A surveillance camera shows the woman running to a stranger’s home for help before being attacked. Source
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14 Democratic candidates battle for votes ahead of Iowa caucuses
We’re nearly one month away from the Iowa caucuses, and there are still 14 Democratic presidential candidates vying for the nomination. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN’s Red and Blue with the latest on the race, and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright joined with more on the candidates’ strategy. Source
Mom tearfully recounts moments before star player’s suicide
“I could feel the pain in his soul and it was breaking my heart,” she said in a video Source
“Remain in Mexico” migrants will have to travel 340 miles for U.S. hearings
Asylum-seekers sent to Nogales, Mexico, will have to find a way to make an 8-hour journey to attend court hearings in El Paso. Source
NYPD cop sentenced in racist tirade resigns amid outcry
An online petition calling for the firing of NYPD officer Michael Reynolds had gained more than 12,000 signatures. Source
Delta workers claim Lands’ End uniforms make them sick
Lawsuit filed by flight attendants and other employees alleges that mandated work wear caused health problems. Source
Australia fires: 5 questions answered
For the third time since Australia’s fire season began, a state of emergency has been declared in the state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. Source
Amazon workers say company threatened to fire them over climate activism
Amazon employees have managed to push the company to be more climate-conscious—now they feel threatened. Source
U-Haul will no longer hire smokers in many states
Job applicants will have to agree to be screened for nicotine use, as moving giant promotes “culture of wellness” Source
Pentagon sends more troops to Middle East following violent protests at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
The Pentagon is bolstering its presence in the Middle East after pro-Iranian protesters tried to storm the embassy compound in Baghdad. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said there are indications Shiite militias in Iraq are planning additional attacks. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports from the Pentagon, and Renad Mansour, a Middle East analyst with the foreign policy think tank Chatham House and research fellow for the Cambridge Security Initiative at the University of Cambridge, joined CBSN to explain the significance of the protests and the trouble in the region. Source