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Bernie Sanders and Cardi B talk Biden endorsement and Trump

Rapper Cardi B sat down with Bernie Sanders for an interview on Instagram Live Tuesday. She asked the Vermont senator about why he chose to endorse Joe Biden for president after he suspended his campaign. The duo’s public appearance is a comfort to some election watchers who worried about whether Sanders’ base would follow him in supporting Biden. Source

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“Daily Show” host Trevor Noah on adapting his memoir for young readers

Emmy-winning comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” is out with a new paperback edition of his memoir, “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.” The book has been adapted for young readers and shares his journey growing up bi-racial under apartheid, at a time when interracial relationships were illegal in South Africa. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about the new release and how he is holding up amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source

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Nonprofit provides financial advice to minority communities amid pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionally affected minority communities, both in terms of confirmed COVID-19 cases and in the pandemic’s economic impact. About 36% of African American households report losing a job, taking a pay cut or both. That’s compared to 29% of white households. Operation Hope is a nonprofit providing financial literacy and empowerment to under-served communities and its founder and CEO, John Hope Bryant, has advised three U.S. presidents. He joins “CBS This Morning” to talk about his organization for our series, “Financial Fallout.” Source

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