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Alcohol prices skyrocket 57% in under 20 years

Among the rising costs of common goods, federal data shows that the price of alcohol has skyrocketed significantly. Since 2003, the cost of alcoholic beverages at bars and restaurants has spiked by 57%. Tony Dokoupil traveled around the country to bars and barley farms to see what’s behind the drastic change. Source

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Author claims Russian “spy games” never ended

Many Americans thought that the “spy games” between the Soviet Union and U.S. ended with the Cold War over three decades ago. However, a new book claims that Russian spying on Moscow’s perceived enemies in the West evolved and intensified since its assumed end. Gordon Corera, author of “Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories, and the Hunt for Putin’s Spies,” joins “CBS This Morning.” Source

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Trump commutes sentences of Rod Blagojevich, Bernie Kerik

President Trump issued a slew of pardons and commutations on Tuesday, granting clemency to 11 people convicted of federal crimes, including former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and ex-New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. CBSN’s Lana Zak reports. Source

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Michael Bloomberg qualifies for debate in Nevada ahead of caucus

Michael Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic debate in Nevada after a national poll put him in second place behind Senator Bernie Sanders. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and BuzzFeed political reporter Miriam Elder join CBSN with the latest on the 2020 race. Source

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