British singer-songwriter FKA twigs sits down with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King in her first television interview since filing a civil lawsuit in December against her former boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf. Source
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Meet the Challah Back Girls: Sisters use their love of baking to support social justice groups
Like so many Americans, the four Loffman sisters found themselves baking while in lockdown at their New Jersey home. They’ve been making challah, a traditional Jewish bread. As part of the “CBS This Morning” series, A More Perfect Union, Nikki Battiste shows how they are raising the dough to help organizations across the country fight for racial equity. Source
Sneak peek: The Deliveryman Murders
A judge’s son is gunned down by a man delivering a package. Three thousand miles away, an eerily similar crime — this time the target is a lawyer. Who is behind the killings? CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith reports in an all-new “48 Hours” airing Saturday, February 20 at 10/9c on CBS. Source
Worldview: Free speech protests turn violent in Spain; Facebook retaliates against Australia
Dozens of protesters across Spain were arrested Wednesday as clashes with police turned violent amid a reckoning over the future of free speech in the country. Meanwhile, Facebook is blocking news content for users in Australia as the country tries to get the tech giant to pay publishers. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” with the latest. Source
British singer FKA twigs alleges abuse by Shia LaBeouf in first TV interview since filing lawsuit
Singer-songwriter FKA twigs sits down with Gayle King to discuss her allegations of emotional, verbal and sexual abuse against actor and former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf for the first time since filing a lawsuit against him in December. Source
Developing world lagging behind in effort to inoculate populations
South Africa has launched its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the shot developed by Johnson and Johnson, which has not been approved for use anywhere in the world. The move underscores the desperation in the developing world to fight the coronavirus. Debora Patta reports. Source
Texas winter storm gaining new urgency
The Texas winter storm is gaining new urgency, with many people still fighting to survive in their own homes. Janet Shamlian reports. Source
Hundreds of thousands still without power in Texas
Families in Houston and all over Texas were doing anything to stay warm. Hospitals treated hundreds for exposure to the cold and for carbon monoxide poisoning as Texans fired up generators and stayed in their cars to keep warm. Source
Number of outages way down in Texas but cold-related woes persist
Fewer than 600,000 homes and businesses still have no power but frigid temperatures may have bottomed out. The weather emergency’s death toll remained at 24 across the South. Source
COVID-19 is pushing struggling rural hospitals to the brink
“It’s been a long, cold winter,” one hospital CEO says about fighting the coronavirus while trying to stay in business. Source