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Eye Opener: After a wild week, impeachment moves forward

“The House Judiciary Committee approves articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Also, police arrest a 13-year-old boy and say he’s admitted his role in the brutal murder of a college student just steps from her school. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.” Source

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House Judiciary Committee advances articles of impeachment

For the just the third time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives will vote on whether to impeach a president. Next week’s decision follows Friday’s fiercely divided, party-line vote by the House Judiciary Committee, approving two articles of impeachment against President Trump. The president fired back at Democrats, insisting he has done nothing wrong. He called the hearings a “hoax” and a “sham,” and claimed the tool of impeachment is being misused. Paula Reid reports from the White House. Source

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13-year-old boy arrested in murder of Barnard student

New York City police have arrested a 13-year-old boy and are questioning a second teenager in the brutal murder of a college student. Detectives say the 13-year-old confessed to playing a role in the killing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors in a park near the school’s campus. Errol Barnett reports. Source

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Kent: Giuliani’s “smear campaign” against Ambassador Yovanovitch was “ubiquitous” in spring of 2019

Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat, questioned George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, on Wednesday about former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was abruptly ousted from her position. Kent said Rudy Giuliani’s “smear campaign” against Yovanovitch “was ubiquitous in the spring of 2019 on Fox News and on the internet and Twittersphere.” Source

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Cory Booker: We’re set up to compete and win in Iowa

New Jersey’s Cory Booker is one of five sitting Senators who could be pulled off the presidential campaign trail to take part in an impeachment trial next year. Senator Booker spoke to CBSN’s Reena Ninan about the role he would play in an impeachment trial and the state of his campaign ahead of this week’s qualifying deadline for the next debate. Source

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Top 5 travel tips from “The Points Guy”

The Points Guy has built a business on his knowledge of travel and rewards points, and his website offers readers countless tips and tricks. CBS News spoke with the guru at his own TPG Awards in New York City, and he managed to whittle down his vast list of travel tips to give us the top five most important ones. Source

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Pelosi: Timing of trade deal with Mexico and Canada and announcement of articles of impeachment not a “coincidence”

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an agreement had been reached on the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, CBS News’ Nancy Cordes asked her whether it was a coincidence that the announcement came on the same day that articles of impeachment were announced against President Trump. “No, it’s not a coincidence,” Pelosi said. “It’s just that as we get to the end of a session, there have to be some decisions made.” Source

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