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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 5:24 PM PDT
5/1: Feds charge 3 friends of Boston bomb suspect; Guantanamo prisoners being force fed during hunger strike
Three college classmates of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been charged with trying to cover up his tracks after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings; Also, Gen. John Kelley believes the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay was triggered by the inmate's belief that President Obama had given up trying to close the prison; And, female troops are able to get to know Afghan women who are not allowed any contact with men outside their families.
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May 1, 2013 | 4:38 PM PDT
Kentucky Derby jockey could end 110-year drought
If Kevin Krigger wins the Kentucky Derby Saturday, he will become the first African-American jockey to do so since 1902
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May 1, 2013 | 4:30 PM PDT
Illegal border crossings rise in South Texas as Congress debates immigration reform
Border agent says Washington talk is enough to attract undocumented immigrants across state lines; property owner is less than thrilled
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:22 PM PDT
African American jockey eyes Derby win
It's considered bad luck to boast about your chances in the Kentucky Derby. But Jockey Kevin Krigger didn't get that memo: "I'm gonna win the Kentucky Derby, it's just as simple as that." There hasn't been an African American jockey to win it since 1902. Michelle Miller reports.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:48 PM PDT
Female U.S. soldiers given special operations in Afghanistan
Female soldiers stationed in Afghanistan have been able to connect with the women living there who are not allowed any contact with men outside their families. Elizabeth Palmer reports how this skill has proven vital to U.S. operations including night raids capturing Taliban fighters.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:18 PM PDT
Cannibalism found in Jamestown
Scientists from the Smithsonian speculate that settlers in Jamestown, Va., may have resorted to cannibalism to survive a winter without food. Scott Pelley reports
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:18 PM PDT
Fistfight breaks in Venezuela's congress
In Venezuela, a fistfight broke out in the national assembly over a law that would silence opponents of the new president Nicolas Maduro -- unless they recognize his election. Scott Pelley reports.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:14 PM PDT
Number of illegal border crossings surges in South Texas
Since January, the number of undocumented workers sneaking across the border has tripled, with some making the journey from as far away as Brazil. Anna Werner reports the battle in Washington over immigration reform might be a reason for the surge.
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May 1, 2013 | 4:13 PM PDT
Twenty-three Guantanamo hunger strikers being force-fed
Detainee attorney says strikers feel their only way out of camp "is in a coffin"; former U.S. Air Force general says there's no viable alternative to Gitmo
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:47 PM PDT
Guantanamo prisoners being force fed during hunger strike
Gen. John Kelley believes the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay was triggered by the inmate's belief that President Obama had given up trying to close the prison. David Martin reports on how 23 of the prisoners participating in a hunger strike are being force fed to be kept alive.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:41 PM PDT
Feds charge 3 friends of Boston bomb suspect
Three college classmates of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been charged with trying to cover up his tracks after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. Elaine Quijano reports.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:09 PM PDT
Man carjacked by Boston bombing suspects describes texting
John Miller speaks with "Danny" the 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur carjacked by the Tsarnaev's brothers about the texts he got from his roommate whilst in the car with them.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:08 PM PDT
What can FBI learn from bombing suspect's friends?
Federal authorities hope to get more information about bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now that they've charged his three friends. Bob Orr reports.
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May 1, 2013 | 4:00 PM PDT
Women on the Afghan frontline - combat soldiers with an extra dimension
These female soldiers in Afghanistan have an added role - connect with Afghan women who are not allowed contact with men outside their families
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:38 AM PDT
How the carjacking began
In his first television interview, the Boston suspects' carjacking victim, a 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who calls himself "Danny," describes how the incident began. At his request, CBS News has concealed his identity and has altered his voice.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:38 AM PDT
How he escaped
In his first television interview, the Boston suspects' carjacking victim, a 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who calls himself "Danny," describes how he managed to get away. At his request, CBS News has concealed his identity and has altered his voice.
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2013 | 4:34 AM PDT
What happened in the car
"Danny," the 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who was carjacked by the Boston bombing suspects, gives a detailed account of what happened in the car after the suspects took control. At his request, CBS News has concealed his identity and has altered his voice.
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Play CBS Video April 30, 2013 | 6:57 PM PDT
Boston bombing suspects threaten to kill "Danny" if he talked Chinese
In his first television interview, "Danny" a Chinese entrepreneur, describes to John Miller how the Tsarnaev brothers threatened to kill him if he spoke Chinese on a phone call with his roommate. CBS News has concealed his identity and altered his voice.
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Play CBS Video April 30, 2013 | 6:22 PM PDT
4/30: Man carjacked by Boston bomb suspects speaks out; Windpipe made from stem cells help 2-year-old
The man hijacked by the Tsarnaev brothers speaks to John Miller about what he heard while in the car with the bomber suspects; Also, Hannah Warren, 2, is finally breathing and eating on her own after receiving an artificial windpipe that was grown from stem cells; And, in the face of a growing hunger strike, President Obama said his administration will try again to close the military prison camp at Guantanamo, Cuba.
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April 30, 2013 | 4:41 PM PDT
First American to top Everest still living on the edge at 84
Fifty years ago this week, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the 29,000-foot-high summit of the famed mountain
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Play CBS Video April 30, 2013 | 4:42 PM PDT
New evidence in Ricin case
James Dutschke of Tupelo, Miss., is under arrest in the ricin letters case. Evidence of the deadly poison was found in a martial art studio he used to run.
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Play CBS Video April 30, 2013 | 5:30 PM PDT
First American to climb Everest celebrates 50-year milestone
Fifty years ago, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Now, at 84, he's still looking for new challenges. Chip Reid reports.
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April 30, 2013 | 4:32 PM PDT
Low inventory drives recovery of home prices in L.A.
Rapidly rising home prices forced Alex and Belen Griswold to rethink their plan to buy a bigger home
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Play CBS Video April 30, 2013 | 4:34 PM PDT
Massive storm hits Saturn's North Pole
NASA scientists say a massive storm on Saturn's North Pole looks just like a hurricane on earth, spinning counter-clockwise. Its eye is 20 times bigger than the ones we see on Earth.
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April 30, 2013 | 4:27 PM PDT
Two-year-old gets windpipe made from her own stem cells
Toddler Hannah Warren lived her whole life in an intensive care unit with a breathing tube until a ground-breaking surgery set her free
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