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Why Starbucks and Amazon workers are striking

Employees at Starbucks stores started a five-day strike in several U.S. cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles. Meanwhile, workers are on strike at more than a half dozen Amazon facilities, with more locations expected to join. Carter Evans has details. Source

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U.S. hostage negotiator in Syria to search for answers about missing journalist

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, is in Syria for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Carsten spoke to CBS News in an exclusive interview for “Face the Nation.” Source

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House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Nikole Killion has the latest developments. Source

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