“Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts,” the creators tweeted Source
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Supreme Court appears split over LGBTQ rights
Cases center on whether federal civil rights law protects LGBTQ people from job discrimination Source
Dallas police announce suspects in murder of Joshua Brown, key witness in Amber Guyger trial
Dallas police said they have identified 3 suspects in the murder of Joshua Brown, a key witness in the murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. Brown lived in the same apartment complex as Guyger and Botham Jean, whom Guyger was convicted of killing. Police said Brown’s shooting was related to a drug deal. Source
Comedian and actress Cristela Alonzo on new memoir “Music to my Years”
Comedian and actress Cristela Alonzo was the first Latina to create, produce, and star in her own network sitcom, “Cristela.” CBS News Correspondent Adriana Diaz sat down with Alonzo in the Toyota Green Room to discuss her new book, “Music to my Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up.” Source
Blizzard bans video game star after he supports Hong Kong protests
U.S. video game maker seizes player’s Hearthstone Grandmasters winnings, saying he broke the company’s rules Source
U.S. arrested nearly 1 million migrants at border in past 12 months
In fiscal year 2019, which ended last week, U.S. immigration authorities apprehended or turned away more than 977,000 migrants along the southern border Source
Why “side hustles” are on the rise
Even with unemployment at a 50-year-low, 43% of full-time employees say they have a job outside of their primary work Source
NBA commissioner defends free speech as China threatens league
Commissioner Adam Silver backs Houston Rockets general manager’s right to free speech, but admits the damage caused by a single tweet about Hong Kong “will take some time to heal” Source
Republicans break with Trump on pulling troops from northern Syria
Congressional Republicans are pushing back after President Trump announced a withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, calling the move a betrayal to key allies in the effort to defeat ISIS. CBS News White House correspondent Weija Jiang joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Administration blocks ambassador from testifying on Ukraine — live updates
President Trump said he’d “love to send” Sondland to testify before Congress, but not before “a totally compromised kangaroo court” Source