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Brazil faces one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks

Brazil has the second-most reported cases of the coronavirus, trailing only the United States. At least 80,000 people there have died. Mauricio Savarese of the Associated Press joined CBSN from Sao Paulo to explain how the country is grappling with the pandemic despite denials from its president, Jair Bolsonaro. Source

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Questions about legal authority as federal agents crack down on Portland protesters

Federal officers were filmed shooting tear gas and smoke bombs at protesters early Tuesday morning in Portland, Oregon, and the Department of Homeland Security is preparing to deploy agents to other cities. CBS News’ Carter Evans reports from Portland, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a homeland security correspondent for the New York Times, joins CBSN with more on who these agents are and questions about their legal authority. Source

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