Cena, the actor and professional wrestler, apologized on the popular Chinese social media site Weibo. Source
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Representative Liz Cheney says she won’t fight GOP efforts to restrict voting
Congresswoman Liz Cheney says she will not help Democrats fight Republicans’ recent push for new restrictive voting laws, after The Wyoming representative lost her House leadership position for speaking out against former President Trump’s claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. Politics and policy reporter Nick Reynolds of WyoFile.com spoke with Tanya Rivero about Cheney’s future in Wyoming and the 2022 election. Source
Half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated, CDC says
The milestone comes as the nationwide pace of vaccinations has slowly picked up. Source
Moment of silence held in Minneapolis marking one year since George Floyd’s death
A celebration of George Floyd’s life was held in downtown Minneapolis to mark one year since he was killed by police. Mike Max from CBS station WCCO spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the community reflecting on Floyd’s death and the racial reckoning it sparked. Source
Restaurant aid runs dry, leaving owners hungry for more
A business owner who received a grant from the program said the financial award “changed everything.” Source
George Floyd’s family speaks after meeting with President Biden
Attorney Ben Crump and members of George Floyd’s family spoke to the media outside the White House after meeting with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death. They are pushing for passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Watch their remarks. Source
How the Black Lives Matter movement relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
George Floyd’s death one year ago today reignited the Black Lives Matter movement around the country. Marc Lamont Hill, a professor at Temple University, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Source
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids as young as 12
The results could put the shot on track to become a second COVID-19 vaccine option for teens in the U.S. Source
Romney says he backs House-passed bill creating January 6 commission
The bill establishing a commission to study the January 6 assault passed the House last week. Source
Biden to go to Tulsa to mark 100th anniversary of race massacre
It’s been 100 years since a white mob burned down a Black neighborhood in Tulsa. Source