“In Chicago, I can’t get into some stations because it’s three flights of stairs to get to stations,” said Duckworth, a double amputee who uses a wheelchair. Source
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Biden proposes $1.7 trillion infrastructure counteroffer to GOP
The counteroffer didn’t go over well with the key Senate Republican engaging in negotiations. Source
People with disabilities offer perspective on dating, relationships
Dating is difficult under any circumstances, but what about if you have a disability? CBS News spoke with several couples who’ve found love, despite their obstacles. Source
This week on “Face the Nation,” May 23, 2021
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and more appear on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” Source
Sara Bareilles on her new live album, missing audiences, feeling depressed during pandemic
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles talks with Anthony Mason about her new live album, “Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl,” starring in a new Peacock comedy, “Girls5eva,” and how she dealt with depression during the pandemic. Bareilles also discusses the return to live music, and whether she might take the stage in a “Waitress” revival on Broadway in the fall. Source
Saks will require its workers to return vaccinated
The e-commerce brand said its lower Manhattan office will become “default workplace” for NYC employees come September. Source
Labor Department looks for solutions as states end unemployment benefits
An official told CBS News the federal government paying the benefits to some unemployed Americans directly is “pretty much off the table.” Source
Salma Hayek says she battled a near-fatal case of COVID-19
Hayek said she was in isolation for seven weeks and needed oxygen. Source
President Biden awards Medal of Honor to Korean War hero Ralph Puckett. Jr.
President Biden has awarded the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, to retired Colonel Ralph Puckett Jr., a U.S. Army Ranger who displayed “extraordinary heroism and selflessness” as a young soldier in battle during the Korean War. Watch a portion of the ceremony. Source
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police hours after cease-fire begins
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was tested on Friday morning when Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police outside a mosque in Jerusalem. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from the region, and former Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, David Halbfinger, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the situation. Source