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Biden faces backlash over Hyde Amendment

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is facing backlash from rivals in his party after voicing his support for the Hyde Amendment, which bars Medicaid funding for abortion. New York Magazine national correspondent Gabe Debenedetti joined CBSN with a look at it means for the former VP’s campaign. Source

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NYPD commissioner apologizes for raid that led to Stonewall riots

NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill kicked off Pride Month with an apology for the actions that started the Stonewall riots 50 years ago. The riots began with a police raid of a Greenwich Village bar in June 1969, and became a seminal moment in the LGBTQ movement. Watch his remarks here. Source

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Central Park Five and the impact on American law

The new Netflix series “When They See Us” is reigniting debate over how police treated the Central Park Five during the investigation into the brutal attack on a female jogger in 1989. Attorney Paul Martin joined CBSN to explain what he thought of the original case and why the system is still rigged against black and brown teens. Source

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