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By Jason R. Rich Edited By Leslie Gornstein Updated on: August 23, 2024 / 12:03 PM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Breville Sure, there are plenty of incredible outdoor propane grills , smart grills , charcoal grills and wood-pellet grills  — but there are times when you want to capture that barbecue flavor in your kitchen. That’s when one of these best smokeless indoor grills comes in handy.  An indoor smokeless grill uses a non-flame heat surface that’s completely safe to use indoors. You can still cook steak, hamburgers, chicken, fish or just about anything else you’d prepare on an outdoor grill, but these indoor devices do not let off enough smoke to set off an alarm. Some even serve as a griddle, too. Best indoor smokeless grill overall: Cuisinart GR-300WSP1 Elite Griddler Best value indoor smokeless grill: Ninja AGR101 Sizzle  Best smart indoor smokeless grill: Breville Smart Grill Best indoor smokeless grill for one or

By Meredith Gordon, Fox Van Allen Edited By Fox Van Allen August 23, 2024 / 11:52 AM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a touchdown during Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. Ryan Kang/Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders NFL Week 3 preseason game will be played tonight. The Raiders are coming off a Week 2 loss, while the Niners are riding high from a win last week. Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders NFL preseason game tonight, even if you don’t have cable. How and when to watch the San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders game The San Francisco 49ers vs. Las Vegas Raiders NFL preseason Week 3 game will be played on Friday, August

By Meredith Gordon, Fox Van Allen Edited By Fox Van Allen August 23, 2024 / 11:46 AM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars talks with Evan Engram #17 prior to a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on August 17, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida.  Mike Carlson/Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL Week 3 preseason game will be played tonight. The Falcons are coming off a Week 2 loss, while the Jaguars are riding high from a win last week. Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL preseason game tonight, even if you don’t have cable. How and when to watch the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons game The Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL preseason Week 3 game will be played on Friday, August 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT). The game

The dirty secret of urban hellscape movies drenched in rain and blood is that when it comes down to it, they don’t so much trigger worries about future blight as they do tourism fantasies. (When are theme parks going to figure out that “The Blade Runner Experience” would surely break attendance records?) Alex Proyas’ 1994 fever dream “The Crow,” adapted from James O’Barr’s graphic novel, understood that appeal implicitly, serving up tactile gothic vengeance in a dashed Detroit with the panache of a circus grotesque. But in our current glut of movie dystopias, we’ve gotten away from that kind of immersive showmanship. Case in point, the dreary, pedestrian and ho-hum retelling of O’Barr’s story, also called “The Crow,” this time directed by Rupert Sanders. It’s like an anti-entertainment protest. This time around, the wraithlike Bill Skarsgård is our back-from-the-dead avenger. But before he gets to ring his eyes with black paint for a slaydate with crow-powered destiny, he’s given an interminable amount of screen time to be broken, glum Eric, a loner still depressed about the death of his childhood horse (seriously) and whiling away

CHICAGO —  On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, expectations were high and rumors were rampant. Speculation of a surprise guest — Taylor Swift? Beyoncé? — turned out to be nothing but wishful thinking. No matter. Kamala Harris crushed it. The vice president was always the main attraction of the four-day event and her Thursday night acceptance speech was always intended as its grand finale. From the moment she strode out flashing her high-wattage smile, Harris commanded the stage with a purpose and passion that eluded her the last time she ran, aimlessly and unsuccessfully, for the White House. In just over 37 minutes, Harris capped what’s been a remarkable monthlong run of luck and political success with a powerful address that strongly positions her for the last stretch of this fiercely fought presidential campaign. Our columnists, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria — who, combined, have attended precisely zero Swift or Beyoncé concerts — overcame their disappointment at the no-show and collected themselves to share these thoughts. Barabak: Previewing this convention, I’d made fun of the breathless most-important-speech-of-her-career hype that anticipated Harris’ Thursday

Why Inflation cooling in July matters Inflation cooled in July but housing prices and rent costs remain high 04:00 The Justice Department on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, a property management software provider, alleging it enabled a collusion among landlords to inflate rents for millions of Americans.  The complaint claims the Richardson, Texas-based company and its competitors engaged in a price-fixing scheme by sharing nonpublic, sensitive information, which RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software used to generate pricing recommendations. The company replaced competition with rent coordination to the detriment of renters across the U.S., according to the suit, monopolizing the market through its revenue management software which was used by landlords to determine rent costs.  The DOJ is joined by the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington. The complaint alleges that RealPage violated sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, an antitrust law. “Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement

August 23, 2024 / 10:56 AM EDT / CBS/AP Sitting pretty: Colonial Williamsburg furniture restoration Sitting pretty: Colonial Williamsburg furniture restoration 06:18 Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land dotted Britain’s colonies and served as status symbols for the elite. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to John Custis IV, a tobacco plantation owner who served in Virginia’s colonial legislature. He is perhaps best known as the first father-in-law of Martha Washington. She married future U.S. President George Washington after Custis’ son Daniel died. Historians have also been intrigued by the elder Custis’ botanical adventures, which were well-documented in letters and books. And yet this excavation is as much about the people who cultivated the land as it is about Custis. “The garden may have been Custis’ vision, but he wasn’t the one doing the work,” said Jack Gary, executive director of archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history

By Emmet Lyons, Joanne Stocker Updated on: August 23, 2024 / 11:10 AM EDT / CBS News Advertisers pull back from X after Musk post Advertisers pull back from X after Elon Musk endorses antisemitic post 01:49 The World Bank has ceased all paid advertising on Elon Musk’s social media platform X , which was formerly Twitter, after a CBS News investigation found promoted advertisements from the organization showing up under a racist post from an account that prolifically posts pro-Nazi and white nationalist content.  CBS News found a verified X account with more than 115,000 followers that had posted a racist image alongside a post praising Europe’s colonization of Africa. CBS News is not publicly identifying the accounts spreading racist content on X.  A promoted advertisement for the World Bank showed up in the comments section below the post.  “The World Bank Group had already reduced its paid marketing on X while working with the platform to implement the strongest safety protocols X offers for our content,” a spokesperson for the World Bank told CBS News on Friday, adding: “This latest incident is entirely

Kamala Harris speech at DNC targets Trump, Project 2025 – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago highlighted joy and unity among Americans, but it also noted the threats she believes former President Donald Trump could bring to the White House and the foreign powers who would want him at the helm of the U.S. “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil has more, and Sean Sullivan, a campaign editor for The Washington Post, joins CBS News with more on the 2024 election. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A California beach has been closed for a week as hundreds of sea lions congregate on the shore, with city officials blocking the area off and federal officials warning that feeding or harassing the animals are against the law. The City of Monterey’s Parks Division officially closed San Carlos Beach on Monday, Aug. 19, blocking the area off with barricades and warning visitors to remain at least 50 yards away from the wild marine mammals. The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary said that along with hundreds of mostly male sea lions, some sea otter moms and pups were also spotted in the area, and are also federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. A large number of adult California sea lions congregate along beaches in Monterey. (NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) “Obey federal law and resist the desire to get too close. NOAA’s wildlife viewing guidelines are to stay at least 50 yards (150 feet) from seals and sea lions, whenever possible,” the sanctuary said. Divers in the area are

A historic ballpark in Ontario used in the filming of several popular baseball movies went up in flames overnight. The fire was reported around 11:30 p.m. Thursday at Jay Littleton Ball Park in the 1000 block of North Grove Avenue. Ontario Fire Department crews found heavy smoke and fire from the stadium and the dugout when they arrived. Firefighters respond to a blaze at a baseball stadium in Ontario on Aug. 23, 2024. (KNN) The extent of the damage to the ballpark and whether it could be salvaged was unknown. “It’s upsetting … This ballpark has been a part of the city’s baseball history. I have two young kids in our league and the dream has always been that they get to play at Jay Littleton,” Ontario Eastern Little League President Aaron Matthiesen said. The field was used in the filming of the 1992 movie “A League of Their Own,” which featured a star-filled cast including Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. The movie was directed by the late Penny Marshall. It was also used in the movies Eight Men Out and The Babe Ruth

A man abandoned a sick dog at a shelter in the Inland Empire and police are seeking the public’s help in identifying him. In a post to X, formerly Twitter, the Upland Police Department said that the man took the dog to an animal shelter on Thursday, leaving her there without telling anyone. Police are searching for a man, pictured here, who abandoned a sick dog in the Upland heat on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Upland Police Department) The dog, a female, was left outside in the heat without food, shelter or water, police said. She was outside for hours before being discovered. Police are searching for a man who abandoned a sick dog in the Upland heat on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Upland Police Department) She has a large tumor on her body, according to authorities. No additional details were immediately made available.

Police are searching for the male, who they believe to be Luis Barron, a former resident of the apartment complex. Oat 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, a report was received that Barron was walking around the complex with a handgun. Barron was previously arrested on July for weapons charges. A reverse 9-1-1 was issued, and residents were ordered to shelter in place. Barron was not located, and the order was lifted. Police will continue to patrol the area. Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to call the police at 805-781-7312.

The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce launched the “Get your Business Online!” program last year. Since then, officials with the Atacadero Chamber of Commerce have said they have supported 131 businesses in northern San Luis Obispo County by creating and launching customized websites tailored to their needs. Steven Beck is the owner of a small family-owned vineyard called Loma Seca Vineyards in Paso Robles. He was introduced to the Get Your Business Online! program by the chamber. I have to sort of wear a lot of hats, said Beck. The vineyard hat, the winery hat, the tasting room hat, and one of the hats that didn’t fit so well was the make-your-own website hat, which I had never done before. The chamber received a grant of under $200,000 last year to fund the program. Jose Guadarrama, the program’s coordinator, educates local businesses on how to build a website for free. Beck says he was happy about the services he received from the program. They offered to help improve it and send someone out, said Beck. They did some drone footage for me and I put the

A Metro bus with passengers inside struck a pole early morning in Studio City Friday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The accident took place around 4:30 a.m. Friday, in the 3900 Lankershim Boulevard where seven people were on the bus. Six passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said LAFD’s Margaret Stewart. The bus operator was treated on site and released, Metro noted in a statement. An investigation on the incident is being conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department, Metro added. Anyone with additional information on the accident was asked to contact the LA Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-TIPS or 800-222-8477.

After a near-textbook campaign to rein in inflation by raising interest rates, the head of the Federal Reserve, Jerome H. Powell, all but promised Friday to start lowering rates next month — with fingers crossed that it’s not too late to avoid a recession. From the beginning of the inflationary surge triggered more than three years ago by the economic disruptions of the pandemic, it was clear that raising interest rates could tame price hikes. It was also clear that, if rates stayed too high too long, they could choke the economy into recession. And few states are showing stronger signs of a possible downturn than California, which has felt the impact of high interest rates more severely than others. Not only has its unemployment rate been among the highest in the land while its job creation rate lagged, but pillar industries such as entertainment and tech have also gone through major disruption and many residents and businesses have left the state. “Overall, the economy continues to grow at a solid pace,” Powell said in a widely anticipated speech at the annual summer symposium of

A crash involving a Metro bus left seven people injured in Studio City on Friday morning. The collision was reported around 4:30 a.m. in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard near Universal City. (KTLA) A Metro bus carrying several passengers crashed into a pole in Studio City on Friday morning, sending half a dozen people to the hospital, authorities said. Images of the crash showed the bus’ entire front-end frame crumpled. The crash occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard off Main Street near Universal Pictures and the Universal Studios lots, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. Seven people were injured in the crash, with six taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and one person refusing treatment at the scene, officials said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, police said. More to Read Sign up for Essential California The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Joseph Serna is a deputy editor on the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times

Seven people were injured when a Metro bus struck a pole in Studio City Friday morning. The collision was reported around 4:30 a.m. in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard near Universal City. Video from the scene showed heavy damage to the partially crushed front passenger side of the bus. Seven people were injured when a Metro bus crashed in Studio City on Aug. 23, 2024. (KTLA) Metro released a statement confirming the bus collided with a pole but did not say what caused the crash. Six of the seven people injured in the incident were taken to the hospital and listed as trauma patients due to the damage, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The injuries to the patients were considered to be non-life-threatening. Metro said the bus driver was treated at the scene and released. “Metro extends well wishes for a speedy recovery to all involved,” the agency said in its statement.

Police are searching for the gunman involved in a random shooting that left a motorist dead in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles early Friday. The incident was reported around 1:30 a.m. on Van Nuys Boulevard near Osborne Street. Police said the motorist was shot while driving, lost control of the vehicle and careened into the fence of an apartment complex. Police investigate a fatal shooting of a motorist in Panorama City on Aug. 22, 2024. (KTLA) Video showed other vehicles parked on the street were also struck by the gunfire. The unidentified driver was pronounced dead after being transported to a local hospital. Los Angeles Police Department Detective Christine Moselle described the shooting as random and said authorities are still searching for a suspect. No description of the suspect or any possible vehicle used in the shooting was released.

By Kerry Breen Updated on: August 23, 2024 / 9:13 AM EDT / CBS News Calls to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act Calls grow to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act 02:21 Virginia police investigating the disappearance of a 28-year-old mother who went missing last month said Thursday they have arrested her husband on charges of concealing a body.  Mamta Kafte Bhatt was last seen on July 27, the Manassas Park Police Department said on Thursday, and spoke to a friend over the phone on July 28, according to CBS affiliate WUSA. Her husband Naresh Bhatt reported last seeing her on July 31, according to WUSA, but he did not report her missing until August 5.  Before his arrest, Bhatt told WUSA that his wife had disappeared three other times, but never for this long.  Earlier this month, police said the woman had been “involuntarily” missing. A search warrant for the couple’s home was executed on Wednesday, police said. During the search, police obtained “additional evidence” that led to the charges. Bhatt was marched out of his home in handcuffs on Thursday, WUSA reported.  Mamta Kafte Bhatt GoFundMe

Inside SpaceX’s “Polaris Dawn” mission to attempt first commercial spacewalk – CBS News Watch CBS News Four astronauts are set to launch on Tuesday for a groundbreaking six-day mission, “Polaris Dawn,” aiming to reach a record orbit 870 miles above Earth—three times higher than the International Space Station. The mission will also feature the first-ever commercial spacewalk. Mark Strassmann met the crew, who have trained for two years for this historic journey. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On