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Hong Kong leader pulls extradition bill that sparked massive protests

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has scrapped a controversial bill that would have allowed criminal extraditions to mainland China. The bill became a symbol of Beijing tightening its grip on Hong Kong and triggered months of massive protests. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest from Hong Kong. Source

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Vince Gill on buying his first guitar for $1,600

Country music icon Vince Gill bought his first guitar when he was 18 years old. He had just moved away from home to Louisville, Kentucky, to play in a bluegrass band, when he spotted the 1942 herringbone guitar. It cost him $1,600 – “every dime” he had — and his old guitar, but it sparked a passion for buying guitars that has continued throughout his life. Source

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Vince Gill on his friendship with Merle Haggard

Vince Gill says that he first met Merle Haggard the night he played with Emmylou Harris – a night he describes as “one of the greatest nights of my life.” The pair grew close in the final years of Haggard’s life, Gill said; soon after Haggard died, he wrote a song commemorating him that appears on his new album. Source

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Vince Gill on the “surreal” experience of touring with the Eagles

After the Eagles’ frontman Glenn Frey passed away, the band asked Vince Gill to go on tour and perform with them – an experience Gill describes as “surreal.” And while Gill said that some Eagles fans were hesitant about him performing with the band, he would “absolutely” do it again. Source

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GOP Representative Jim Sensenbrenner to retire

The second-longest serving current member of the House became the 15th GOP lawmaker to announce he won’t run for re-election in 2020. Representatives Susan Davis and Bill Flores also announced their retirement Source

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Diving community reacts to deadly California boat fire

Thirty-three bodies have now been recovered from Monday’s deadly California boat fire and one person is still missing. The NTSB is also investigating the other two ships owned by Truth Aquatic, the parent company that operated “Conception”. Dive expert Eric Douglas joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano for a closer look at the tragedy Source

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