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Bobby Moynihan talks new show, loving and leaving “SNL”

Comedian Bobby Moynihan was one of the longest-running cast members in “Saturday Night Live” history. After nine seasons, he left the show for the upcoming CBS comedy, “Me, Myself & I.” Moynihan joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what it was like to be a part of “SNL” and some of the real-life changes he’s going through. Source

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Latest GOP health care plan would give power to states

Republicans are expressing confidence about a new, last-ditch effort to replace parts of Obamacare. A plan devised by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy would eliminate Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies and give states a lump sum to create their own health care systems. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

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What U.S. classrooms can learn from China’s “grit” in education

Chinese-American journalist Lenora Chu moved with her family to Shanghai in 2010 where students regularly have some of the top math and reading test scores in the world. When her then-3-year-old son got into a prestigious Shanghai preschool, Chu wrote a book about their experience called “Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve.” Chu joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how Chinese classrooms differ from American ones and what we can learn from their “military” approach to education. Source

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Tracking Hurricane Maria as it storms through the Caribbean

The Atlantic Ocean on Monday night was an alphabet soup of storms. Hurricane Maria poses the biggest threat. It is aiming for Caribbean islands that took a beating earlier this month. Eric Fisher, chief meteorologist for CBS Boston station WBZ, has the latest forecast. Source

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Cambridge Analytica whistleblower discusses Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling on Trump

The Facebook Oversight Board is upholding the social media giant’s suspension of former President Trump following the January 6 Capitol riot. Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie, who exposed the Facebook data privacy scandal in 2018, joined CBSN to discuss his view on today’s ruling and why he thinks social media algorithms need to be regulated to prevent further harm. Source

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