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Tory Burch announces fellowship program for female entrepreneurs

Fashion designer Tory Burch launched her company from her kitchen table in 2004. Now the brand is worth more than $3 billion with 168 stores worldwide. In 2009 Burch created the Tory Burch Foundation to empower female entrepreneurs. She joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss a new program that will grant 10 entrepreneurs business education, mentorship and networking. Source

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Growth of superbugs in food with antibiotic overuse in animals

Consumer Reports spent three years examining the risks from routinely feeding animals drugs. At least two million Americans get antibiotic-resistant infections each year with 23,000 deaths. Urvashi Rangan, Consumer Reports’ director of consumer safety and sustainability, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the findings and what you can do to protect your family. Source

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Feds: Dietary supplements may contain toxic ingredients

The Justice Department arrested executives at USPlabs and S.K. Laboratories, the companies responsible for top-selling workout and weightloss supplements Jack3d and OxyElite Pro. Paula Reid joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why the government is cracking down on some of the most well-known products on the market. Source

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Charlie Sheen is HIV positive

Actor Charlie Sheen has revealed he is HIV positive after being diagnosed four years ago. CBSN’s Meg Oliver and Elaine Quijano have more. Source

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“The Spymasters”: 12 CIA directors open up about war on terror

A new Showtime documentary looks at the CIA’s role in fighting terrorism. How far will it go? How far should it go? In “The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs,” all 12 living CIA directors are interviewed. Chris Whipple, the documentary’s writer and award-winning former “60 Minutes” producer, and co-director Jules Naudet join “CBS This Morning” to discuss the film. Source

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Firefighter receives extensive facial transplant surgery

In 2001, volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison was severely burnt while answering a call for a house fire. A team of more than 100 medical professionals at NYU Langone Medical Center performed a 26-hour transplant surgery on him in August, and Hardison was about to reunite with his children weeks after the surgery. Elaine Quijano reports. Source

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States draw line on refugees after Paris rampage

Opposition to the president’s plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. is growing after the Paris attacks. One of the suspected terrorists apparently snuck into France through Greece, among the tide of migrants. Nancy Cordes reports on the possible threats and the politics. Source

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