Pence cited Roberts’ vote this year to strike down a Louisiana abortion restriction and in 2012 to uphold Obamacare’s individual mandate. Source
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AAA tests technology designed to assist drivers
Research out Thursday morning raises new questions about technology in many new cars that takes over some of the driving duties. AAA tested five advanced driver assistance systems and found, on average, they had an issue every eight miles. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Communities stock fridges full of free food to help the 54 million Americans facing food insecurity
Fifty-four million Americans could face hunger due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the “CBS This Morning” series A More Perfect Union, Vladimir Duthiers reports on a nationwide movement stocking sidewalk fridges across the country with free food. It’s a grassroots movement looking to feed those in need, one healthy bag of food at a time. Source
White House trade adviser says Trump will sign executive order aimed at deregulating pharmaceuticals
The Trump administration’s director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Peter Navarro, joins “CBS This Morning” ahead of a trip to Ohio with President Trump. He discusses the president’s planned executive order, which he calls “pure Trump,” aimed at sweeping away regulatory barriers on “traditional manufacturing, pharmaceuticals on our shores.” Source
Beirut death toll tops 130 as port officials are arrested
Investigators in Beirut, Lebanon are working to find out if Tuesday’s gigantic explosion was caused by negligence. The blast killed at least 135 people, including one American. Around 5,000 others are injured. Imtiaz Tyab reports on Beirut’s massive recovery effort. Source
Catholic school student forced to remove Black Lives Matter mask at graduation
A student at a catholic high school in York, Pennsylvania says he was forced to take off his Black Lives Matter mask before his graduation ceremony. Photos show Dean Holmes wearing the mask during rehearsal, but the 18-year-old says when the procession began, teachers and the principal told him to remove his BLM mask and gave him a face shield to wear. The school says it has a dress code for the ceremony, and “any graduate wearing a cap, gown or mask with any message would have been asked to remove it.” Source
Former First Lady Michelle Obama reveals she has “low-grade depression”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama revealed on the second episode of her Spotify podcast she has a low-grade form of depression. Source
Survivor of world’s first nuclear attack recounts Hiroshima bombing 75 years later
The U.S. dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan 75 years ago. A few days later, a second nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, forcing the Japanese to surrender and bringing an end to WWII. Ramy Inocencio met a survivor of the attack, who has spent three-quarters of a century on a quest to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Source
Beirut residents search for missing loved ones: “It might be too late”
Ghassan Hasrouty is one of dozens who have not been heard from since the devastating blasts that left more than 130 dead and thousands wounded. Source
Fewer Americans filing for unemployment aid
The number of people applying for initial unemployment benefits fell below 2 million for the first time since March. Source