President Biden slammed the bill introduced by Texas Republicans as “an assault on democracy.” Source
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NBA All-Star Mark Eaton dies at 64
The Utah Jazz player died in the hospital after crashing his bicycle in Summit County Utah. Source
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school
The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school. Source
Tulsa Race Massacre remembrance main event suddenly canceled
Organizers didn’t give a reason but said they hope it can be rescheduled. John Legend and Stacey Abrams were among those slated to be there. Source
Microsoft says Russian hackers are behind latest phishing attack on U.S. government
Microsoft says the same group of Russian hackers responsible for the SolarWinds hack have struck again, launching another cyberattack on several foreign and domestic agencies. According to Microsoft, the group targeted 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 organizations in an apparent phishing attack. Jamil Jaffer, senior vice president at IronNet Cybersecurity and the lead architect of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, joins CBSN to discuss how the group carried out this latest attack against the U.S. government. Source
Answers may finally be coming for families of “hell ship” victims
Tens of thousands of U.S soldiers died on Japanese merchant vessels that were turned into prison ships. Many were never found or properly identified, leaving anguished families searching for answers. Source
Eye Opener: Travel surge expected this Memorial Day weekend
More than 37 million people are expected to travel over 50 miles this holiday weekend as vaccination rates rise. Also, wet weather and extreme heat impact millions across the country. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
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Vaccination rates up as Americans travel for holiday; Chef Clare Smyth on finding new ways for her creations to get to her customers Source
Conservationists work to end skyscraper bird collision massacres
A cloudy night at the peak of fall migration caused a massacre. A group of Philadelphia conservationists is doing something about it. Source
The search for answers about “hell ships” of World War II
It’s a rarely taught and often forgotten part of World War II: What happened to thousands of allied soldiers aboard the so-called “hell ships”? Jeff Glor has the details on a new effort to bring peace to their survivors and descendants. Source