Leigh Kiniry

London

London Producer at CBS Mornings

London Producer for CBS Mornings, American expat, and wanna-be Spaniard.

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Serial sperm donors capitalize on lack of regulation, creating risks

Nov 1, 2024 | msn.com | Leigh Kiniry

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Serial sperm donors and lack of regulation create risks and leave children seeking answers

Nov 1, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Leigh Kiniry

Debate grows over regulating sperm donation Louise Mcloughlin found out when she was 13 that she had been conceived by a sperm donor. She said when her parents told her, it "felt like the rug was just pulled from underneath my entire life."McLoughlin was raised in Dublin as an only child. When at-home genetic testing became available in 2006, she signed up, and she discovered that she had a half-sister. Not long after that, there was another match. "I just went, oh my God.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza humanitarian zone kill dozens in tent camp

Sep 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Elizabeth Palmer |Leigh Kiniry

Tel Aviv — Most people in the densely packed al-Mawasi camp for displaced Palestinians were asleep in the early hours of Tuesday morning when Israeli bombs struck. Homes, possessions, and entire families were blown away in the sprawling refugee settlement, which Israel's military has designated a "humanitarian zone" along the Mediterranean coast of the Gaza Strip.
Tears, demands for justice as U.S. woman shot in West Bank is mourned

Sep 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Elizabeth Palmer |Leigh Kiniry

Elizabeth Palmer, Leigh KiniryUpdated September 9, 2024 at 11:03 AM·2 min readNablus, West Bank — A funeral procession was held Monday morning in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American activist who eyewitnesses say was shot in the head Friday by an Israeli soldier as she took part in a demonstration against Israeli settlement expansion in the Palestinian territory. Eygi, a dual U.S.-Turkish national, graduated from the University of Washington in the spring.
Funeral in Israeli-occupied West Bank for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi draws dozens onto the streets of Nablus

Sep 9, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Elizabeth Palmer |Leigh Kiniry

Nablus, West Bank — A funeral procession was held Monday morning in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American activist who eyewitnesses say was shot in the head Friday by an Israeli soldier as she took part in a demonstration against Israeli settlement expansion in the Palestinian territory. Eygi, a dual U.S.-Turkish national, graduated from the University of Washington in the spring.
Alleged sexual assault victims of an 80s fashion mogul fight for change

Jul 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Holly Williams |Leigh Kiniry |Rose Manister

In 2017, the entertainment industry was rocked by the sexual assault allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein, which led to the #MeToo movement. Now the fashion industry is facing a similar reckoning. CBS News has spoken with five former models who all allege that a top modeling agent attacked and assaulted them during the 1980s. They're now lobbying governments to ensure greater protection for women in the industry.
Inside the high-stakes dispute between the U.S. and global anti-doping agencies over China's Olympic swimmers

Jul 25, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Holly Williams |Leigh Kiniry

Doping dispute casts shadow over Olympics London — The global anti-doping agency tasked with preventing drug-based cheating in international sports, including at the Olympic Games, has threatened to haul the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) before an independent compliance review board in a dispute that could threaten U.S. plans to host both the 2028 Summer Games and the 2034 Winter Games, the Reuters news agency reported Wednesday.
How a Palestinian in L.A. helped his elderly parents escape war-torn Gaza

Jul 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Holly Williams |Leigh Kiniry

Holly Williams, Leigh Kiniry, Tucker RealsUpdated July 25, 2024 at 12:10 PM·3 min readIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears set to defy warnings from the United States and many other countries and organizations by ordering his forces to move into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. More than 1.5 million Palestinians — many of them displaced multiple times already during four months of war between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers — have crammed into Rafah, on Israel's orders.
Israeli girl's father pleads with Hamas: "At least let the children go"

Jul 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ramy Inocencio |Leigh Kiniry

Tel Aviv — More than 200 empty children's beds and cribs sit on a plaza in Tel Aviv — a powerful reminder of the people taken from their homes and communities across southern Israel one month ago when Hamas launched its bloody terror attack. Israel says the Palestinian militant group killed more than 1,400 people in the assault and kidnapped 241, including soldiers, and civilians of all ages.
Netanyahu faces rising anger from within Israel after Hamas attack

Jul 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ramy Inocencio |Leigh Kiniry

Ramy Inocencio, Leigh KiniryUpdated July 25, 2024 at 11:05 AM·2 min readJerusalem — Angry protesters paid Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a home visit over the weekend, chanting, "jail now!" They were echoing rising cries from across the country for the veteran Israeli leader to step down. A new poll by an Israeli news station found that 76% of respondents want Netanyahu to resign. Many blame him for the security failures behind Hamas' Oct. 7 terror rampage across southern Israel.