Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s top leader, was apparently among them. The takeover marks a sharp reversal of the partial yet significant progress toward democracy Myanmar made in recent years. Source
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Inside the Republican Party’s generational divide over climate change
Benji Backer, president and founder of the American Conservative Coalition, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with his insight into what is driving this generational gap over climate change and why the Republican Party has to move past being the party of climate denial. Source
GOP senators accept White House invite to discuss COVID-19 relief
Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative to the president’s COVID-19 economic relief package totaling $1.9 trillion. Source
Myanmar military says it’s in charge as some senior politicians detained
It was also reported that State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the nation’s top leader, and the country’s president, Win Myint, were both detained in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. Source
1/31/2021: Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale
Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, How China is racing to collect Americans’ DNA; And, The big money market for your DNA. Source
Parts of Australia enter 5-day lockdown after local COVID-19 infection
Overseas travelers who arrive in Perth must isolate in hotel quarantine for 14 days. The last previous known case of someone being infected with COVID-19 within Western Australia was on April 11. Source
Biden expected to push for sweeping COVID-19 economic relief package
President Biden will push for his COVID-19 economic relief package as 10 Senate Republicans offered an alternative. Christina Ruffini has the latest from the White House. Source
Major winter storm threatens millions in the Northeast
A major winter storm is making its way to the Northeast, threatening millions with ice and snow. Jeff Berardelli has the forecast. Source
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Major winter storm threatens millions in the northeast; American “pizza man” finds his passion in pizza aerobics Source
Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19
The death toll continues to rise from COVID-19, even with vaccine efforts underway across the country. Scott Pelley speaks with some of the family members of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who were killed by the virus. Source