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Cooking at home with René and Nadine Redzepi

Internationally-acclaimed chef René Redzepi’s wife, Nadine, is now being recognized for her skills in the kitchen. Mo Rocca spoke to the Redzepis about what inspired the dishes in her new cookbook “Downtime: Deliciousness at Home”and why she runs the kitchen at their home. Source

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What medical advancements can we expect in 2018?

In 2017, we’ve seen headlines about new blood pressure guidelines and the opioid crisis being declared a public health emergency. The FDA also approved gene therapy for childhood leukemia. Next year, we could see advances in gene editing to cure or prevent diseases. Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss a new shingles vaccine, the ethical questions surrounding gene editing and the importance of strong leadership when regulating medicine. Source

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“60 Minutes,” Washington Post investigate DEA’s biggest opioid case

In the”60 Minutes”/Washington Post investigation on the opioid crisis in October, whistleblowers revealed how a new law weakened the DEA’s ability to stop suspicious drug shipments within the U.S. In a follow-up investigation, they take a look at the biggest opioid case the DEA ever pursued against a drug company, McKesson. “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker and Washington Post health reporter Lenny Bernstein join “CBS This Morning” to preview their Sunday report. Source

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Preview: “The Takeout” with Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal has been called a “young lady” who didn’t “know a damn thing” about what she was talking about on the House floor. On this week’s episode of “The Takeout” she joins Major Garrett and Steve Chaggaris to talk about politics and the issues of sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill. Source

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16-year-old reacts to getting accepted into Harvard

Ayrton Little, a 16-year-old from Breaux Bridge, Louisana, was surrounded by classmates and a camera was rolling the moment he learned he was accepted to Harvard. His older brother, Alex, learned just last week that he got into Stanford. The brainy bros of Breaux Bridge are proud new members of the class of ’22. Source

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Sighting of possible twin solar system has astronomers excited

Our solar system may have a twin: a sun, with at least eight planets orbiting, just like ours. This new discovery was made by a Google artificial intelligence program that was trained to recognize subtle clues from NASA’s space telescope that eluded human astronomers. Source

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