The Biden administration and Democratic congressional leaders are pushing back on Republican lawmakers who have said Democrats will have to go it alone on raising or suspending the debt ceiling. President Biden said Wednesday that he is not worried about the debt ceiling and pointed out that the national debt …
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August, 2021
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6 August
Former Tesla employee who said supervisors called him the N
Tesla has been ordered to pay roughly $1 million to a former employee who filed a legal complaint alleging he was called the N-word while working in the electric automaker’s factory in California. Melvin Berry was hired by Tesla as a materials handler in 2015, but quit only 17 months …
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July, 2021
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29 July
Beloved children’s show “Arthur” canceled after 25 seasons
The children’s show “Arthur” will be canceled after 25 seasons. The final season of the iconic show will air next year, executive producer Carol Greenwald said in a statement to CBS News. “Arthur is the longest-running kids animated series in history and is known for teaching kindness, empathy and inclusion through …
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28 July
Congressional Democrats at odds over President Biden’s power to cancel student loan debt
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that President Joe Biden does not have the power to forgive student loan debt, putting her at odds with some members of her own Democratic caucus as the pressure builds on the president to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower. “People think …
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18 July
Transcript: Admiral Mike Mullen on “Face the Nation” on July 18, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that aired on Sunday, July 18, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” JOHN DICKERSON: For insight into this episode and the questions it raises, we turn to a man who held …
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12 July
Republicans to air attack ads over relocation of MLB All
Both the Republican National Committee and the Senate Republican campaign arm will be airing attack ads Monday and Tuesday, during Major League Baseball’s All-Star activities. The ads blame Democrats for the economic costs for Georgia stemming from by the MLB’s decision to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, …
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June, 2021
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15 June
Oprah Winfrey names Emancipation
Oprah Winfrey joined “CBS This Morning” Tuesday to announce the latest page-turner for her book club. “So one of the great joys for me is finding new authors. And I am so thrilled to introduce you to a debut author with his debut book, ‘The Sweetness of Water,’ by Nathan …
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May, 2021
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27 May
Meet the TikTok creator helping Black readers find their main characters, one recommendation at a time
BookTok, a section of TikTok populated by book lovers, reviewers and writers, has been lauded for democratizing the publishing world. Amateurs can use the app to talk about the books they loved, the reads they hated, and the authors they can’t get enough of. And with enough traction, sometimes the …
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April, 2021
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21 April
Netflix’s subscriber growth slows as Americans take a break from their screens
Netflix’s coronavirus-fueled subscriber growth is slowing far faster than anticipated as people who have been cooped up at home are able to embrace other diversions besides watching streaming videos. The company added 4 million more worldwide subscribers from January through March, its smallest gain during that three-month period in four …
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February, 2021
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9 February
“We’re looking for help”: Daniel Wu and Daniel Dae Kim on the fight against anti
Actors Daniel Wu and Daniel Dae Kim told CBS News on Tuesday that more action is needed from public officials to combat anti-Asian American rhetoric, after a string of attacks against elderly members of the community. Their plea follows a surge in attacks against Asian Americans, which have been linked …
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