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Officer takes stand in Freddie Gray trial

The first of six Baltimore police officers on trial for the death of Freddie Gray took the stand to tell his side of the story Wed. Officer William Porter has been charged with manslaughter. Chip Reid has more. Source

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Jamie Foxx on playing (and being) an embarrassing dad

In films and on TV, Jamie Foxx has hit all the right notes. His latest project is a new Netflix series, “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” playing a single parent to a daughter who finds him less than cool. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Michelle Miller talks with Foxx and his co-star, fellow “In Living Color” alum David Alan Grier, and with Foxx’s daughter, Corinne, an executive producer of the show, who found inspiration in the tradeoffs of having a famous entertainer for a dad. Source

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Mandy Patinkin’s mission: Helping migrants survive

Last month Mandy Patinkin, who plays a “Homeland” CIA division chief racing to save a fictional world from a terror attack, helped refugees get ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos. We asked Patinkin to describe that journey on a beach, and how it changed his world. Source

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A new look at Ernest Hemingway

To many, writer Ernest Hemingway, author of such classics as “The Sun Also Rises,” “A Farewell to Arms” and “The Old Man and the Sea,” was the very definition of toxic masculinity. But a new PBS documentary finds the writer’s literary image, personality and sexuality are not so cut-and-dried. Correspondent Mark Whitaker talks with filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, and with Hemingway scholar Marc Dudley, about re-examining the larger-than-life writer in the age of #MeToo. Source

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Reappraising Ernest Hemingway

To many, the celebrated author of such classics as “The Sun Also Rises” and “The Old Man and the Sea” was the very definition of toxic masculinity. But a new PBS documentary finds the writer’s literary image, personality and sexuality are not so cut-and-dried. Source

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“The Talk” co-hosts on NYC episodes, latest news

The ladies of the CBS hit show “The Talk” are back to host a week of episodes in New York City. The Emmy-winning program is currently in its sixth season, and its hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sheryl Underwood, Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler were recently nominated for a 2016 People’s Choice Award. They join “CBS This Morning” to chat about their return to New York City and dish on news topics including the recent announcement that all military combat roles are opening up to women. Source

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Crowd applauds Trump’s proposal

Donald Trump defended his proposal to block Muslims from entering the U.S. at a campaign rally in South Carolina Monday night. CBS News campaign reporter Sopan Deb was there and spoke with CBSN. Source

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