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8/9: America Decides

Special counsel obtains search warrant for Trump’s Twitter; Biden visits West, focusing on climate initiatives Source

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2 Americans abducted in Haiti released

An American nurse and her young daughter who were abducted in Haiti last month have been released by their captors. The nurse was working for an aide group at the time of their kidnapping. Source

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LGBTQ veterans file lawsuit against Pentagon for discrimination

A group of LGBTQ veterans who were kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation have filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon for what they call its failure to correct “ongoing discrimination.” The veterans say the Defense Department refuses to grant them honorable discharges. Jim Axelrod has more. Source

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LGBTQ+ veterans sue Defense Department to have discharges changed

Over the last six months, CBS News has spoken with multiple veterans who were kicked out of the military and denied honorable discharges because of their sexual orientation. After trying, with little success, to get the Pentagon to address this, the vets have now filed a class action lawsuit. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod spoke to one of the plaintiffs. Source

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How climate change is making Hawaii more prone to wildfires

Eyewitnesses are describing wildfires spreading across Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island, as an apocalyptic scene amid mass evacuations and growing flames. Elizabeth Pickett, executive director for the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, discusses how the state can prepare for future fires. Source

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