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Saturday Sessions: The Jayhawks perform “This Forgotten Town”

The Jayhawks are releasing a new studio album, “XOXO,” on July 10. The collection will be more collaborative than ever, featuring songs and lead vocals by each of the four bandmates. They join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” from Saint Paul, Minnesota to perform “This Forgotten Town.” Source

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App aims to help marginalized Americans care for their mental health

With a pandemic, an economic crisis and a civil rights movement embroiling Americans all at once, many are looking for ways to cope with increased stress and anxiety. Michelle Miller takes a look at Shine, a new app designed to connect with people of color who are currently bearing the brunt of the struggles. She speaks to the app’s founders, and a frontline nurse who said it was “absolutely” a factor in her mental health recovery. Source

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Exploring Rome’s relationship with its monuments

Nations around the world are following U.S. protesters in toppling statues and monuments to historical figures with controversial or harmful pasts. The Italian city of Rome remains removed from the unrest — its monuments to warlords and imperialists have withstood the millennia and are now withstanding a dramatic challenge to universal opinion. Chris Livesay takes a look at how Italians interact with their history, including existing monuments to dictator Benito Mussolini. Source

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Polls show Trump trailing Biden in several key states

Joe Biden is leading President Trump in several key battleground states despite the pandemic forcing him to cut back on campaigning. Polls show the former vice president leading Mr. Trump in Georgia and North Carolina, and even narrowly ahead in Texas. He continues the search for a running mate, with one-on-one interviews with potential candidates set to begin after July 4. Ed O’Keefe reports on the upcoming election, and the primaries some states held this week. Source

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“Godzilla” dust cloud from Sahara blankets parts of U.S.

A Saharan dust storm, nicknamed “Godzilla” for its massive size, is moving toward the northeastern U.S. after stretching from Texas to Florida on Friday. It is expected to cause thick, hazy skies that will lead to poor air quality. Parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are also expecting to be battered by severe thunderstorms Saturday after golf ball-sized hail pelted Colorado roads on Friday. Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with what viewers can expect from their weather. Source

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Florida and Texas struggle with surging coronavirus cases

The U.S. broke another single-day record for new coronavirus infections Friday as other countries around the world continued the process of reopening. The spike has the governors of Florida and Texas reversing course and tightening restrictions. Michael George reports from New York, once the epicenter of the pandemic. Source

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Trump signs executive order enacting harsh penalties for vandalizing monuments

President Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting U.S. monuments after some were brought down and others are caught in a fierce debate over their removal. The order declares that anyone who vandalizes or destroys a monument or statue to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Meanwhile, protesters in the nation’s capital demanded the removal of the Emancipation Memorial, which depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed slave. Nikole Killion reports. Source

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