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Why Barcelona locals are protesting tourists

Tourists in Barcelona received an unwelcome surprise last weekend after thousands of protesters marched through the city’s popular areas, spraying people with toy water guns while shouting, “Tourists go home.” Richard Florida, a professor at the University of Toronto studying how urbanism and globalization affects communities, joins CBS News to examine why and how some countries are cracking down on tourism. Source

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Questions arise over taxpayer money for Texas crisis pregnancy centers

In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, multiple states have dedicated additional funds and resources to facilities known as crisis pregnancy centers to dissuade women from getting abortions. Texas has invested the most, but there are questions about how that money is being spent. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns and ProPublica reporter Cassandra Jaramillo have more. Source

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Israel ramps up Gaza bombardment amid stalled cease-fire talks

An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday. Israel is continuing to hit Gaza with deadly air and ground assaults as CIA Director Bill Burns arrives in Qatar to discuss a potential hostage and cease-fire deal. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams is on the ground in Tel Aviv. Source

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Trump holding rally in Florida as VP decision nears

Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail in Florida on Tuesday. And as a running mate announcement nears, Sen. Marco Rubio, who’s one of the possible picks, is joining Trump on stage. David Weigel, politics reporter for Semafor, and Tom LoBianco, co-founder of 24sight News, join “America Decides” to discuss. Source

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Alec Baldwin’s trial starts, and other headlines

Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” shooting trial got underway with jury selection on Tuesday, U.S. Marshals shot an alleged carjacker near Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home, and other headlines from around the world. Source

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