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#EXCLUSIVE: Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker talks to @GayleKing about the night police raided her home as part of a narcotics investigation into Breonna's ex-boyfriend. Neither Walker nor Taylor has a criminal history and no illegal drugs were found in the home.
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The 22-year-old woman caught on camera allegedly physically attacking a 14-year-old Black teen and falsely accusing him of stealing her phone was arrested in California.
In an exclusive interview, Miya Ponsetto and her lawyer spoke with @GayleKing hours before she was arrested.
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After spending months apart due to the coronavirus pandemic, 89-year-old Jean and 91-year-old Walter Willard, who have been married for 70 years, were reunited at their nursing home in Troy, New York.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, “The Message,” is a trio of interconnected essays that examine how the stories people tell — or avoid telling — can shape and even distort reality: “I am most concerned always with those that don’t have a voice.” cbsn.ws/4gJxe2g
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"Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by a Jewish high school teacher from New York.
@CBSMMiller looks at the song's backstory. Warning, the photo that inspired the song is disturbing. nitter.app/CBSThisMorning/status/…
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WATCH: @ElonMusk and @GayleKing test drove the tunnel he hopes will solve L.A. traffic: cbsn.ws/2EFY6S5
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President Biden's #inauguration was far from the first time 22-year-old @TheAmandaGorman gave a moving performance. Here's 5 original poems commissioned by @CBSThisMorning. cbsn.ws/2Nr3le5
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In case you missed it: @BTS_twt, the kings of K-Pop, on @CBSSunday. 🌞 cbsnews.com/news/bts-the-kin…
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.@WNBA legend @LisaLeslie told @GayleKing that Kobe Bryant's legacy is "not complicated" for her despite his 2003 rape accusation.
"I don't think it's something that we should keep hanging over his legacy." cbsn.ws/2UopNFW
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Most Tweeted about celebrities at the #GRAMMYs:
1. @BTS_twt
2. @LadyGaga
3. @Camila_Cabello
4. @ShawnMendes
5. @IamCardiB
6. @MileyCyrus
7. @DollyParton
8. @AliciaKeys
9. @Drake
10. @ArianaGrande
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Angeli Gomez, the mother of two Robb Elementary School students, was handcuffed by Marshals after urging officers to enter the school during the shooting.
When she was uncuffed, she raced into the school to save her sons — and believes police “could have saved many more lives."
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Most Tweeted moments of the #GRAMMYs:
➡️ @BTS_twt presents Best R&B Album
➡️ @Drake wins Best Rap Song
➡️ @PostMalone and the @chillipipers perform
➡️ @DanAndShay perform
➡️ @iamcardib wins Best Rap Album
Source: @Twitter
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WEALTH INEQUALITY: The richest 1% controls more wealth now than at any time in more than 50 years. But what does wealth inequality really look like?
@TonyDokoupil turned America’s economic pie into a real one and asked people a simple question: Who gets what?
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The man accused of slapping @wsavalexb's backside while she was on the air is telling his side of the story.
In an interview with @InsideEdition, 43-year-old Tommy Callaway says he went to wave to the camera and got caught up in the moment.
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Research shows black girls are much more likely to be punished in school than white girls. 13-year-old Samaya Dillard, who says she was dragged outside & left in the cold by her teacher in the 2nd grade, is bringing national attention to this issue.
@Jerickaduncan has the story:
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We have more of our exclusive interview with Miya Ponsetto, the 22-year-old who allegedly attacked & falsely accused a Black teen of stealing her phone.
@GayleKing spoke w/ Ponsetto before her arrest last week. Despite public outcry, she insists race has nothing to do with it.
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A young man who survived a near-deadly explosion is now facing a massive and unexpected medical bill. After months of treatment and recovery, Alexis Hernández says he was hit with a staggering $1.7 million bill from the U.S. government.
@annawerner shares his story.
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RECORD OF THE YEAR WINNER @BILLIEEILISH.
Congratulations on the #GRAMMYs win for "everything i wanted" 👏🌟 @RecordingAcad
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#BREAKING: Senator @BernieSanders tells @CBSNews in an exclusive interview that he will run for president.
"We're gonna win. We are gonna also launch what I think is unprecedented in modern American history and that is a grassroots movement." cbsn.ws/2T5AZHe
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Music megastar @theestallion sits down exclusively with @GayleKing for her first TV interview addressing the 2020 shooting allegedly involving rapper Tory Lanez, Monday on #CBSMornings.
Tory Lanez pleaded not guilty to an assault charge related to the alleged shooting.
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JUST IN: Award-winning journalist @nhannahjones reveals on @CBSThisMorning she has declined the University of North Carolina's offer for tenure and will be the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Reporting at @HowardU.
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The 61st annual #GRAMMYs are about a month away and @ShawnMendes’ hit song “In My Blood” is up for “Song of the Year.” We sat down with Mendes’ closest collaborator @TeddyGeiger who went from teen pop star to one of pop music’s most prominent songwriters.
Watch @CBS Wed. 7-9am
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This just in from @davidbegnaud: Border Patrol has reached out to @cbsthismorning and said they are "very uncomfortable" with the use of the word cages. They say it's not inaccurate and added that they may be cages but people are not being treated like animals.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam: "We are now at the 400-year anniversary — just 90 miles from here in 1619. The first indentured servants from Africa landed on our shores in Old Point Comfort, what we call now Fort Monroe, and while—"
@GayleKing: "Also known as slavery"
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"Today, as we stand together upon this sacred Earth, we pledge our nation will forever be strong & united... Our people will forever be bold. Our hearts will forever be loyal. And our children & their children will forever & always be free." -- Pres. Trump #DDay75thAnniversary
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#EXCLUSIVE: In this extended first clip from @Oprah's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex says what it means to be able to speak for herself.
It comes one year after the couple left England and stepped back from full-time royal life.
#OprahMeghanHarry
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"Just let her live. Let her be an artist... This is a girl, just living her life."
K-pop artist Amber Liu (@llama_ajol) speaks out about her former f(x) band mate Sulli, who died by apparent suicide in October. cbsn.ws/37w2aPc
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Jeff Bezos says he's "not nervous" as he gets ready to blast off into space tomorrow. cbsn.ws/3rmYyKd
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WATCH: @Lin_Manuel breaks into tears after we surprised him with a heartfelt message from his 8th grade teacher.
"I wrote a musical instead of doing my homework... He said, 'You could be good at this... you should be doing this."
#HamiltonPR @HamiltonMusical
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SWEET EXCHANGE: During #Bush41's funeral, George W. Bush handed Michelle Obama a piece of candy, just like he did at Sen. McCain's funeral. cbsn.ws/2rmHmGT
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One of the Florida school shooting survivors leading a movement that has already gotten Florida gun laws changed tells @60Minutes why arming teachers in the classroom is "stupid." cbsn.ws/2GA3gx0
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Isaiah Marquez-Greene, now 18 years old, survived the Sandy Hook shooting, but his younger sister, Ana Grace, was killed.
In a note to his younger self, he reflects on his sister’s legacy: “Imagining who she would be if she were still here will keep her alive in your heart.”
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WATCH: @Oprah says “it was not his grandmother nor his grandfather” that were a part of the conversations about Prince Harry & Meghan's baby's skin color.
#OprahMeghanHarry
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President Trump to Jim @Acosta: "Honestly, I think you should let me run the country and you run CNN" cbsn.ws/2JKivF1
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“Stop it. You all quit playing! Quit playing! I didn't do this stuff! This is not me! I'm fighting for my f***ing life! Y'all killing me with this sh*t!" @RKelly told @GayleKing, standing up. "I gave you 30 years of my f***ing career!"
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Former President Donald Trump is no longer rich enough to be included in the Forbes 400, an annual ranking of America's wealthiest individuals, Forbes magazine said. cbsn.ws/3ZDDhgL
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.@IssaRae says she's "just getting started," ahead of the premiere of the final season of her show
@insecurehbo.
She's also signed a multi-million dollar deal with Warner Media saying, it's "an opportunity to bet on myself."
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After noticing that Ken slept with a photograph of his late wife Ada every night, one of the carers at Thistleton Lodge nursing home surprised the 94-year-old World War II veteran with a special gift.
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Every year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18, according to the UN.
Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates visited Malawi to launch a joint project in the hopes of ending child marriage within a generation.
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We’re announcing @oprahsbookclub latest pick: Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead.”
Kingsolver shares why the story is so personal to her — and how a trip to Charles Dickens’ residence inspired her.
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JUST ANNOUNCED: @Netflix co-founder & CEO @ReedHastings and his wife Patty Quillin say they'll give $120M, to be split among @Morehouse & @SpelmanCollege & @UNCF — the largest single individual gift ever to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities.
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British @F1 driver @LewisHamilton clinched a historic win on Sunday. With 94 career wins, he has the most of any driver in the history of the racing series.
First on @CBSThisMorning, the 7x World Champion driver joins us to discuss his victory and the fight for racial justice.
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There's a reason she's got "keys" in her name 🎹 #GRAMMYs
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At 22, @TheAmandaGorman will become the youngest known inaugural poet when she performs at #Inauguration2021.
Wednesday on @CBSThisMorning, @AnthonyMasonCBS spoke with her about writing a poem for this moment and how she prepares for big performances.
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EXCLUSIVE: @voguemagazine's newest cover model is @NICKIMINAJ, who is appearing on the cover for the very first time.
In the December issue, Minaj opens up about her highly-anticipated new album, giving birth to her son and how she thought she’d give up music.
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This 23-year-old Tampa man is making history for his dazzling moves during @TheWeeknd's Super Bowl halftime show.
He has high-functioning autism and is the first known person with an intellectual & developmental disability to take part in the show.
@vladduthiersCBS explains.
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.@theestallion shares her story of the 2020 incident when she was shot in her feet, allegedly by Tory Lanez.
She says she initially told police she stepped on glass, because she feared for her life: “I was just trying to protect all of us because I didn't want them to kill us.”
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Iceland is the first country to make it *illegal* to pay men more than women. Starting Jan. 1, government offices and private businesses with more than 25 employees must have certified equal pay policies. They'll be fined if they don't. (via @IBTimes)
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In a new memoir, legendary actress Cicely Tyson is opening up about her impressive career and personal life.
@GayleKing caught up with 96-year-old @IAmCicelyTyson to reflect on the defining moments in her life, starting with a reporter’s question that caught her off guard. nitter.app/CBSThisMorning/status/…
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We have breaking news from the Vatican, on a historic rule change that is expected to make it easier to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by priests.
Pope Francis declared this morning that clergy abuse cases will no longer be handled as a so-called "pontifical secret."
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WATCH: @Oprah asks Prince Harry if family members reached out to apologize for the reasons he felt he had to leave.
“No, sadly not.”
#OprahMeghanHarry
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EXCLUSIVE: @4everBrandy and Monica are reuniting for “The Boy is Mine Tour” 27 years after their hit song of the same name spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
The superstars share why going on tour together is “a dream come true” and hint at what fans can expect: “Just a celebration of music, a celebration of womanhood.”
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Britney Spears is making a push in court Tuesday afternoon to remove her father from her conservatorship, according to the Associated Press. cbsn.ws/2InCtt8
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“Why @AOC and I are here is because one of the biggest problems as a nation, as a society, is the stigma that's put on survivors and that prevents survivors from actually coming forward and getting the help that they need, and it's killing people.” — @RepJasonCrow
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EXCLUSIVE: @RepAOC & @RepJasonCrow will join @CBSThisMorning live on Friday to discuss dealing with trauma in the wake of the Capitol riots.
It's @AOC’s first & only interview since recently speaking out on Instagram Live about her experience.
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With @drewbarrymore backstage, @GayleKing presented @Harry_Styles with a special honor after his final #LoveonTour show at @TheGarden.
Turns out, the crowd loved celebrating with her: “I love when a moment of celebration happens in New York Gayle King just appears.”
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.@melindagates has endorsed VP Kamala Harris, telling CBS Mornings that she has already made contributions to her campaign and will continue to do so: “I think she is a woman of our time.”
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JUST ANNOUNCED: @Beyonce will be getting the honor of a lifetime. Queen🐝 will be presented with the 2020 "BET Humanitarian Award" for all the work she's done to help underserved communities through her @Beygood foundation.
Watch the @BETAwards this Sunday at 8/7c on @BET & @CBS
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JUST ANNOUNCED: The 2019 National Teacher of the Year is... Rodney Robinson! He teaches social studies and history at Virgie Binford Education Center, a school inside the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center. #NTOY19
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Prince Harry, while visiting Nigeria with Meghan to promote the Invictus Games, addressed one of his biggest causes: Removing the stigma of mental health issues.
The trip also has added meaning for the Duchess, who not long ago found out she is 43% Nigerian.
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MONDAY: @NikolenDC asks @AOC about similarities with @BernieSanders despite a 48-year age gap: "We grew up to parents that were working extremely hard... My mother cleaned houses to make ends meet... We know what it's like to be a working family in America."
📺 @CBSThisMorning
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POTUS says former White House staffer @Omarosa lied when she called him a racist who has said the N-word on tape. But a new recording, obtained by @CBSNews overnight, seems to back up Omarosa's story that several Trump advisers discussed an alleged tape during the 2016 campaign. nitter.app/CBSThisMorning/status/…
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Big congratulations to @ShawnMendes for his TWO #GRAMMYs nominations! ✨
“Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Vocal Album” 👏 CBSNews.com/GRAMMYs
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"When the time comes, what do you want us to remember about you?" — @GayleKing
"I done my best. That’s all." — @IAmCicelyTyson
#RIP to the legendary Miss Cicely Tyson. ❤️ cbsn.ws/3ah4axJ
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EXCLUSIVE: @GayleKing sits down with attorney Camille Vasquez, who represented Johnny Depp in his defamation trial win against ex-wife Amber Heard, for her first interview since Heard filed a motion to appeal.
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A @CBSNews investigation has uncovered a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas.
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Very few Holocaust survivors are still alive to share their experiences. One of them is 97-year-old Hana Kantor, who came to the U.S. after World War II.
She's the grandmother of @JodiKantor, a Pulitzer Prize-winner for the @NYTimes.
Here's her family's story of survival.
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#Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ community, and that includes the vivid world of drag queens. When the pandemic shut down parties and performances, the drag community moved their content to a digital platform, which exploded in popularity.
@JamieYuccas explains.
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Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year cbsn.ws/4cZXPXw
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"'I just need you to tell me. And if you tell me the truth, we can help.' And he wasn't able to do that." — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on a conversation she had with her father regarding tabloids
#OprahMeghanHarry
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Authorities in California say another mass shooting may have been averted. Police arrested 37-year-old Rodolfo Montoya, a cook at a Marriott in Long Beach. They found several guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his home.
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WATCH: @FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden just surprised the 2021 National Teacher of the Year @JulianaUrtubey3 in Las Vegas. ⭐✏️ #NTOY21
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ANT-MAN TO THE RESCUE: After Cassandra Ridder posted on social media that her son Brody was in tears because no one signed his yearbook, Ant-Man actor Paul Rudd decided to reach out – and help him "take on the world." cbsn.ws/3c3pCuI
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In case you missed @Oprah’s #GoldenGlobes speech: “A new day is on the horizon.”
(Courtesy @GoldenGlobes)
Golden Globes
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Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, sat down with @Oprah in their first major interview since stepping away from royal duties.
@Oprah joins us exclusively with her reaction on that revealing interview. #OprahMeghanHarry
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One of the officers involved in a controversial traffic stop of a Black and Latino Army lieutenant — has been fired.
Video shows how a Virginia officer pepper-sprayed Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario. He is now suing the officers.
@EenaRuffini has the latest.
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Members of the Jan. 6 committee are talking openly about doing something never done before — formally recommending a criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president: “There could be more than one criminal referral.”
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TOMORROW: Democratic presidential candidate @AndrewYang says he's confident he can defeat front-runner @JoeBiden. Right now, the businessman is polling at about 2-4% nationwide. He tells us why he believes he has what it will take to beat Pres. Trump.
Watch more Thurs. on @CBS
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70 year old radio giant, Tom Joyner, is signing off after a legendary career. The “Tom Joyner Morning Show” airs in more than 105 markets nationwide, reaching nearly 8 million listeners.
@JerickaDuncan traveled to Hollywood, Florida to meet "the hardest working man in radio."
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Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa, who faces decades in prison in the Philippines, says we are living in the age of “exponential lies,” as fast-moving disinformation online weakens democracy globally.
She says fighting for integrity is like “hand-to-hand combat.”
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#EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry reveals to @Oprah a “large part of” the reason he and Meghan left the UK was because of racism.
#OprahMeghanHarry
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In what was at one point the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, one New York family decided to help their neighbors in need. A few posters around the neighborhood turned into an almost 1,000-person volunteer group called the Astoria Mutual Aid Network.
@errolbarnett reports.
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.@FINNEAS chats with @anthonymasoncbs about collaborating with his sister @billieeilish, how they crafted "What Was I Made For?" for "Barbie," and working on Billie's upcoming album, tomorrow on CBS Mornings.
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Restaurant owner takes out a $50,000 bank loan to keep paying his employees during the coronavirus outbreak: "We're going to get through this together" cbsn.ws/3acG31T
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CBS News has obtained data from a laptop purported to have belonged to Hunter Biden. The data came directly from the source who said they provided it to the FBI under subpoena.
@CBS_Herridge shares what was found during an independent forensic review.
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Does your father think it's a toxic environment or relationship? — @Oprah
"No, I think he's had to make peace with it." — Prince Harry #OprahMeghanHarry
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.@AOC tells CBS Mornings that VP Kamala Harris picked "a uniter" as her running mate, “not just for the Democratic Party, but for the United States.”
The congresswoman shares what Governor Tim Walz brings to the Democratic ticket.
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President Trump says he will soon nominate a justice to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
White House @PressSec @KayleighMcEnany joins us with details on the president's timeline, and what she says the president is looking for in a nominee.
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WATCH: We were with @LilNasX when he surprised his hometown high school in Atlanta.
The 20-year-old music star sat down with @GayleKing for an interview you’ll see only on @CBSThisMorning Tuesday. 🤠
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All living former U.S. presidents, with the exception of Trump, have issued formal statements condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine cbsn.ws/3si6wqa
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.@OfficialRunDMC holds up a Kobe Bryant jersey to pay tribute to the @Lakers legend during their performance with @Aerosmith.
#GRAMMYs @RecordingAcad
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In 2015, CEO Dan Price raised the salary of everyone at his company to at least $70,000.
Instead of going bankrupt as many predicted, employees have been able to buy homes and start families — and the company's business has tripled.
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WATCH: @TonyDokoupil reflects on how his family benefited from government housing policies that were denied to Black Americans. He looks at how those policies contributed to America's wealth gap and asks what should be done about it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Brian Flores, the former coach of the Miami Dolphins, will be joining us live in studio tomorrow morning, only on #CBSMornings, with his attorneys Doug Wigdor and John Elefterakis to talk about his race discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.
Tune in at 7 a.m.
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TOMORROW: First on @CBSThisMorning, 7x world champion & @F1 driver @LewisHamilton joins us live to discuss his historic win and fight for racial justice.
Watch on @CBS Tuesday 7-9 a.m.
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#EXCLUSIVE: @FKATwigs is speaking out to @GayleKing for the first time since filing a civil lawsuit against actor & former boyfriend, Shia LaBeouf.
She accuses LaBeouf of sexual battery, assault & inflicting emotional distress — allegations he denies.
More on @CBS Thursday.
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TOMORROW: @GayleKing chats with @JKCorden about Monday's upcoming @LateLateShow special featuring @billieeilish @finneas @AndreaBocelli @davidblaine @BTS_twt @DUALIPA @johnlegend #WillFerrell & more.
Learn more on @CBSThisMorning Monday. #HomeFest
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