A record number of people around the world were internally displaced last year as a result of natural disasters or conflicts, according to a new report. Meanwhile, Australia is on the hunt for workers, and China is seeing a major decline in divorces. Also, a giant slab of ice bigger than Rhode Island has broken off from the frozen edge of Antarctica. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined “CBSN AM” from Johannesburg with those headlines from around the world. Source
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Investigative journalist Jodi Kantor talks to her grandmother Hana about surviving Holocaust
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist and CBS News contributor Jodi Kantor sits down with her 97-year-old Holocaust survivor grandmother Hana Kantor in an intimate conversation about survival and anti-Semitism today. Source
Result of independent BBC inquiry finds deceit was used to get Princess Diana interview
An investigation into the infamous 1995 Princess Diana interview that aired on the BBC finds a reporter used deceit to get a meeting with her, according to British media. Roxana Saberi is at Kensington Palace where the interview took place more than 25 years ago, with the latest on what Diana was told. Source
Don’t worry about that COVID resume gap, career expert says
“Many people, you know, had to stop working — either by choice or not by choice. And recruiters tell us that they kind of expect that many people were going to have a gap,” she said. Source
Titans RB Derrick Henry Named ‘Tennessean of the Year’ by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
The Titans have been named the Professional Team of the Year after winning the AFC South for the first time since 2008. Source
Deadly conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas continues to claim innocent lives
Despite growing pressure from international mediators, the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza continues to claim lives. A spokesperson for the Israeli military said yesterday that as long as rockets are being fired at Israel, de-escalation is off the table. CBS News correspondent Robert Berger joins CBSN AM from Jerusalem with more. Source
Doctor on U.S. cities reopening and the latest guidance on wearing masks
Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, joins CBSN to discuss cities reopening as U.S. COVID-19 cases decline, and what you need to know about the latest guidance on wearing masks. Source
Sanders moves to block arms sale to Israel over Gaza conflict
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a resolution Thursday to block the sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel. Source
Oatly, world’s biggest oat milk company, set to go public
“We’re here to make the world better. I know it sounds stupid, but it’s true,” CEO said ahead of $1.4 billion IPO. Source
House approves measure to create commission to investigate January 6 Capitol attack
The House has approved a measure to create a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Laura Podesta joins “CBSN AM” to talk about how the bill faces opposition in the Senate. Source