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Glen Campbell’s final tour

In 2012 legendary country singer Glen Campbell was honored with a lifetime Grammy Award, celebrating a career that boasted such hits as “Galveston” and “Rhinestone Cowboy.” But the singer, suffering from Alzheimer’s, was facing his final tour – a farewell in more ways than one. Anthony Mason caught up with Campbell for this Emmy-nominated profile that was originally broadcast on February 12, 2012. (Campbell died on August 8, 2017, at age 81.) Source

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Crisis in Venezuela worsens

Several people were arrested after an attack on a military base in Venezuela, as political unrest continues. Patricia Mazzei, a political writer for The Miami Herald, joins CBSN with the latest. Source

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Google fires employee over controversial memo

Google has fired the software engineer who penned a 10-page memo criticizing the company’s diversity initiatives and the aptitude of his female coworkers. CNET senior editor Jeff Bakalar joins CBSN with more on the memo and how it magnifies wider issues in Silicon Valley. Source

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Chris O’Dowd on playing a “tough” guy in “Get Shorty”

Actor Chris O’Dowd has appeared in movies including “Bridesmaids” and “Saint Vincent.” He also earned a Tony nomination for his role in Broadway’s “Of Mice and Men.” O’Dowd joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his latest role as a hit man who is trying to leave his past behind and become a filmmaker, as well as other projects he’s working on. Source

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Preview: Disappearing Down’s

Over the past decade, Iceland has virtually eliminated new cases of Down syndrome through widespread use of genetic testing. But some are troubled by a society that can “pick and choose” which children get born. Elaine Quijano went to Iceland to look at the impact for “CBSN: On Assignment.” The full report airs Monday, August 14, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and our streaming network, CBSN. Source

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