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Record rainfall and ongoing trade war hurting American farmers

President Trump toured an energy plant and said farmers will prosper when he’s done negotiating trade deals. Many U.S. farmers are seeing their livelihoods hurt right now because of trade disputes with countries like China and recent record rainfalls. Dean Reynolds reports. Source

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Inside Uber’s secret self-driving car testing facility

At its secret self-driving test facility in Pittsburgh Uber showed CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave how it is trying to make self-driving technology safer. This comes after a series of delays and setbacks, including a deadly accident last year involving an autonomous vehicle. Source

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Jon Stewart chokes up, slams lawmakers at hearing on 9/11 first responders fund

Jon Stewart’s latest impassioned plea to help 9/11 first responders sickened by the attack is giving the issue new urgency in Washington. Dozens of police, firefighters and others joined Stewart at an emotional Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday where the former “Daily Show” host blasted Congress for allowing a fund that was set up to pay for their health care run short of money. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

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New poll calls Biden’s lead over Trump of “landslide proportions”

A new national poll shows President Trump trailing each of six Democratic candidates in potential head-to-head contests. The Democrats’ lead ranges from five points for Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg to 13 points for Joe Biden. The poll calls Biden’s 53 to 40 advantage a landslide proportion. The president and former vice president traded sharp words in Iowa Tuesday. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source

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