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Student loan debt crisis spans generations

Student loan debt is a $1.5 trillion financial crisis in America. The average household with student debt owes more than $47,000. Mark Strassmann examines the issue in a special CBS News series, “Life and Debt.” Source

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Rep. Schiff says AG Barr was “deliberately false and misleading” in testimony

California Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, says Attorney General William Barr is “proven to be unreliable and misleading.” Schiff joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss special counsel Robert Mueller’s letter where he tells Barr his summary to Congress “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of Mueller’s views on obstruction of justice. Source

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How to spot signs of and treat depression

A new study in the Journal of Pediatrics finds the number of suicides between 2000 and 2018 by self-poisoning has soared especially among teenage girls. The American Psychiatric Association says one out of every six people will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Dr. David Agus and psychologist Lisa Damour join “CBS This Morning” to discuss mental fitness and clinical depression. Source

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Ta-Nehisi Coates “shocked” to see reparations conversation continuing

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates pushed the issue of payments to descendants of slaves into the national discussion with his landmark 2014 essay, “The Case for Reparations.” That conversation continues today in institutions across the country, and Democratic presidential candidates are also raising the issue. Coates joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why reparations are a generational struggle and the importance of the H.R.40 bill that would study reparation proposals. Source

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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison; May Day Demonstrations across Europe, Asia. Source

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Pharrell Williams offers inside look at Something in the Water music festival

“Get Lucky” is one of the countless hits Pharrell Williams has helped to create over the course of his remarkable career. As a producer, rapper, and songwriter, there is not much the 12-time Grammy winner hasn’t done. Now, he is adding a music festival to the list. Gayle King joined Pharrell in Virginia Beach, his hometown that hosted the first Something in the Water music festival. Source

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Foreign influences on the crisis in Venezuela

National security adviser John Bolton says Russia and Cuba are putting serious pressure on the Venezuelan government to resist handing over power. This comes as opposition leader Juan Guaidó calls for a second day of protests. CBS News State Department reporter Christina Ruffini joins CBSN with more on the power struggle. Source

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Juan Guaidó calls for 2nd day of protests in Venezuela

Violence erupted near the Caracas air base after opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for a military uprising against the Maduro regime. CBS News State Department reporter Christina Ruffini joins CBSN AM to discuss the latest out of Venezuela. Source

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