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America’s long, fractured history of immigration

This past Thursday, what was effectively the immigration law of the land throughout the pandemic expired, creating greater uncertainty along the U.S. border with Mexico. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with experts about America’s historical acceptance (or non-acceptance) of refugees, and how new immigration laws are needed to meet the challenges of today. Source

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Jessie & Lennie Ware’s “Table Manners” podcast invites you to dinner

Singer-songwriter Jessie Ware and her mother, Lennie Ware, a social worker, share playful banter in the hit podcast “Table Manners,” during which they prepare and serve meals for visiting celebrities — from musicians, to actors, to chefs, and even a Beatle. Correspondent Seth Doane helped cook and talked with the Wares in Lennie’s South London kitchen to find out the recipe for their entertaining chats; what inspired Jessie’s fifth studio album, “That! Feels Good!”; and how Jessie’s music career co-exists with being a mother of three. Source

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Amy Klobuchar celebrates her mom

The U.S. senator remembers her mother, a second-grade schoolteacher, whose lessons on butterflies continued to nourish her students for years to come. Source

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Diane Ladd & Laura Dern, a mother-and-daughter team

When Oscar-nominee Diane Ladd developed a life-threatening illness, her doctors recommended exercise to rebuild her lung capacity. That prompted a series of long walks, and long talks, with her daughter, Oscar-winner Laura Dern. Their recorded conversations have now become a joint memoir, “Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding).” They talk with correspondent Rita Braver about a family history that’s played out on movie and TV screens (sometimes even playing mother and daughter), and of the challenges they (along with so many single working mothers) have faced. Source

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“Succession” star Jeremy Strong

The actor who won an Emmy for his portrayal of the scion of a media empire family in “Succession” says his own upbringing contained none of the resentments that play out in the HBO series (now completing its fourth and final season). Jeremy Strong talks with “Sunday Morning” contributor Ben Mankiewicz about finding himself on the stage, and of – finally – letting go of Kendall Roy. Source

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Web extra: Is Jeremy Strong funny?

The actor won an Emmy for playing the seriously troubled Kendall Roy in HBO’s “Succession.” But how serious is Jeremy Strong? Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz tries to find out. (Don’t miss our profile of Jeremy Strong on “CBS Sunday Morning” May 14!) Source

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