The Biden administration plans to donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19, vaccine to countries that need it most over the 12 months, with the first 200 million doses going out this year. Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja joined CBSN to explain why helping other nations’ vaccine efforts is important in global fight against the pandemic. Source
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One of NYC mayoral frontrunners backtracks on next debate
Thursday’s debate, which will air on CBS New York and stream on CBSN New York, is the last debate before early voting starts. Source
Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo pleads guilty to federal charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro is being held without bond and will be sentenced in September. Source
Lead for America fights brain drain by bringing young talent back home after college
As part of the ongoing series A More Perfect Union, Adriana Diaz shows how college graduates are returning home to help support and grow the place that built them. Source
Phill Wilson on HIV/AIDS in America 40 years later
Phill Wilson, a trustee for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), and the founder of the Black AIDS Institute, joined CBSN to discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic 40 years later, and the virus’s disproportionate impact on Black and LGBTQ+ communities. Source
Actor Ernie Lively, Blake Lively’s father, has died
Lively played opposite his real-life daughter Blake as her character’s father in “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” Source
Watch Live: New York City’s third Democratic mayoral debate
This is the final debate before early voting starts on June 12. Source
As U.S. vaccinates kids, Africa faces “unconscionable” shortages
“You know that there is something that can assist you, that can save more lives, but you can’t access it — it’s so painful,” one unvaccinated African nurse told CBS News. Source
Toddler becomes youngest American member in Mensa
A Los Angeles 2-year-old wowed her parents when she began speaking in full sentences and learning the periodic table. Now, she’s being recognized for her uncanny intelligence. Caitlin O’Kane tells us more. Source
Jobless claims fall to more normal levels as layoffs ease
About 376,000 people applied for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, a pandemic-era low. Source