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GM CEO announces firing of 15 employees

During a town hall meeting, GM CEO Mary Barra announced 15 employees were fired following the findings from attorney Anton Valukas’ report – an internal investigation into the recall of 2.6 million older small cars for defective ignition switches. Source

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Despite White House apology, lawmakers fume over Taliban swap

Republican leaders and some Democrats argue the Obama administration intentionally left them in the dark about the prisoner swap that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Senators on the Intelligence Committee were finally briefed on the prisoner swap Tuesday. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

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Tiananmen Square survivor won’t let China forget

Twenty-five years ago, China’s military crushed the pro-democracy protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, but the government still won’t let anyone talk about it. Seth Doane meets a man who was in Beijing the night of the crackdown and who is waging a new protest against the erasing of history. Source

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Alleged “Slenderman” stabbing shows downside of going viral

Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls are facing adult charges of attempted homicide for stabbing another pre-teen 19 times. According to the criminal complaint, the girls wanted to kill their friend as an act of devotion to an Internet horror character called Slenderman. Dean Reynolds reports. Source

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WWII veteran remembers secret D-Day debacle

As the Allies commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day, there is one story from the invasion many people don’t know. Jim Axelrod hears the story of what happened during the rehearsal — kept secret by the U.S. military — firsthand from an American veteran. Source

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Stars gather for 2014 Tony Honors Cocktail Party

Some of the nominees for this year’s Tony Awards gather for a pre-celebration event in New York, a 2014 Oscar-winner joins the new Star Wars movie — and more. Suzanne Marques reports on the day’s top entertainment stories. Source

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