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Lives to Remember: Jack Turnbull, Mary J. Wilson and more

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, people across the U.S. are losing loved ones to the illness. The victims include acting coach Jack Turnbull, zookeeper Mary J. Wilson, restauraunt owner Saul Moreno, former Miss Western Navajo Valentina Blackhorse, and writer Leslie Lamar Parker. Anthony Mason profiles them in the “CBS This Morning” series Lives to Remember. Source

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China orders U.S. to shut down Chengdu consulate in retaliatory move

China is ordering the U.S. to shut down its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu as tensions escalate between the two countries. In a Thursday speech, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of using its Houston, Texas consulate to spy and steal intellectual property. China denies Pompeo’s accusations, and says the U.S. is gravely harming relations with Beijing. Source

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Women’s Soccer head Lisa Baird and former player Shannon Boxx on player safety, new Los Angeles team

As summer sports leagues are reticent to start again amid the coronavirus pandemic, the National Women’s Soccer League has successfully shown that creating a “bubble” in which players eat, sleep and play in an environment sealed off from the public, with frequent testing for the virus, may work. This comes as the league announced its brand new team out of Los Angeles. NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird and Shannon Boxx, an investor in the Los Angeles team who formerly played on the women’s national team, join “CBS This Morning” to discuss. Source

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Two tropical storms expected to hit U.S. over the weekend

Two big storms are expected to hit the U.S. over the weekend. A tropical depression strengthened overnight to become Tropical Storm Hanna, forecast to make landfall along the Texas coast Saturday. Hanna is expected to bring flash floods, and could dump up to 12 inches of rain on parts of south Texas. In the pacific, Hurricane Douglas is packing winds of 130 miles per hour and is expected to hit Hawaii as a tropical storm Sunday. Source

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