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U.S. weapons in hands of notorious militia fighting ISIS

Equipped with weapons from the U.S., a militia known as the Badr Brigade is celebrating a recent victory over ISIS. CBS News correspondent Holly Williams traveled to Iraq to see firsthand how important the militia has become in the fight against ISIS. Source

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Mystery shrouds prosecutor’s death in Argentina

Alberto Nisman spent a decade investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. He was found dead the night before he was to present his findings to Argentina’s Congress. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source

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Are families accepting GM’s compensation offers?

This weekend was General Motors’ deadline to submit claims for compensation from auto-related deaths and injuries. Ken Feinberg, the man in charge of the compensation fund, discusses how families reacted to the offers extended by GM. Jeff Glor reports. Source

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Bobbi Kirstina Brown’s family: please pray

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston, is in a medically induced coma after she was found unresponsive in a bath tub Saturday. Her cousin, Jerod Brown, joined CBSN to provide an update on her condition. Source

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Kristin Chenoweth to star in Broadway revival

Emmy winner, Kristin Chenoweth stars in a Broadway revival of “On The 20th Century” full of Hollywood glamour. And Sponge Bob is coming ashore in a new movie. Suzanne Marques has your Eye on Entertainment. Source

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Pretty in ink: How women in comics went from damsels to heroines

Comic books have long been a male-dominated world and female characters have often been depicted as sidekicks, romantic interests and hypersexualized pinups. CBS News’ Vladimir Duthiers talks to comic book historian Trina Robbins and comic book store owner Ariell Johnson on how women in comic books lwent from damsels in distress to the fearless powerhouses seen today. Source

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Almanac: When Hollywood was born

On Feb. 1, 1887, a California landowner proposed a new real estate project that ultimately became the home of motion pictures. Charles Osgood reports. Source

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Bobbi Kristina Brown found unconscious in bathtub

The incident took place almost three years after Brown’s mother, six-time Grammy-winner Whitney Houston, drowned in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills. Brown’s husband and friend brought her to the hospital, where she remains under observation. Vinita Nair reports. Source

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