CBS Minnesota reports thousands of people in the state could lose SNAP benefits under the Trump administration’s new eligibility requirements. CBSN Minnesota reports. Source
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The Rolling Stones announce 2020 “No Filter” tour dates
The iconic rock band is returning to 15 cities nearly a year after frontman Mick Jagger’s heart surgery. Source
Iowa caucuses: Buttigieg and Sanders nearly tied
The Iowa Democratic Party has now reported results from 97% of precincts. Source
Hong Kong to quarantine visitors from mainland China amid coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong will impose a quarantine on all visitors from mainland China amid the coronavirus outbreak. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio joined CBSN AM from Hong Kong to talk about the latest. Source
Pelosi says Trump’s State of the Union “had no contact with reality whatsoever”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed President Trump’s State of the Union address and defended ripping up a copy of the speech, saying Thursday his remarks were more reflective of “his state of mind” than the state of the country. Watch her remarks. Source
Watch live: Trump takes victory lap at “celebration” of acquittal
The president celebrated his Senate acquittal, lashing out as his opponents. Source
Barnes & Noble halts “diverse” covers of classic books
Classics like “Moby Dick” were given new covers with black characters, but critics said it was “literary blackface.” Source
Trump slams Romney and Pelosi after impeachment acquittal
President Trump had harsh words for his political opponents at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning. Utah Senator Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote in favor of convicting the president of abusing his power. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang and Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, joined CBSN with more. Source
Pablo Escobar’s former hitman “Popeye” has died at 57
Velasquez was known as Escobar’s right hand man, commanding the drug kingpin’s army of hitmen. Source
WorldView: Israeli-Palestinian violence, Italy train derailment, China tarrifs
More violence erupted in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. A high-speed passenger train derailed outside Milan. And China has cut tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods. Ian Lee rounds up the headlines from London. Source