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Jobless claims fall for a second straight week

First-time unemployment claims fell to 547,000 last week, the lowest point since the start of the pandemic. Lori Bettinger, president of BancAlliance and former director of the Troubled Asset Relief Program during the Obama administration, joined CBSN to discuss what the latest job numbers mean for the current state of the U.S. economy. Source

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Comedian Samantha Bee on “Full Frontal,” 2016 election

Samantha Bee spent more than a decade on “The Daily Show.” Then the longtime correspondent took her comedic talents to TBS for her own weekly news satire show, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.” Critics have praised and called her the “political commentator we’ve been waiting for.” Bee joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the 2016 campaign. Source

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Diane Lane on returning to Broadway, lasting career

Actress Diane Lane made a name for herself on the big screen, appearing in popular movies like “Unfaithful,” “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “The Perfect Storm.” Lane is now starring in the revival of “The Cherry Orchard” on Broadway, playing a woman who returns to her family’s estate to stop its foreclosure. Lane joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her latest role. Source

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Armed men rob Kim Kardashian West in Paris

Police in Paris are searching for the assailants behind a daring gunpoint robbery of more than $10 million in jewelry. The victim, Kim Kardashian West, was staying at a luxury apartment when armed men, dressed as police officers, entered the building overnight. The reality TV star was not harmed. Elaine Cobbe reports from Paris. Source

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Lawmakers plan to reintroduce federal police reform legislation

The murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparked renewed calls for federal police reform legislation. Now, congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are working to introduce a comprehensive bill in the coming weeks. Axios congressional reporter Kadia Goba joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

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World leaders join President Biden for Earth Day climate summit

More than 40 world leaders joined President Joe Biden for a two-day virtual summit in celebration of Earth Day. The focus of the event is finding ways to cut carbon emissions, which Mr. Biden says the U.S. will halve by 2030. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about the White House’s climate initiatives. Source

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Iconic “You’re no Jack Kennedy” debate moment

Senator Lloyd Bentsen famously told Senator Dan Quayle that he was “no Jack Kennedy,” in a 1988 debate. Director of Virginia Center for Politics Dr. Larry Sabato, author of “Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of New America” Jonathan Darman and presidential historian Doug Wead join CBSN to discuss. Source

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