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Report: Steyer campaign aide offered money for endorsements

Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyers is wrapped up in another campaign scandal. The Associated Press reported Thursday that one of the candidate’s top aide’s offered financial contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing Steyer’s White House bid. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Musadiq Bidar joined CBSN to discuss. Source

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Juul halts sales of mint-flavored e-cigarette pods

Juul Labs, the bestselling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., announced Thursday that it will voluntarily stop selling its popular mint-flavored e-cigarette pods in the company’s latest attempt to ward off public outcry that blames the company for the uptick in e-cigarette use among teens. Source

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Examining “cancel culture” in American schools

In an article titled, “Tales from the Teenage Cancel Culture,” New York Times reporters set out to discover what “cancel culture” is really like for American students. One of those reporters, Sanam Yar, joined CBSN to explain the findings of their report. Source

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NYT investigation questions results from breath tests

An investigation from The New York Times is calling into question the effectiveness of breath test machines and the results. Stacy Cowley, a finance reporter for the Times, has been working on the investigations and joined CBSN to discuss some of the findings. Source

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Jeff Sessions to run for former Senate seat in Alabama

Sean Sullivan, CBSN political contributor and national politics reporter for the Washington Post, joins “Red & Blue” to discuss the news of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to join the Democratic field of presidential hopefuls — and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions set to run for his old Senate seat. Source

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House releases George Kent testimony transcript

The House Intelligence Committee has released the transcript from the impeachment inquiry testimony of state department official George Kent. Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, Jennifer Haberkorn, who covers Congress for the Los Angeles Times, and Eugene Scott, who covers politics for the Washington Post, spoke to CBSN’s Elaine Quijano about what was learned from Kent’s testimony. Source

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