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Maricopa County, Arizona elections official calls Trump’s false claim about a deleted database “unhinged”

A controversial audit of ballots from the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona, has pitted some Republicans against each other. Former President Trump raised unfounded claims that a database was deleted, which Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer called “readily falsifiable” and “unhinged.” Richer joined “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss why he’s speaking up. Source

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New York City announces return to full-time in-person learning as COVID-19 cases drop

New York City plans to put an end to remote learning. CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports on the change in the nation’s largest school district. Then, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the day’s coronavirus headlines. Source

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Reexamining NYPD’s response to the Black Lives Matter protests

In May 2020, huge crowds in New York participated in Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. “The City” investigative reporter Greg B. Smith joins CBSN to discuss two official investigations into policing conduct during those demonstrations and newly-released transcripts of interviews with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. Source

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Questions linger over origin of COVID-19

A new intelligence report claims researchers at a Wuhan lab fell ill a month before the first reported case of COVID-19. The Biden administration is urging China to release more information as part of an international investigation. Weijia Jiang has the details. Source

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Inside Gaza’s destruction after deadly conflict with Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way to Israel, hoping to shore up the fragile cease-fire with Hamas, now in its fourth day. Part of that process will include delivering aid to rebuild Gaza, which was devastated by Israeli air strikes. Holly Williams reports. Source

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Biden facing self-imposed deadlines on police reform and infrastructure

President Biden is set to miss his self-imposed deadline of getting a police reform bill passed by the anniversary of George Floyds death, May 25. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and Washington Post national political reporter Eugene Scott spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about what comes next in negotiations on that plus his infrastructure plan. Source

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