President Trump is ordering more troops to the Middle East as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise. The order comes as Trump is departing for Japan over Memorial Day weekend. CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers has more. Source
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Doctored videos of Nancy Pelosi spread online
President Trump shared a selectively edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that aired on Fox Business, while another video that was slowed down to make Pelosi appear to be slurring her words spread on social media. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers take a look. Source
Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks
Legal challenge expected for law that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest Source
Chef Mario Batali pleads not guilty to groping charges
The celebrity chef is accused of forcibly kissing and groping a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017 Source
McKinsey, JPMorgan Chase drop Purdue Pharma amid opioid scrutiny
Companies are distancing themselves from the Oxycontin maker and its founding family amid thousands of lawsuits Source
Micro-vacations: What’s behind the trend of shorter getaways?
More of us are taking shorter, more frequent trip, a trend Conde Nast Traveler calls “micro-vacations.” They tend to involve places you can get to quickly, more often, and by spending less money. Mark Ellwood, a contributing editor for the magazine, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the difference between a long weekend and a micro-vacation and what’s fueling the rise in these shorter getaways. Source
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First same-sex couples marry in Taiwan
Last week, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Today, the first official weddings are underway. Source
Trump tweets heavily edited video of Pelosi from Fox Business
Multiple highly edited videos of Pelosi have been circling the Internet Source
Trump tweets edited video of Nancy Pelosi
The hit series of “Whistleblower” is back for season 2 on CBS. This week, a police officer named Shannon Spalding worked undercover to discover some of the most dangerous criminals in Chicago were fellow police officers. Host and executive producer Alex Ferrer joined CBSN with the story of how she risked her life to stop them. Source