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Biden calls on employers to offer paid leave for vaccinations

President Biden on Wednesday announced the nation is poised to meet his goal of administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses before his 100th day in office, and he urged U.S. employers to provide paid time off for workers to get their shots as part of efforts to get more people vaccinated. Watch his remarks. Source

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NAACP president on murder conviction of Derek Chauvin

Activists say the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd is not justice, but rather accountability for the actions of police officers. Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the next steps he’d like to see. Source

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“MacGyver” co-stars on reboot of classic action series

In the classic “MacGyver” series, Richard Dean Anderson played a secret agent who used science and ordinary objects to solve tough problems. Now, the show is getting a reboot as a new series on CBS. Co-stars Lucas Till and George Eads join “CBS This Morning” to discuss how they prepared for their roles. Source

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Veterans opening up to fight PTSD

Roughly 20 American veterans commit suicide every day. To combat the trend, the popular blog Humans of New York is publishing veterans’ accounts of their times in service to help others heal. Jim Axelrod reports. Source

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Tempers flare in Miami Beach over Zika spraying

After returning from its seven-week vacation, Congress has yet to agree to a bill that would fund the fight against the Zika virus. In Miami Beach, residents are up in arms about the spraying of a controversial chemical to kill mosquitoes. David Begnaud reports. Source

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10 fattest states in America

A new report conducted by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks state-by-state obesity rates in the United States, and the results are pretty grim. Source

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Fox settles Gretchen Carlson lawsuit

Fox News has reportedly agreed to pay Gretchen Carlson $20 million dollars, after the former television host filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox CEO Roger Ailes. Politico media reporter Hadas Gold joins CBSN with more details on the settlement. Source

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