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Crypto enthusiasts burn and digitize Banksy artwork

A blockchain company bought a $95,000 Banksy artwork, burned it and broadcast it live on Twitter — all part of a process of turning the work into a virtual asset called a non-fungible token, or NFT. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN anchor Lana Zak to explain what it all means. Source

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American Rescue Plan makes its way to Senate, but off to a slow start

President Biden’s COVID relief bill has hit the Senate floor, but it got off to a slow start when GOP Senator Ron Johnson called for the entire bill to be read before debate can begin. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss what could be added or taken out of the bill and when it could make its way to Mr. Biden’s desk. Source

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Doctors warn homemade baby formula can be dangerous

Pediatric experts warn that feeding babies homemade baby formula can be dangerous. Dr. Meg Frizzola, chair and chief of pediatric critical care medicine for Nemours Children’s Health System in Wilmington, Delaware, and Nicole Fragale, manager of clinical nutrition there, join CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

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Activist Amanda Nguyen on recent spike in anti-Asian hate crimes: “We are dying to be heard”

Police departments in major cities reported a nearly 150% increase in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 2020 compared to the year before, according to an analysis by California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Amanda Nguyen, CEO and founder of the civil rights nonprofit Rise, joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss a viral video that she posted to raise awareness about anti-Asian racism during the pandemic. She also calls on the Biden administration to address inadequacies in the teaching of AAPI history in U.S. schools. Source

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