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“Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11”

Former CIA officials share their firsthand accounts of the 9/11 terror attacks and how the agency helped track down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the CBS News special “Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11.” Source

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Rabbi discusses parallels between Afghanistan situation and pre-Holocaust Europe

A recent opinion piece in USA Today explores one Jewish organization’s efforts to get its staff and their families out of the country and paints a vivid picture of the painful parallels to the lead-up to the Holocaust. Tanya Rivero spoke with the author, Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO of Jewish Family Service, about his organization’s efforts in Afghanistan and the stories he is hearing from those who are now trapped under the Taliban’s rule. Source

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U.S. surpasses 1936 Dust Bowl for hottest summer on record, NOAA says

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report showing the U.S. had the hottest summer on record, topping the 1936 Dust Bowl. It also showed the country experienced an abnormal amount of extreme weather events. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to break it down. Source

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