A same-sex couple is suing printing company Vistaprint after they opened the wedding programs they ordered only to find hate-filled pamphlets instead. The company says it does not condone any discrimination and is investigating. Source
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Dylan Farrow on her Woody Allen sex abuse allegations: “I am telling the truth”
In her first television interview, Dylan Farrow is standing by her claims that her adoptive father, Woody Allen, sexually assaulted her when she was a child. It’s an accusation the director has denied, and he has never been charged with a crime. Source
EPA head Scott Pruitt says partnership with industry “necessary” to protect environment
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has come under fire for a close relationship with special interest groups and the fossil fuel industry. But in an interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett, Pruitt says a partnership with industry is necessary in order to protect the environment. Source
Former CIA officer eyed in connection to Chinese crackdown
As early as 2010, CIA officials were concerned about a mole after agency contacts and informants in China were being killed or imprisoned. Now, sources say a former CIA officer arrested on Monday may have been leaking information. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports. Source
Ann Curry talks “We’ll Meet Again” and why reunions resonate
Veteran journalist Ann Curry is sharing unique stories of people who are searching for someone from their past. Her new PBS series “We’ll Meet Again” focuses on reunions between people whose lives intersected and were torn apart at pivotal moments in world history, including the Vietnam War or the 9/11 attacks. Curry joins “CBS This Morning” to share the tale of her own parents’ reunion and some of the powerful stories of those she brings together in the series. Source
Ann Curry says “verbal sexual” harassment was pervasive at NBC
In her first television interview since leaving NBC, Ann Curry is speaking out about the #MeToo movement. Curry, who’s making a much-anticipated return to TV with her new PBS show, “We’ll Meet Again,” was with NBC’s “Today” show for 15 years. She co-anchored alongside Matt Lauer from 2011 to 2012 before a highly publicized break with the broadcast. Curry left NBC in 2015 and created her own production company. Curry joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why she’s “not surprised” by the sexual misconduct allegations against Lauer and how she’s moved on from a period in her life that “hurt like hell.” Source
CBS Weekend News, May 9, 2021
More than 1.7 million travelers nationwide passed through airports ahead of Mother’s Day; Woman fosters 81 infants over 34 years Source
Sen. Cory Booker lambasts DHS secretary
Senator Cory Booker slammed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in a Senate hearing over her “amnesia” as to what President Trump said in a controversial Oval Office meeting, calling her silence “complicit.” Source
Trump says he wants people “to come in from everywhere”
At a White House appearance Tuesday with the president of Kazakhstan, President Trump addressed reports that he said he wanted more immigrants from places like Norway. Source
What happens during a U.S. government shutdown?
From furloughs to park closures, here’s what really happens during a U.S. government shutdown. Source