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Kim and Kanye visit Armenia

Kim Kardashian, her sister Khloe, husband Kanye West and daughter North are visiting Armenia. The sisters, who are of Armenian descent, received a royal welcome of sorts upon their arrival to the country’s capital. Source

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DirecTV ends edgy ads with Rob Lowe amid criticism

Satellite provider DirecTV has pulled its entertaining and effective ads featuring actor Rob Lowe and his alter egos. Competitor Comcast challenged claims made in the commercials. Vladimir Duthiers reports on the high-stakes battle. Source

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South Carolina shooting video is telling evidence in cop’s murder charge

Warning: The video above contains graphic content. South Carolina officials announced murder charges against white police officer Michael Slager just one hour after seeing a graphic video of him shooting a black man in the back. Walter Scott was apparently unarmed. Slager is being held without bail. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the charges. Source

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Rand Paul faces intense criticism as 2016 presidential bid begins

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday and is already facing heat for some of his foreign policy views. A conservative group released an ad slamming Paul for his support of the Obama administration’s framework nuclear deal with Iran. Nancy Cordes reports from Louisville, Kentucky. Source

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South Carolina officer charged with shooting unarmed black man

Warning: The video above contains graphic content. A white police officer was charged with murder Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting Walter Scott, an apparently unarmed black man in South Carolina. Officer Michael Slager’s case is the latest in a series of racially-charged police shootings around the country. Vicente Arenas reports from Charleston, South Carolina, where the killing happened over the weekend. Source

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Taylor Swift leads Billboard Music Awards nominations

Taylor Swift received 14 nominations for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, and Sam Smith follows with 13. Also, the original manuscript for Don McLean’s classic song “American Pie” sold for $1.2 million at auction. Suzanne Marques reports on the day’s top entertainment stories. Source

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Max Greenfield talks “New Girl”

Actor who plays Schmidt on the Fox sitcom tells CBS News’ Lauren Moraski about his favorite episode, what he has in common with his character and the series’ future. Source

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