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At U.N., Biden says America is shifting focus to “our collective future”

In his first address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Biden said the United States is shifting its focus to global issues like climate change and cyber threats. CBS News’ Michael George joins “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Then Axios’ congressional reporter Alayna Treene and the Boston Globe’s Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin discuss the debt ceiling standoff and former President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Georgia Source

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Local Matters: Mississippi’s COVID-19 crisis, controversial abortion law

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves opposes vaccine mandates, even as his state has one of the highest death rates per capita in the U.S. The state is also in the news with the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear arguments on its restrictive abortion law. Mississippi Today senior political reporter Bobby Harrison joins CBSN “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with details. Source

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FBI and DHS leaders testify on national security threats

A Senate committee held a hearing on how worldwide threats have evolved since the Department of Homeland Security was created after 9/11. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Source

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U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 1918 Spanish flu pandemic

The number of reported deaths in the U.S. linked to COVID-19 has surpassed 676,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death toll now exceeds the number of Americans believed to have died during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918. Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja joined CBSN to discuss. Source

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Eye Opener: Biden addresses the U.N.

President Biden is hoping to repair strained relations with allies as he gives his first speech as president to the United Nations. Also, K-pop superstars BTS appeared at the U.N. to appeal to younger generations. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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