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Stranded in Peru for seven months, tourist finally gets to tour Machu Picchu

Tourist Jesse Takayama took in the sights of Machu Picchu, which recently reopened just for him, after waiting seven months to see it. Takayama has been stranded in Peru since March, when he traveled to the country with dreams of touring the ruins. His initial plan for a short stay finally paid off after officials approved his special request to walk Machu Picchu before heading home. Source

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Doctor on risk of coronavirus reinfection, latest on vaccine trials

A 25-year-old man in Nevada is the first confirmed case of a patient in the U.S. who recovered from a coronavirus infection and then got infected a second time from a distinct strain of the virus. Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics, joins CBSN to talk about the risk of reinfection, plus another pause in one of the vaccine trials and other coronavirus news. Source

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Trump expresses frustration with Attorney General Barr

CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN’s “Red and Blue” with a look at the latest on the Durham investigation and why President Trump has been lashing out at Attorney General William Barr about it. Source

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Barrett declines to say whether Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided

Under questioning by Senator Dianne Feinstein on the second day of her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett declined to say whether the landmark 1973 abortion case Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. “I can’t pre-commit or say I’m going in with some agenda, because I’m not,” Barrett said. “What I will commit is that I will obey all the rules of stare decisis.” Watch her remarks. Source

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