business, creating more jobs in the US.

In his ruling voiding Trump’s policy, Sorokin rejected arguments from the administration that the president had the power to implement the requirement because of federal immigration law giving him leeway to change US policy in other ways. Nowhere in those laws, the judge said, did Congress also give the president the power to levy taxes in the immigration sphere.

CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.

CNN’s Casey Gannon, Alejandra Jaramillo and Adam Cancryn contributed to this report.

Trump submits nomination of Blanche to be attorney general, White House says

June 8, 2026 7:47 PM UTC Updated 16 mins ago / By Reuters

U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside of the West Wing entrance at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. ​President Donald ‌Trump has ​submitted ​Todd Blanche’s ⁠nomination ​to the ​U.S. Senate to ​serve ​as the ‌attorney ⁠general, the White ​House ​said ⁠on Monday.

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Justice Department moves to strip citizenship from 17 people in unprecedented denaturalization push

2026-06-08T16:09:36.884Z / CNN

By Priscilla Alvarez

3 hr ago
PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2026, 12:09 PM ET

This 2014 photo shows a person from Nicaragua receiving assistance in applying for United States citizenship in Miami.

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The Justice Department announced Monday that it will move to revoke citizenship from 17 people nationwide, marking the latest move in the Trump administration’s unprecedented push to target naturalized citizens.

Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has doubled down on its denaturalization campaign, targeting foreign-born American citizens whom it accuses of fraudulently obtaining US citizenship.

Officials say that some of the people targeted in the latest effort are accused of committing fraud and sexual abuse of a minor.

Denaturalization – the process of revoking citizenship from a naturalized US citizen – is rare and can only occur in federal court. Historically, the US revoked citizenship for a range of reasons, from lying about a person’s date of arrival, age or marital status to political reasons. During World War II, for example, the US reviewed naturalization cases of German Americans who were pro-Nazi.

Under the Biden administration, the Justice Department filed 24 denaturalization cases, according to a DOJ official. The Trump administration has already outpaced that within the last year.

In May, the administration also moved to denaturalize a dozen individuals.

“Gaining U.S. citizenship is a privilege and under the steadfast leadership of President Trump, this Department of Justice maintains a zero-tolerance policy for the abuse of this process,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a statement.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the administration “will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens.”

Trump walks out of interview with NBC while being pressed on election fraud claims

June 8, 2026 / 1:27 PM EDT / CBS News

President Trump walked out of an interview with NBC News in Wisconsin after he was challenged on his claims of election fraud and struggled to provide evidence for those claims.

In an interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker that was taped Friday and aired Sunday, Welker pressed the president for evidence on his claims of election fraud in the 2020 election and claims that election fraud is currently happening in the California primaries. California, which allows for last-minute mail-in ballots, is taking days to finish counting ballots in close primary contests. California’s gubernatorial primary and Los Angeles mayoral race are still undecided nearly a week later. State officials say it’s common to take days and even weeks to count the millions of mail-in ballots due to California laws and processes.

The president, however, claimed it’s taking California days to count the ballots “because they’re cheating on the election,” and Welker asked, “Do you have evidence to support that?” The president retorted, “All I have to do is look,” without citing support for his claims, aside from the length of time. “But that’s not evidence,” Welker responded.

After the president accused Welker of being “crooked or stupid,” he insisted that there’s “more evidence than ever presented” that the 2020 election was rigged. When Welker pointed out that the president and his allies went to court to litigate those election claims — and only prevailed in one minor case out of 62 cases total — the president again called Welker and NBC “crooked,” adding that he thinks the same thing about ABC, CBS and CNN.

“You’re a one-sided crooked network,” Mr. Trump said. “Sorry. Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough. Thank you, darling. Have a good time.”

After another moment of exchanges in which Welker urged him to stay, the president walked off camera.

The California election system is famously slow, and experts have warned it could take days or weeks to finish counting votes. Experts and California Gov. Gavin Newsom knew the vote counting would be slow even before it began. Last month, Newsom sent an open letter to county election officials, urging them to speed up the counting process to fight off unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about election security.

“California really cares about counting its ballots,” Christian Grose, USC professor of political science, told CBS News before the primary election. “And so as a result, we have a lot of different ways to vote.”

Trump-nominated first assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said over the weekend that his office has opened “multiple election fraud investigations,” alleging the system in California has “serious structural vulnerabilities.” His office is attempting to audit the state’s voter rolls.

Mr. Trump defended the idea of using money from the “anti-weaponization fund” created by his administration to pay Jan. 6 rioters, saying the 2020 election was “rigged.” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration is “not moving forward” with the fund, but he refused to commit to that in writing.

When Mr. Trump was asked if he thought people convicted of assaulting police officers deserved a payout from the fund, Mr. Trump said “I wouldn’t be inclined to say so, but I have to see it.”

During the interview, which aired on “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump also claimed he never promised not to get the U.S. into new wars.

“First of all, I didn’t guarantee no war,” the president told Welker. “Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?”

But on the campaign trail, Mr. Trump repeatedly pledged to “expel the warmongers from our government” and strongly hinted there would be no new wars, like was the case in his first term.

“I’m going to keep you out of wars, I kept you out of wars,” the president said in a July 24, 2024, campaign rally.

And in his November 2024 victory speech, he said, “We had no wars. Four years, we had no wars. Except we defeated ISIS. We defeated ISIS in record time. But we had no wars. They said, ‘He will start a war.’ I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.”

The NBC Interview was not the first time the president has ended an interview abruptly over the questions.

In October 2020, he walked out of a “60 Minutes” interview with CBS News’ Lesley Stahl, voicing complaints about “tough questions.” In January 2022, he ended an interview with NPR when he was challenged about his 2020 election claims.

NBC News published a full transcript of the interview.

Jeff Nguyen and Austin Turner contributed to this report.