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U.S. appearing to carefully calibrate response to attacks by Iran-backed Houthis

The U.S. Department of Defense said the strikes on Yemen early Sunday targeted Houthi missile systems and launchers, as well as weapons storage and radars used by the Iran-backed group, the latest response to the drone attack last week that killed three Americans, Holly Williams reports. The U.S. appears to be trying to carefully calibrate its response, Williams reports, on the one hand it doesn’t want a further escalation of violence in the Middle East, but on the other it doesn’t want to risk emboldening its enemies. Source

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Here Comes the Sun: Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner and more

Actor and comedian Albert Brooks and actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner sit down with Ben Mankiewicz to discuss their 60 years of friendship and Reiner’s documentary “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” on Brooks’ career. Then, Conor Knighton travels to Banner Elk, North Carolina, to attend the Woolly Worm Festival. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Source

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The Scene: Tennessee Tech’s College of Fine Arts Arty Gras

Kathleen & Jennifer discuss all things Arty Gras returning in its second year.

This week on The Scene – Join special guest host Marcia Lorance as she meets with President of the Cookeville Theatre Company Kathleen Gilpatrick & Dean of the College of Fine Arts Jennifer Shank to talk about the Second Annual Arty Gras Festival. They touch on why it is important to showcase the work in the College of Fine Arts, costume suggestions for people to dress up  to express that individuality aspect of the event, and more behind the event with some of the people that Kathleen and Jennifer reached out to for help.

New episodes every Sunday at 8am on Lite Rock 95.9.

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Nature: Ring-necked pheasants

We leave you this Sunday with ring-necked pheasants, the state bird of South Dakota, foraging in a snowfall in Good Earth State Park. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard Source

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A retired war veteran finds happiness in handiwork after becoming a widow

Danny Chauvin said he had too much time on his hands in retirement, especially after his wife died. So, at 76 years old, the Waveland, Mississippi, resident and Vietnam war veteran discovered a new purpose as his community’s handyman. Chauvin spoke to CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman about learning to cope by fixing things. Source

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The women of “American Fiction” reflect on their unique bond

Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams and Erika Alexander have each had prolific careers in television. Now these four women star in the critically acclaimed satire “American Fiction,” which last month earned five Oscar nominations. These women from multiple generations in the entertainment industry sat down with “60 Minutes” Correspondent Bill Whitaker to talk about their careers, sisterhood, representation, and a film that allows their characters to be “full people,” a rarity, they say, for Black actors. Source

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