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New U.S. embassy in Jerusalem to open by next year

During his trip to Israel, Vice President Mike Pence reaffirmed that the U.S. embassy in Israel will be moved to Jerusalem. The decision — and his visit — was met with some backlash. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports. Source

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Sir David Attenborough on how filming wildlife has changed

In this web exclusive, naturalist Sir David Attenborough, of the BBC America series “Planet Earth: Blue Planet II,” talks with correspondent Mark Phillips about advances in the production of nature documentaries, and about competition among wildlife cameramen to get a shot never filmed before. Source

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Sir David Attenborough on nature films

Legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough, narrator of the new BBC America series “Planet Earth: Blue Planet II,” talks with correspondent Mark Phillips about the editorial demands of wildlife documentaries. Source

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“Get Out” writer-director Jordan Peele on race today

One-half of the duo Key & Peele, Jordan Peele has burst beyond the sketch comedy universe with one of the year’s most critically-acclaimed films: “Get Out,” a satirical horror film in which a black man uncovers the terrifying secret beneath the surface of his white girlfriend’s hometown. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Peele, a Directors Guild of America nominee and a front-runner for an Oscar nomination, about the state of race relations today, about President Trump’s attitudes on race, and how art can help bring progress. Source

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Eternal lunch date

For years, retired mechanic Clarence Purvis had lunch with his wife six days a week at a restaurant in Reidsville, Ga. She remains his ever-present lunch date even though she died four years ago. Steve Hartman reports on the deepest of loves. Source

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Goat Yoga, the latest craze

What’s cuter than a baby farm animal? How about a baby farm animal joining in a yoga class? Luke Burbank ventures to a class where joy means a new element added to a yoga routine: tiny goats. He also explores how goats have been taking over social media. Source

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Almanac: The DeLorean

On January 21, 1981, the first DeLorean DMC-12, with its striking gull-wing doors, rolled off the production line. It would be one of only 9,000 made. But how many others cars got to travel back in time? Jane Pauley reports. Source

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War over free speech on campus

Rita Braver reports on the war on words at college campuses, where protests of deliberately provocative figures, like white supremacists, have extended to lecturers reporting on academic research; and on the backlash over requirements to provide “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” to protect students. University of Chicago president Robert Zimmer, who has advocated against such measures, says, “Discomfort is an intrinsic part of an education.” Source

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Day 2 of government shutdown

There’s still no sign of compromise on Day Two of the impasse over the shutdown of the federal government. A group of about 20 moderate Democrats and Republicans met for hours yesterday trying to brainstorm ways out of this impasse, while the president kept a low profile. Nancy Cordes is at the Capitol with the latest. Source

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