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Tornado rips through Chicago after Claudette devastates the South

Tropical Storm Claudette headed out to sea on Monday after killing at least 14 people in Alabama over the weekend, including nine children in a fiery multivehicle wreck. The storm also unleashed a tornado that damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in the state. Nancy Chen has the latest. Source

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Americans adjust to life after lockdown

At least 45 states have completely reopened after months of COVID-19 restrictions. Now, many Americans are facing uncertainty about how to navigate public life this summer. Clinical and public safety psychologist Dr. Katherine Kuhlman joined CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the impact reopening could have on mental health. Source

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Experts warn U.S. needs to “work harder” to reach unvaccinated people and avoid another COVID-19 surge

As CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez reports, the U.S. remains divided over coronavirus vaccines as experts worry this could trigger another surge. Then, Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss how to overcome the lag in shots and other coronavirus news headlines. Source

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Texas representative on front lines of fight for parental leave in America

Ahead of Fathers Day, “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil and Texas Representative Colin Allred discuss paid parental leave and the likely scenario for most fathers in this country – who do not receive paid leave after the birth of a child. Only nine percent of companies in America offer paid leave for fathers. Allred is one of the first members in congressional history to take a formal paternity leave. Dokoupil and Allred invited their newborns along for the conversation. Source

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