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Senate moving forward with COVID-19 relief bill after marathon reading delayed measure

As many states roll back mask mandates backed by the White House, senators could work into this weekend as Democrats try to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill. A Republican request to read the entire bill took nearly 11 hours on the Senate floor and spilled into early Friday morning. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined “CBSN AM” with the latest. Source

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NASA engineer on call with President Biden, Mars mission

President Joe Biden called the team behind the NASA Perseverance rover to congratulate them Thursday on a successful landing on Mars. Elizabeth Duffy, a mechanical engineer with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who worked on the project’s sample collecting system, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about getting accolades from the president, the amazing discoveries made on the red planet so far and what’s to come. Source

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Trevor Noah on hosting the Grammy Awards

Emmy Award-winning “The Daily Show” host and comedian Trevor Noah will host the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Noah joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how he’s preparing for music’s biggest night. He also shares why this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony will be unlike any awards show seen before. Source

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Women and work: Staying in the workforce during the pandemic

More than 67 million women are currently employed in the United States. “CBS This Morning” profiles the owner of a dance studio who has faced challenges keeping her business open during the pandemic. Also, Caroline Fairchild, editor at large for LinkedIn News, reveals some startling new data about women in the workplace during the pandemic. Source

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Former Israeli ambassador weighs in on investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in Palestinian territories

This week, the International Criminal Court announced that is will investigate alleged Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the move, saying the court has “no jurisdiction over this matter.” Israel’s former Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon joined “CBSN AM” to discuss the investigation and the future of U.S.-Israel relations. Source

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