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Bloomberg apologizes for comments on stop-and-frisk

While campaigning in Tennessee, Michael Bloomberg expressed regret for comments he made in 2015 about New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy. But he said he’s not worried the comments will hurt him with voters. Nikole Killion reports. Source

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Journalists documenting Wuhan coronavirus outbreak disappear

China is being accused of censoring critical coronavirus data, which the World Health Organization now calls a grave threat to the world. According to scientists writing for the Lancet Medical Journal, Chinese authorities had preliminary information on the virus for more than two weeks before it was officially released. Debora Patta reports on the disappearance of two citizen journalists who were documenting the case in Wuhan. Source

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Mother of 5 dies in jail amid alleged mental health episode

Newly surfaced video shows one of the disturbing final days of a mother of five before she died behind bars in a Washington state jail. According to a lawsuit her family filed against the facility, Damaris Rodriguez was suffering from a “mental health episode” in 2017 when they claim she was wrongly arrested. Nikki Battiste speaks to the woman’s oldest son about why they are filing the suit. Source

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Senate to vote on War Powers resolution for Iran conflict

The Senate will vote on a bill that would limit President Trump’s authority to launch military strikes against Iran. Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN to discuss the U.S.-Iran relationship and how Iran may react to Congress’ bipartisan effort to limit the president’s power. Source

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