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Space X launch scrubbed, flight aims to test safety procedures

Space X is gearing up for a crucial test that could help send astronauts to space from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. The unmanned Dragon capsule will intentionally break off from the Falcon 9 rocket minutes after liftoff Sunday. The unmanned in-flight abort test aims to prove Space X can return astronauts to safety in the event of an emergency. Mark Strassman reports from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Saturday’s launch was postponed due to weather. Source

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More arrests of white supremacist group members

More members of a violent white supremacist group were arrested in Georgia on Friday, fueling concerns that a rally to be held Monday at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., attracting pro-gun activists, may turn violent. Correspondent Jeff Pegues reports from Richmond. Source

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Long-lost Klimt masterpiece found after two decades

“Portrait of a Lady,” painted around 1916 by the Austrian master Gustav Klimt, went missing from a gallery in the Italian city of Piacenza nearly 23 years ago. This week the art world was stunned when it was announced that the painting had turned up in a most unusual fashion. Correspondent Seth Doane reports from Rome. Source

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Thomas Jefferson, architect

An exhibition at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va., illustrates both the brilliance of the Founding Father’s vision and what, to many, is an unforgivable blind spot Source

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Dangerous winter storm threatens half of Americans

Heavy snow and strong winds have blown across the Dakotas, Iowa, and parts of Minnesota as a large and dangerous winter storm affecting millions in the Midwest heads for the Northeast. Travel advisories have been issued. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has the latest forecast. Source

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Cheating: As old as sports itself

The fallout from Major League Baseball’s sign-stealing scandal has already cost three managers and a general manager their jobs. It has also called into question the legitimacy of the Houston Astros’ 2017 World Series title. While the scandal has rocked baseball to the core, it turns out cheating is as old as sports itself. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Dan Jacobson reports. Source

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The Dish: Italian cuisine master Lidia Bastianich

When Lidia Bastianich and her husband opened a restaurant, she started out hosting, but soon made her way into the kitchen – and that was the start of a stellar career. She’s now the driving force behind four restaurants and a half dozen Eataly food emporiums in major U.S. cities. The Emmy-winning host of TV cooking shows, as well as the author of 13 best-selling cookbooks (including her latest, “Felidia: Recipes From My Flagship Restaurant”), Bastianich joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to talk about her love of Italian cuisine. Source

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