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This Morning from CBS News, Jan. 14, 2016

Murder in Italy

A Senegalese man is under arrest on suspicion of murder, aggravated by cruelty, in the brutal killing of an American woman in Florence. Prosecutors have revealed new details about her death, and how they came to track down the suspect.

Chasing evangelicals

Ted Cruz is doing everything he can to win over all the evangelical voters he can find. In Iowa, this will be key, since they're likely to make up a majority of those who will show up at the GOP caucuses in February. But they're not exactly a monolithic group.

Dog flu

A dangerous new strain of dog flu is spreading concern across the West. A dog in Montana recently tested positive for the highly-contagious virus, and the Washington state health department is warning pet owners after possible exposure at a Seattle-area kennel.

FIDO Project

A border collie called Sky can do a lot more than bark if someone needs help - he can send an emergency text message. Sky is being trained to use new technology by Georgia Tech scientists, who hope to develop the canine communication system to aid police, the military, and people who need assistance at home.

Global threat

With world leaders, CEOs and other high-profile figures set for next week's annual conclave in Davos, Switzerland, event organizer the World Economic Forum has for the first time ranked environmental concerns as its most pressing global threat.

Cultural export

Lately, you can't get through a day without bad news on the Chinese economy; the stock market is down, industry production is slowing, the no-longer-booming manufacturing sector is laying people off. But not Starbucks. The java giant has unveiled plans for impressive expansion, to meet unbridled demand.

Low-paid grads

Although unemployment has receded to normal levels in the U.S., stories still abound of college graduates who are stuck in low-paid jobs. Is the labor market still really that bad? We dig up data that offer a clearer post-recession picture of how grads are faring

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World

Several killed in blasts, gun battle in Jakarta

Iran's release of U.S. Navy sailors greeted with relief

Pentagon lays out plan to take power from ISIS

Politics

Ted Cruz: Failure to disclose Goldman Sachs loan "inadvertent"

In Nebraska, Obama throws few more jabs at Trump, Cruz

Small town Iowa voters relish opportunity to meet big names

RNC chairman didn't think Haley was talking about Trump

Business

The oddest -- and most destructive -- job interview behaviors

For Al Jazeera America, no endless flow of oil money

Bear market looms as small-caps collapse

Science and Tech

U.S. official: Clapper's personal online accounts hacked

Scientists create lithium-ion battery that doesn't catch fire

Health

Evidence may link mosquito-borne virus with birth defects

Entertainment

Ted Cruz hunts with "Duck Dynasty" star, nabs endorsement

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