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Biden signs executive order promoting economic competition

President Biden signed an executive order on Friday promoting economic competition, which will give his administration the power to crack down on some businesses who use monopolizing practices. Jeff Stein, an economics reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

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Vaccinated teachers and students can forego masks in latest CDC guidance

The CDC released its updated school guidance and says fully vaccinated teachers and students no longer need to wear masks. Nikki Battiste brings us more on the guidance and growing confusion over booster shots. Then, Dr. Susannah Hills, a pediatric airway surgeon and assistant ENT professor at Columbia University Medical Center, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with her analysis. Source

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Concern grows over “deteriorating” security in Afghanistan as U.S. forces continue withdrawal

A Pentagon spokesperson said there is a “deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan” a day after President Biden moved up the deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata spoke to the top diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul about their concerns. Then CBSN anchor Lana Zak talks with Nancy Youssef, a national security correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, about the threat to Afghans who worked with U.S. forces. Source

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