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Army soldier accused of providing support to ISIS

Ikaika Kang, an active duty U.S. soldier who was deployed twice to fight terrorists, was arrested on terrorism charges. An FBI SWAT team detained Kang in Hawaii Saturday after he pledged allegiance to ISIS. Jeff Pegues reports. Source

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Was Trump Jr. informed that Russia was trying to help dad’s campaign?

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee want Donald Trump Jr. to share details of his meeting last June with a Russian lawyer. The New York Times reports Trump Jr. had been explicitly told via email that the meeting was “part of a Russian government effort to help his father’s candidacy.” Margaret Brennan reports. Source

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Deadly Marine plane crash in Mississippi

At least 16 people were killed when a Marine plane crashed in a rural Mississippi bean field Monday. Military investigators are trying to determine what caused the KC-130 to go down. David Begnaud reports from Itta Bena. Source

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Former Bush ethics lawyer questions Trump Jr.’s meeting

The White House is downplaying a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-connected lawyer in June 2016. Former Bush ethics lawyer Richard Painter joined “Red & Blue” and said if he had been contacted by Russia with information on an opponent, his first reaction would be to call the FBI. Source

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The world of mystery author Louise Penny

Louise Penny’s immersive murder mysteries, set in her home province of Quebec, have drawn a large and loyal fan base. But writing came as a second career for the New York Times bestselling author, a former broadcaster who faced a debilitating struggle with alcoholism before taking up writing fiction. Martha Teichner visits Penny in the small town of Knowlton, which could be a stand-in for her fictional town of Three Pines, where too often there is murder afoot. Source

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Manscaping: When body hair just has to go

Be it trimming, waxing, or body hair removal, personal grooming for men – a.k.a. manscaping – has become more popular than ever. Mo Rocca looks into the before-and-after effects. Originally broadcast July 28, 2013. Source

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200 years on the Erie Canal

Two hundreds years ago, construction began on a 363-mile canal linking the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York City – an engineering and commercial triumph as revolutionary as the Internet. But the Erie Canal was dismissed at first. New York politician DeWitt Clinton spent 10 years fighting to sell the project to a deeply skeptical public, and Presidents Jefferson and Madison refused to help fund it. Yet the canal quickly changed the geography and commerce of the young nation. Richard Schlesinger reports on the history of the Erie Canal, still celebrated in song as an example of American ingenuity. Source

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