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Flooding threatens Louisiana as Barry moves inland

The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings across the state of Louisiana as Barry continues to move inland. Broussard, Louisiana Mayor Ray Bourque joined CBSN on the phone to discuss the big issues facing his town. Source

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At least 9 U.S. cities to be targeted by ICE raids

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to conduct mass deportation raids in at least nine cities across the U.S. over the weekend. Acting Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, Clara Long, joined CBSN to discuss the people targeted by the raids. Source

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To the Moon! Apollo 11’s great adventure

Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large at Time magazine, recounts the human landmark of landing men on the lunar surface. Kluger talks with Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins and astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and, in archive footage, hears from mission commander Neil Armstrong about the achievement of the first Moon landing, and of the “magnificent desolation” they found there. Source

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A blooming business

Art Chadwick, who owns Chadwick & Son Orchids, near Richmond, Virginia, will happily sell you an orchid. But he’s also willing to board your plant while you’re on vacation. And yes, there are people who will pay to put up their beloved flowering plants, to make sure they’re kept in clover. Steve Hartman reports. Source

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