Researchers have found a ship, feast hall and cult house that date back to the Iron Age. Source
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How to manage unexpected health care costs
Patients have the power to reduce their own health care costs by cross-checking and negotiating down medical bills. Source
Judge denies Britney Spears’ request to remove father as conservator
Britney Spears made a push in court on Tuesday to remove her father from her conservatorship. Source
2020 Power, Together Awards at the Reykjavík Global Forum
Former Icelandic President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and founder of the Promise Fund of Florida Nancy G. Brinker are recipients of this year’s Power, Together Awards at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders. The awards honor those who have made important strides for “The Pink Ribbon,” the globally-recognized icon for breast cancer awareness. Source
Ring recalls 350,000 video doorbells for fire risk
Amazon-owned company revises instructions for installing security product that can overheat when wrong screws are used. Source
Taliban urges Biden to withdraw U.S. troops; Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign
The Taliban is calling on President-elect Joe Biden to stick with a February agreement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers have all resigned in a show of defiance after four politicians were expelled from the government, and Sudan is bracing for up to 200,000 refugees to pour into the country while trying to escape deadly violence in neighboring Ethiopia. CBS News’ Rylee Carlson has the headlines from London. Source
Navajo Nation struggles with another surge of COVID-19
Navajo Nation is taking measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to increase. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joins CBSN to explain what they’re doing to keep people healthy, and what he says will help the Navajo prosper as the Biden administration prepares to take office. Source
President Obama, part one
The president sits down with Steve Kroft to discuss the current strategy in the Middle East to combat ISIS. Source
Melinda Gates joins panel on women’s role in a post-pandemic world
The 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held a panel on the importance of women’s leadership in shaping the pandemic response as well as the specific areas for action that governments and the private sector can take, with a focus on childcare. Participants include: Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and executive director of UN Global Compact; K.K. Shailaja Teacher, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Kerala State, India. The panel is moderated by Nancy Kacungira. Source
Checking in with the stars of the new CBS sitcom “B Positive”
Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford star in the new CBS sitcom “B Positive,” which is about an unlikely friendship that forms when Gina, an old acquaintance from high school, offers to donate her kidney to Drew, who she hasn’t seen in years. Middleditch and Ashford will share how the sitcom is based on the real life experience of the show’s creator, plus what it has been like to film during the pandemic. Source