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Tiffany Haddish is ready

Comedian Tiffany Haddish is enjoying incredible success in the entertainment world. But some of her latest projects are no act. She’s owning who she is, in her best-selling autobiography “The Last Black Unicorn,” published by Simon & Schuster (a division of ViacomCBS), and in her new Netflix special, “Black Mitzvah,” where a ceremonial “coming of age” takes center stage. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Michelle Miller reports. Source

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Saturday Sessions: Deer Tick performs “Old Lady”

The alternative rock band Deer Tick was formed in Rhode Island back in 2007, when they released their debut album, “War Elephant,” to critical acclaim. That led to national tours where they quickly became well-known as a great live band. This year they released a special compilation album, “Mayonnaise.” In their return to “CBS This Morning: Saturday,” Deer Tick performs “Old Lady” Source

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Saturday Sessions: Deer Tick performs “Too Sensitive For This World”

The alternative rock band Deer Tick was formed in Rhode Island back in 2007, when they released their debut album, “War Elephant,” to critical acclaim. That led to national tours where they quickly became well-known as a great live band. This year they released a special compilation album, “Mayonnaise.” In their return to “CBS This Morning: Saturday,” Deer Tick performs “Too Sensitive For This World.” Source

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Remembering Rush drummer Neil Peart

For more than 45 years, Neil Peart was both literally and figuratively the backbone of one of rock’s most influential bands. Peart, who died Friday at age 67, was the drummer and chief songwriter for Rush, the Canadian trio that turned out hits like “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Fly By Night.” Source

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The impact of Australia’s bushfires on wildlife

Nearly 3,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed across Australia due to the brush fires, and there are still more than 100 fires burning across the country’s southeast, including a megablaze the size of Delaware. There’s also an all-out effort to save Australia’s animals impacted by the fires, with grassroots efforts to protect some of the country’s unique wildlife. Jamie Yuccas reports from one hard-hit area. Source

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Trump offers new details about strike on Soleimani

President Trump is revealing new details about what led him to order the killing of Iran’s top military general, Qassem Soleimani. CBS News has also learned that the U.S. military tried but failed to kill another senior Iranian official on the same day in Yemen. Ben Tracy reports. Source

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Iran admits responsibility in shootdown of Ukrainian jetliner

After days of denials, and under mounting international pressure, the Iranian government now says its armed forces unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner this week, killing everyone on board. At a briefing this morning, the head of Iran’s air defenses said “human error at a time of crisis caused by U.S. adventurism” caused the Ukrainian Airlines jet to be mistaken for a hostile target. Holly Williams reports from Baghdad. Source

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Severe Midwest weather blamed for at least 3 deaths

A fast-moving storm is bringing dangerous weather to more than 30 million Americans, and has already been blamed for at least three deaths in Louisiana. The storm system has dropped heavy rain and wind across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas. Omar Villafranca reports from Kilgore, Texas, while meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has the latest on the weather system. Source

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