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Tackling Credit Card Debt Mar 12, 2020

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With credit card debt reaching an all-time high of $930 billion, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger discusses solutions to paying down debt. She shares common mistakes consumers make with CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi. Schlesinger explains when a person should get their first credit card, why you should monitor your credit report and the meaning behind your FICO score. She says it's important to track your money and keep a budget in order to pay down your credit card debt. Plus, she explains the effect the debt is having on the overall economy and whether it's better to have "good debt" or no debt. NOTE: This podcast was recorded on March 5, 2020.

3/12: WHO declares coronavirus a global pandemic. Trump issues European travel restrictions. Bull market ends. NBA suspends season. Mar 12, 2020

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The World Health Organization declares the coronavirus a global pandemic as the crisis escalates. President Trump addresses the nation and imposes a European travel ban, creating confusion among airline carriers. The stock market's 11-year bull market comes to an end as Wall Street remains rattled by the U.S. response to the coronavirus. Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson announce they have tested positive for the coronavirus and are in isolation in Australia. The NBA suspends its season after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus.

Coronavirus: What To Tell Kids about COVID19 and the New Normal Mar 12, 2020

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With schools closing and events getting canceled across the country due to the spread of the coronavirus, parents should have the proper tools to have a conversation about the virus with their children across all ages. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula and CBS News contributor and child psychologist Lisa Damour join CBS News' Jim Axelrod with advice on how to start those conversations. Dr. Narula offers the medical facts about coronavirus and COVID-19, while Damour explains how to ease kids' anxiety, as well as their disappointment over canceled events and disruptions to their schedules.

3/11: U.S. reaches more than 1,000 coronavirus cases. Biden widens Democratic primary lead over Sanders. Mar 11, 2020

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Former Vice President Joe Biden is closer to the Democratic nomination after his latest primary victories. The number of coronavirus victims in the U.S. is now more than 1,000. The White House and Congress are working fast on a package to limit the economic damage from the outbreak. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar joins us.

3/10: Italian government puts country on lockdown to stop coronavirus spread. Six states hold primary contests today. Mar 10, 2020

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In California, the remaining passengers on the Grand Princess Cruise ship will leave and go into quarantine today. Five members of Congress close to the president now say they're in self-quarantine, because they had contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. Investor optimism about the Trump administration's coronavirus proposals lifted world markets overnight after yesterday's historic losses. This morning, the Vatican closed Saint Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists, following Italy's move to put the entire country on lockdown. Six states are holding primaries or caucuses today, with 352 delegates on the line.

New Book Explores How Russian "Spy Games" Never Ended Mar 10, 2020

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Many Americans thought the "spy games" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. ended along with the Cold War over three decades ago. However, author Gordon Corera joins "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King to discuss his book "Russians: Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin's Spies" and why Russian spying on Moscow's perceived enemies in the West have evolved and intensified in the last 30 years.

'Being Gay is a Super Power:' Parenting LGBTQ Children Mar 09, 2020

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Television and Broadway producer Richie Jackson discusses his book "Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son" with CBS News contributor Jamie Wax. Jackson explains why he wrote this love letter to his gay son as he got ready to head off to college. Jackson says this is the book he wishes he had as a young man. He tells Wax why he hoped his son would be gay and why he considers being gay a super power. They discuss parenting an LGBTQ child and how to be an ally.

3/9: U.S. coronavirus deaths more than double over the weekend. Stocks drop more than 7 percent at market open. Mar 09, 2020

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The deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the U.S., while Italy has more than a quarter of its population under lockdown. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial dropped 7 percent right after the opening bell. The State Department is now asking Americans not to take cruises while the coronavirus outbreak is still a threat. A cruise ship with at least 21 cases on board will dock in Oakland today after waiting off the California coast for days. Overseas, Italy is taking unprecedented steps to slow an alarming jump in the number of coronavirus cases. Two members of Congress are putting themselves under quarantine, because a man attending a large gathering of Republicans tested positive for the coronavirus. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are both in Michigan today, a head of tomorrow's Democratic presidential contests.

Coronavirus: The Race to Respond Mar 06, 2020

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Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joins CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. Tara Narula to discuss what people need to know about the coronavirus. Osterholm says the U.S. healthcare system is not prepared and shares what we know about how the virus spreads and who it impacts the most. He tells Dr. Narula what underlining risk factors may be impacting fatality and if someone with no symptoms can still be infected. Plus, Osterholm comments on what recovery from the virus looks like and whether the changing of seasons may help end the spread of the coronavirus.

3/6: Coronavirus on the rise. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back in Britain for their last official appearances. Mar 06, 2020

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The number of cases in the U.S. surges, while the global total passes 100,000. People on a giant cruise ship off San Francisco are tested for the disease. We hear from some of the passengers on board. The U.S. government is getting some criticism in the race to respond to the crisis. Investors worried about the coronavirus are bracing for what could be another tough day on wall street. The fight to be the Democrats' presidential nominee is heating up -- including on Twitter. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders battled over Social Security last night, at one point telling each other to -- "get real.” An Alabama man has been executed, despite pleas to save his life. Harvey Weinstein is waking up this morning on the Rikers Island jail complex in New York. The mother of two missing children will face a judge in Idaho today, after being extradited to her home state from Hawaii. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back in Britain for their last official appearances as senior members of the royal family.

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