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Bernie Sanders and Cardi B talk Biden endorsement and Trump

Rapper Cardi B sat down with Bernie Sanders for an interview on Instagram Live Tuesday. She asked the Vermont senator about why he chose to endorse Joe Biden for president after he suspended his campaign. The duo’s public appearance is a comfort to some election watchers who worried about whether Sanders’ base would follow him in supporting Biden. Source

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“Daily Show” host Trevor Noah on adapting his memoir for young readers

Emmy-winning comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” is out with a new paperback edition of his memoir, “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.” The book has been adapted for young readers and shares his journey growing up bi-racial under apartheid, at a time when interracial relationships were illegal in South Africa. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the new release and how he is holding up amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source

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Nonprofit provides financial advice to minority communities amid pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionally affected minority communities, both in terms of confirmed COVID-19 cases and in the pandemic’s economic impact. About 36% of African American households report losing a job, taking a pay cut or both. That’s compared to 29% of white households. Operation Hope is a nonprofit providing financial literacy and empowerment to under-served communities and its founder and CEO, John Hope Bryant, has advised three U.S. presidents. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about his organization for our series, “Financial Fallout.” Source

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WHO is a “long-standing partner” to CDC, says Director Robert Redfield

CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the state of the coronavirus pandemic, just a day after President Trump announced he would be cutting funding to the World Health Organization. Redfield, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, credited WHO as a “long-standing partner” and said the CDC was “poised to provide assistance” to states in expanding testing and working to reopen their economies. Source

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Students fear lack of internet access could leave them behind with online learning

As millions of students across the U.S. move to online learning, many for the remainder of the school year, some are struggling to keep up without the proper tools. While some say issues with their internet connectivity has disrupted learning and made it more difficult to complete lessons, other students have no internet access at all. Meg Oliver speaks to a high school senior in Los Angeles who says she is worried about falling behind due to her poor internet connection. Source

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Parts of Latin America struggle with surging coronavirus cases

Latin America is struggling to stop the coronavirus from spreading, which some worry may launch repeated outbreaks that could reach the U.S. Brazil’s president has been criticized for dismissing the threat, and has been accused of underreporting the country’s over 25,000 confirmed cases. In Ecuador, caskets were left in the streets as the country struggled with its mounting cases. Manuel Bojorquez looks at how the pandemic is playing out in South America. Source

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