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Unanimous SCOTUS ruling against the NCAA opens the door for paying college athletes Jun 23, 2021

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Every year, the NCAA and its member schools rake in billions of dollars in revenue, while blocking its student athletes from making any sort of profit. But in a 9-0 decision this week, the Supreme Court says the NCAA is violating antitrust law by placing limits on the education-related benefits that schools can provide to athletes. CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander and CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford discuss the impact this ruling will have for years to come.

6/22: The highly contagious Delta variant is in nearly all 50 states. Airlines canceling or delaying flights across the country. Jun 22, 2021

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There are new signs that America is beating back the pandemic with the help of vaccines, but also indications of potential trouble ahead. As the country returns to normal, millions of Americans are making summer travel plans, and some major airlines are struggling to keep up with the demand. The NCAA's mission to keep payment out of the hands of amateur college athletes is now in serious trouble. There's new evidence that Hong Kong's long-standing vigorous democracy is dying. A pro football player is getting powerful messages of support following a historic announcement.

6/21: Stories of tragedy after a storm tore through Alabama. WH Press Sec on Pres Biden’s domestic agenda. Jun 21, 2021

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The tropical storm system, called Claudette, brought strong winds, flash flooding and tornadoes to Alabama. More than a dozen people were killed, including ten children - nine in one crash. At least six people were hurt by severe weather near Chicago overnight. Democratic leaders in Congress plan to give President Biden's domestic agenda a big test this week. The president's plans for infrastructure, voting rights, and police reform are all on the line. President Biden's press secretary, Jen Psaki, joins us from the White House. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it's moving to offer gender confirmation surgeries to vets for the first time. Police are calling a deadly car crash at a gay pride celebration in south Florida a "tragic accident." Iran's president-elect said this morning that the U.S. must lift all sanctions on his country, and he will not meet with President Biden.

Breaking down the relationships between the U.S., Russia and Europe following President Biden’s summits with international leaders Jun 21, 2021

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The summit between President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin drew the world’s focus during Mr. Biden’s first international trip as president. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini and Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, discuss historic and economic factors that play into the current animosity between Russia and the United States. The conversation examines President Biden’s words and actions during his meeting with Putin, and looks ahead to the next steps for U.S. foreign policy.

Black leaders celebrate Juneteenth with powerful performances of their original essays Jun 18, 2021

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Author Jason Reynolds, musician Maimouna Youssef and teacher Christopher Emdin honor Juneteenth with short essays that they wrote and performed. Only on the CBS This Morning Podcast, Jericka Duncan facilitates a conversation with all three artists about their work, and what Juneteenth means to them personally. The group discusses why this day - the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy on June 19, 1865 - is so important. These essays and more will be featured on the Smithsonian Channel all Juneteenth weekend.

6/18: Brutal heat scorches the West. A highly-contagious COVID variant is spreading rapidly across the U.S. Jun 18, 2021

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Scorching temperatures have broken hundreds of record highs, as more than 75 million people from Iowa to California have been under excessive heat warnings this week. The Supreme Court is moving into its busy season, with two major end-of-the-term decisions, and several more on the way. The highly-contagious Delta variant of COVID, first discovered in India, is on its way to becoming the dominant strain in the U.S. Near Phoenix, one person was killed and 12 others injured in at least eight separate shootings yesterday over 90 minutes. This morning, voters in Iran are electing a new president, who will still be under the control of religious leaders.

6/17: The Biden-Putin summit promises cooperation, but no breakthroughs. Extreme heat in the West has millions in danger. Jun 17, 2021

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President Biden says he did accomplish his goal of re-starting diplomacy with a major adversary of the United States. But it's not clear yet if any real progress was made, on issues like election interference and cyberattacks. A brutal heat wave in the West enters its sixth straight day. Critics of Texas Governor Greg Abbott say he's playing politics with his proposal that the state build its own border wall. The European Union is getting ready to end pandemic-era restrictions on visitors from the U.S. Congress passed a bill to make June 19th a national holiday, in honor of Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Black Texans finally learned they were free.

Bringing the Musical "Rent" to Cuba Turned into a Personal Journey Jun 16, 2021

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Andy Señor joined "CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud to discuss the new HBO documentary "Revolution Rent." The film traces Señor's journey to bring the Broadway musical "Rent" to Cuba - the homeland of his exiled parents. The show - which deals with topics such as homosexuality and HIV/AIDS that remain taboo on the Caribbean island - was the first American theater production in Havana over 50 years.

6/16: President Biden meets face-to-face with Russia's Vladimir Putin in a historic summit in Switzerland. Jun 16, 2021

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President Biden is in Geneva, Switzerland today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at what both leaders agree is a low point in relations between the two countries. The president is facing his toughest foreign policy challenge yet, a face-to-face summit with a man he's called a "killer." He's also called President Putin "bright," and just this week called him "a worthy adversary."

6/15: Pres Biden prepares for his high-stakes meeting with Vladimir Putin. California is fully open again. Jun 15, 2021

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President Biden is a day away from what could be the biggest foreign policy test of his presidency so far, a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland. CBS News met with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to get rare access to Russia's undeclared war against Ukraine. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are launching an investigation to find out how the Trump administration's Justice Department used secret court orders to obtain digital records of journalists and Democratic lawmakers from Apple. California was one of the first states to shut down more than a year ago, and it's one of the last states to lift those restrictions. In another sign of America returning to normal, CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" brought back its live audience last night.

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