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Seniors may face higher Medicare premiums

The Social Security Administration told nearly 65 million retirees they will not be getting a raise in their Social Security benefits next year due to low inflation. Yet Medicare premiums may be raised substantially. Major Garret has the story. Source

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Georgetown businesses accused of racial profiling through app

Some businesses in Georgetown, an upscale Washington, D.C. neighborhood, are accused of racial profiling through a mobile app. Shopkeepers are using a private messaging service to alert each other — and police — about people acting suspiciously in their stores. The vast majority of the reports are about black customers. Jeff Pegues reports on the controversial tracking method. Source

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MoneyWatch: Nearly half of U.S. companies in the S and P 500 paid more foreign taxes than federal taxes for 2020

New reporting from CBS News MoneyWatch finds that nearly half of the larger U.S. companies in a major index paid more money in foreign taxes than they did in U.S. federal taxes for 2020. Analysis shows that 241 companies paid a combined $73 billion in taxes to foreign governments last year, compared with just $6.7 billion paid in U.S. taxes. CBS News senior MoneyWatch reporter Stephen Gandel joins “CBSN AM” to discuss. Source

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911 call reveals new details on Lamar Odom brothel incident

The former NBA star is reportedly showing small signs of improvement in the hospital, but there is new information that Odom may have used cocaine in the days before he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel. “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Kevin Frazier reports from outside Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, where Odom is recovering. Source

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