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Yo Gotti and Roc Nation to hold prison reform rally in Mississippi

Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z have teamed up to bring legal action against the Mississippi Department of Corrections after five prisoners died violently in the state’s prisons in the past month. Yo Gotti told CBSN he will be holding a prison reform rally in Mississippi next week in support of the inmates being held in the State Penitentiary. Source

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Songwriters Hall of Fame 2020 inductees announced

Mariah Carey, the Isley Brothers, Eurythmics, Rick Nowels, the Neptunes, William “Mickey” Stevenson and Steve Miller were revealed as the 2020 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees by Anthony Mason on “CBS This Morning” Thursday. The new class is expected to be honored at a ceremony in June. Source

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Secret mission saves rare prehistoric trees from Australia bushfires

A secret operation led by specially trained firefighters has saved the last of a rare Dinosaur-era tree species from the Australia bushfires. The Wollemi pine trees, once thought to be extinct, have grown in Australia for over 200 million years and now number less than 200. The mission had to be kept a secret in order to keep the trees’ location under wraps due to their fragile nature. Source

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