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Eye Opener: New report on Wuhan lab reignites questions over COVID-19 origin

A new report is questioning the origins of the coronavirus after it found researchers at a Wuhan lab fell ill weeks before the first reported case of COVID-19. Also, President Biden is scheduled to meet privately with the family of George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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Calls grow to investigate Belarus plane diversion

The U.S. and other nations are demanding an investigation into the forced landing of a passenger plane in Belarus, where an opposition journalist was arrested. The 26-year-old appeared in a brief video, but there are growing concerns about his safety. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joined CBSN AM with the latest. Source

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EU sanctions Belarus amid call for journalist’s release as he appears in seemingly staged video

European Union leaders late Monday agreed on a set of sanctions against Belarus, including a ban on the use of the 27-nation bloc’s airspace and airports. They also called for the release of Roman Pratasevich, the journalist detained who has been vocal in his opposition to authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. As Elizabeth Palmer reports, Pratasevich appeared in a short video, seemingly staged, saying he was being treated well. Source

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Report fuels new questions about COVID-19 origins

A Wall Street Journal report on previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence tied to workers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology is fueling new questions about the origins of the coronavirus. The White House press secretary said Monday she could neither confirm nor deny the intelligence. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

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