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GLAAD president and CEO on transgender athlete bill in Florida and protecting trans youth

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a controversial bill into law banning transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” will go into effect on July 1. The governor argues that it will protect “fairness and integrity of women’s athletics.” Florida is now the ninth state to have such a law on the books. GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with her perspective. Source

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U.S. employees return to work as country emerges from COVID pandemic

As CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports, life is slowly returning to normal as the U.S. emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies are now beginning to ask their employees to return to the office. Then infectious disease physician Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the day’s other coronavirus headlines. Source

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White House defends Biden’s comment calling out centrist Democrats for blocking his agenda

The White House on Wednesday defended comments President Biden made a day earlier during a speech in Tulsa, in which he appeared to call out Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who he said “vote more with my Republican friends.” CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan and Politico’s White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on that, plus Mr. Biden’s infrastructure meeting with the GOP’s lead negotiator and other developments in Washington. Source

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