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New biography explores unknown hitmaker, history of R&B

He was responsible for some of music’s most enduring hits, and now a new biography brings unknown hitmaker Bert Berns to life. Rock journalist Joel Selvin joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the R&B legend and his new book “Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues.” Source

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Just how dangerous is MERS?

Jeffrey Kluger, senior science editor for Time Magazine, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with more on the deadly MERS disease that has made its way from the Middle East to Indiana. Source

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Deadly MERS virus arrives in U.S.

The CDC says a deadly disease called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, has turned up in Indiana. Until now, the virus has been seen only in the Middle East and Europe and about 100 people have died from it. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Source

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Calif. boy turned radioactive to fight deadly cancer

It sounds like science fiction but a 3-year-old boy in San Jose, Calif., was made radioactive to fight an aggressive form of cancer. The special treatment may be the only thing that saves his life, reports KPIX-TV’s Elizabeth Cook. Source

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Tiny hamsters eating tiny burritos will make your day

Nick Dietz compiles some of the week’s best viral videos, including seal belly rubs shot on a GoPro, what it’s like “living with lag” and a backflip fail at Davenport University. Plus, HelloDenizen’s “Tiny Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos” is simply awesome Source

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Meet marijuana’s lobbyist

The growing cannabis industry wants a voice in Washington. Nancy Cordes speaks with Michael Correia, the industry’s first full-time lobbyist. Source

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