In a tweet Wednesday, President Trump had vowed to veto the bill if it passed. Source
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FBI joins multistate manhunt for college senior accused of murder rampage
Police are searching for a 23-year-old college senior they believe is responsible for killing two people in a series of crimes over the weekend. He was last seen Sunday in Pennsylvania. Errol Barnett has more on the manhunt and the victims. Source
CDC warns against accuracy of antibody tests
“Serologic test results should not be used to make decisions about returning persons to the workplace,” the CDC added on its site. Source
Trump and Cuomo discuss infrastructure spending, funding for states at White House
President Trump met with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at the White House Wednesday. The two discussed potential infrastructure spending and funding for states impacted by the coronavirus. Politico White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss their meeting and the rest of the day’s top political headlines. Source
AIDS activist and “The Normal Heart” playwright Larry Kramer dies at 84
Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at 84. CBS New York’s Lisa Rozner reports. Source
SpaceX takes over small community in Texas
SpaceX broke ground on a facility in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2014. While the move has brought some economic development to the area, there’s also been some concerns from residents who say SpaceX is tearing their town apart. Freelance journalist Rachel Monroe joins CBSN to discuss what it’s like living in the shadow of the aerospace company. Source
Trump threatens social media companies after Twitter fact-checks tweets
Twitter issued a fact check over the president’s tweet about mail-in voting on Tuesday. Source
Preliminary results from 2 leading vaccine trials show promise
There’s encouraging news from the two leading experimental coronavirus vaccine trials. Researchers in both trials have reported the presence of antibodies in volunteers after injecting them with experimental vaccines. Charlie D’Agata reports in the series “Racing to a Cure.” Source
London Calling: Calls grow for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s adviser to resign
Dominic Cummings, a senior adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is being accused of defying the U.K.’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Now, the public is calling on him to resign. CBS News contributor Simon Bates has more on the situation in this edition of “London Calling.” Source
New video shows Minneapolis police arrest of George Floyd before death
Four white officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired from the Minneapolis Police Department, but Mayor Jacob Frey is saying that one of the officers should be arrested for pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck. Jeff Pegues reports. Source