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Saturday Sessions: Gregory Porter performs “Christmas Waltz”

Grammy-winning artist Gregory Porter makes a return to Saturday Sessions. Porter, who emerged from small jazz clubs in California, has garnered global acclaim and is now out with his first-ever holiday collection. The album pays tributes to some of the season’s greatest singers and songwriters. From “Christmas Wish,” here is Gregory Porter with “Christmas Waltz.” Source

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The fight against homelessness

Across the U.S., cities are bearing the brunt of homelessness. In Los Angeles, mayor Karen Bass is focusing on keeping people sheltered and working to expand housing supply in the city. CBS News’ Michelle Miller has more on how her policies are making an impact. Source

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Israel-Hamas war enters third month

The war in Gaza has entered its third month, and the United Nations is warning of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the region after the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire. Aid operations in the region are at risk of total collapse, the U.N. secretary-general said. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio is in Tel Aviv with more. Source

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Growing global movement seeks to give nature same rights as humans

A growing global movement is fighting to give nature the same legal protections as humans. Panama is one of the only countries in the world where this exists, with a country-wide rights of nature law. The law was recently used to shut down a large copper mine. CBS News’ Ben Tracy has more on the law and the woman who made it happen. Source

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New book takes a look at the first Black generals in the U.S. military

Doug Melville’s new nonfiction book “Invisible Generals” takes a look at the father-and-son team who helped integrate the U.S. military and were the institution’s first Black generals. Their story was ignored for decades — until Melville got the surprise of a lifetime a decade ago. Jeff Glor has more. Source

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