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How a new law aimed at streaming music brought the industry together

By closing a loophole in copyright law, the Music Modernization Act aims to help artists whose pre-1972 music is streamed by digital services. Former Arizona Senator and CBS News Contributor Jeff Flake talked with legendary singer Dionne Warwick, and with music industry officials who managed, miraculously, to get Congress to join hands on the issue. Source

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Decision expected in landmark pharma co. opioid trial

A ruling in a landmark legal case over the opioid crisis could lead to one of the largest monetary awards in U.S. history. A judge in Oklahoma will decide if Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen bear responsibility for helping to fuel the state’s opioid epidemic, by aggressively marketing painkillers. Omar Villafranca reports. Source

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Eye Opener: President Trump’s trade war overshadows G-7

President Trump said Beijing “really wants to make a deal” after a weekend of seesawing remarks that spread anxiety among investors. Also, wildfires in Brazil are raising fears that environmental damage in the Amazon rainforest is going too far to turn back. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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Trump says China wants to negotiate as G-7 wraps

As he finishes the G-7 summit in France, President Trump claims “serious trade talks” with China, after he threatened even higher U.S. tariffs on more than $500 billion in Chinese goods, spreading anxiety among investors. Paula Reid reports the latest. Source

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