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The Dish: Acclaimed pastry chef shares some of her favorite recipes

Pastry chef Claudia Fleming is the author of what Bon Appétit magazine called “the greatest dessert book in the history of the world.” As the acclaimed cookbook nears its 20 year anniversary, Fleming has re-released “The Last Course,” and she joined “CBS This Morning” to share some of her favorite recipes, both sweet and savory. Source

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Avenatti found guilty of trying to extort Nike

Michael Avenatti, the once-star lawyer who attempted to take President Trump to court, could now face a prison sentence himself after a grand jury found him guilty of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. Chip Reid reports on the fallout from the explosive trial. Source

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Coronavirus-quarantined cruise passengers battle illness, boredom

The U.S. is expected to send a plane to Japan to bring back citizens that had been quarantined on the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” due to the coronavirus. So far, the outbreak has led to over 1,500 deaths in China alone. However to some passengers, boredom is a far bigger battle than the illness is. Debora Patta is in Hong Kong where infections are also on the rise. Source

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Texas HS students compete in Mariachi festival

Web exclusive: Mariachi started in the late 1800s when Mexican musicians began adopting European instruments, like the violin, guitar, trumpet and accordion. But when Linda Ronstadt’s 1987 album of songs she heard her Mexican father sing became a smash, mariachi went mainstream. Today, high school students across Texas practice this form of folkloric music that transcends the U.S.-Mexico border. Correspondent Barry Petersen talked to some of the young musicians who came to Edinburg in southwest Texas, where 70 bands participated in the 2019 State Mariachi Festival, which became a state-sanctioned competition for the first time. Source

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Police officer questions why she’s taking Florida girl to mental facility in new video

New police body camera video shows a police deputy openly questioning why she and another officer are taking a 6-year-old Florida girl to a mental health facility after the girl’s school said she was being disruptive. The video shows the girl did not know where she was going before she was held at the facility for 48 hours without her mother. Manuel Bojorquez is following the case that puts Florida’s Baker Act under new scrutiny. Source

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