In an emotional video, FedEx worker Brandon Brackins said a driver used a racial epithet and spat on him. Source
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As states reopen, black workers’ lives are on the line
The concentration of African Americans in “essential” jobs — along with racism — makes them more likely to get sick. Source
“The Takeout” — CBS News’ Margaret Brennan & Ben Tracy
“Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan and CBS News Asia correspondent Ben Tracy discuss President Trump’s second summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on this week’s edition of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Journalist Jason Rezaian on “The Takeout” — 2/15/19
Iranian-American journalist and Global Opinions writer at the Washington Post Jason Rezaian talks about his experience as a prisoner in Iran on this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
FBI says suspected shooter “came to Oakland to kill cops”
The FBI said Steven Carrillo and an accomplice traveled to the Oakland federal courthouse on May 29 amid protests over the death of George Floyd to kill law enforcement officers. Carrillo also faces charges in an ambush on officers in the Santa Cruz Mountains on June 6. Officials said they found evidence linking him to the extremist “boogaloo” movement. CBS San Francisco’s Anne Makovec reports. Source
Trump to sign executive order on police reform, meet with families affected by violence
President Trump is set to sign an executive order on police reform aimed at improving training, tracking complaints and addressing mental health. He will separately meet with families members of those killed by police and in racially motivated attacks. It’s unclear, however, if the president plans to address racial bias in law enforcement. Paula Reid reports. Source
Irish ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Mulhalll on “The Takeout” — 9/13/19
On this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett,” Irish ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall explains why breaking up with the U.K. is hard to do. Source
How pandemics through history may impact politics and economics
The Black Death in the Middle Ages was the most fatal pandemic in human history, and its lingering impact may still be seen in Germany’s political landscape centuries later. Daniel Gingerich, an associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN to discuss his research on the topic. (Disclosure: Gingerich is also the brother of CBSN anchor Tanya Rivero.) Source
Rep. Jennifer Wexton on “The Takeout” — 3/22/19
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton of Virginia discusses the hot topics going into 2020, the scandals facing her home state’s leadership, and the Mueller report on this week’s edition of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie on “The Takeout”
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie joins Major Garrett on “The Takeout” to discuss his career of public service, his appointment to head the VA, as well as suicide among veterans and President Trump’s relationship with Senator John McCain. Source