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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 19 MIN

CBS Evening News, 05/27/26

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At least two people were killed and nine workers are "unrecovered" following the implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in southern Washington state on Tuesday, according to a news release shared by authorities on Wednesday afternoon. Several more people were injured. Rescue teams found five of seven people alive inside a flooded cave in Laos, but how to safely extract the survivors remains unsolved. Former first lady Jill Biden said she was "frightened" by her husband Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance and thought he was having a stroke.

At least two people were killed and nine workers are "unrecovered" following the implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in southern Washington state on Tuesday, according to a news release shared by authorities on Wednesday afternoon. Several more people were injured. Rescue teams found five of seven people alive inside a flooded cave in Laos, but how to safely extract the survivors remains unsolved. Former first lady Jill Biden said she was "frightened" by her husband Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance and thought he was having a stroke.

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