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Jeff Bridges captures life on set in new photo book

Over the past 60 years, Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges has gone from child actor to leading heartthrob to laid-back “counterculture” icon. But he’s also a bit of a Renaissance man, adding painting, music and photography to his artistic repertoire. His photography is the subject of a new book. Anthony Mason recently spent time with Bridges in Los Angeles. Source

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Climate change in the 2020s: What impacts to expect

In our series The 2020’s, we’re exploring the big topics that will dominate the conversation in the next decade. In Monday’s installment, our focus is on climate change. Over the last 10 years, sea levels have risen at an alarming rate. Biodiversity is reportedly declining faster than at any time in human history, and millions of people have been affected by extreme weather, like hurricanes and floods. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli discusses what we can expect over the next decade. Source

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Storms threaten holiday travel across the U.S.

There are big storms in the West and the Southeast Monday morning, which is bad news for a record number of more than 115 million Americans expected to travel by car, train or plane over the holidays. Rain and flash flooding in South Florida shut down Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport overnight. One traveler said driving through the flooding was like “looking out a boat cabin window.” The TSA estimates 42 million people will pass through its security checkpoints over the holidays, nearly 4% more than last year. Mola Lenghi reports. Source

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Eye Opener: Storms threaten travel plans across the country

A major airport in South Florida temporarily closes overnight from a storm that also triggered a massive pileup in Virginia. Also, a new report finds many of America’s biggest cities do not require taxi owners to fix cars after government safety recalls. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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12/22: Blunt, Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Galli

This week on “Face the Nation,” Roy Blunt, Chris Van Hollen, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Galli. Today on “Face the Nation, with all of Washington on holiday break and the president impeached, plans for a trial in the Senate are now uncertain. Source

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Mark Bradford, The Pavarotti of Pasta, Built by Angels

Anderson Cooper profiles artist Mark Bradford, who tackles complex social and political issues through abstract works; Then, 60 Minutes travels to Italy to meet Chef Massimo Bottura, whose kitchen creations are works of art; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage. Source

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