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House Judiciary Committee approves guidelines for impeachment hearings

Nancy Cook, White House reporter for Politico, and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper join “Red and Blue” to discuss the latest push for impeachment, as well as gun control legislation updates, the EPA rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations, and the Justice Department rejecting Andrew McCabe’s appeal to avoid prosecution. Source

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CDC quietly releases detailed guidelinees for reopening

A Trump administration official tells CBS News there are some CDC staffers who worry their “science is getting squashed” and are frustrated over how President Trump — not medical experts — has control over the public messaging. Weijia Jiang reports. Source

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Researchers say COVID-19 vaccine effective in monkey tests

Researchers at Harvard Medical School say there are promising new results that suggest a vaccine will be effective against COVID-19. Their study involved monkeys, but human trials will soon follow. Meg Oliver has the latest in the CBS News series “Racing to a Cure.” Source

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Judge denies Epstein victims’ bid to invalidate non-prosecution agreement

Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers received bad news from a federal judge in Florida this week, when the court ruled it could not invalidate a 2007 non-prosecution deal that prevented Epstein from facing federal sex trafficking charges. Epstein died in prison last month. Attorney Deborah Blum joined CBSN to explain what the ruling means for the victims and any of Epstein’s possible co-conspirators. Source

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Next generation leaders call to action

A panel from the 2019 Women Political Leaders Summit hosted in Tokyo, Japan, entitled “Next generation leaders, call to action” includes a discussion about the #Girl2Leader initiative launched by Women Political Leaders (WPL), which aims to socially empower girls around the world. Source

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