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Changes, policies made to help accommodate military mothers

Beginning in the 1950s, women serving in the U.S. military could face immediate discharge, not for any misconduct but because they’d become pregnant or had recently given birth. That policy changed in the 1970s, but it’s only in recent years that pregnant women and young mothers have been welcomed and accommodated in America’s armed forces. Natalie Brand has the story. Source

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Hurricane Elsa threatens Surfside rescue efforts

Hurricane Elsa is threatening rescue and recovery efforts at the site of the collapsed apartment tower in Surfside, Florida. Meanwhile, teams on Saturday continued their search for a tenth day, and as another apartment tower was evacuated over concerns. Omar Villafranca reports. Source

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The Dish: Pitmaster Rodney Scott on new restaurant and new book

Famed pitmaster Rodney Scott is already the recipient of the prestigious James Beard Award. This year he was announced as an inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame, and he’s just out with a new book, “Rodney Scott’s World of Barbecue.” He’s got a restaurant in Birmingham, just opened one in Atlanta, and Jamie Wax caught up with him at the place where it all began. Source

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Author T.J. Newman on “Falling,” career and future

The new thriller “Falling” is written by T.J. Newman, a former flight attendant who worked on the story while flying at 35,000 feet, and it’s all the more impressive because of the struggles Newman dealt with trying to get “Falling” published. Jeff Glor has the details. Source

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Hurricane Elsa takes aim at the Caribbean, Florida

Extreme heat is broiling a large part of the nation this holiday weekend, and rough weather could later strike parts of the South. Hurricane Elsa is rapidly moving toward Jamaica after battering Barbados and other places in the eastern Caribbean. It could turn to the U.S. Southeast by Tuesday. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli is tracking the nation’s weather. Source

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