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WorldView: Spain to pardon 9 Catalan leaders; WHO reports COVID vaccines running low in poor nations

The Spanish government is set to approve controversial pardons for nine Catalan leaders who were convicted of sedition following a failed attempt to secede in 2017. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization is warning a large number of poor countries are at risk of running out of COVID-19 vaccines, and the president of the Philippines is threatening to imprison anyone who refuses to get vaccinated. Also, an infestation of mice at an Australian prison forced hundreds of inmates and staff to evacuate. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with those international headlines. Source

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Triplets celebrate simultaneous pregnancies

The Tran triplets were born just four minutes apart, and now the sisters are celebrating another milestone: They’re due to deliver babies over the next four months. CBS Los Angeles’ Michele Gile has their story. Source

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U.S. expected to miss Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination goal

As CBS News’ Nancy Cordes reports, the White House admits on Tuesday that it won’t meet President Biden’s goal of partially vaccinating at least 70% of adults by July 4. Then CBS News’ Janet Shamlian reports that top officials and health experts are urging young adults to get vaccinated as the Delta variant takes hold. Then Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the rest of the coronavirus headlines of the day. Source

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The science behind the transgender athlete debate

History will be made next month in Tokyo when the first openly transgender athlete competes in the Olympic games. The move has sparked a broader debate about whether transgender athletes should be allowed on teams of their choice. Carol Ewing Garber, a professor of movement science at Columbia University, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source

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