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How will Netflix stop you from sharing your password?
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Attorney Ben Crump on why timeline of investigation into Tyre Nichols' death should be the "blueprint"
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CEO apologizes for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in layoff memo
Jennifer Tejada quoted civil rights leader in email a critic called an "all time classic bad layoff announcement."
Food blogger who ate great white shark is fined $18,500
Chinese social media personality filmed herself buying, preparing and eating the animal, which is protected in China.
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Single women are outpacing men in home ownership Here's why.
Single women in the U.S. have now topped their male counterparts in terms of owning a home,
CEO apologizes for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in layoff memo
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Chinese social media personality filmed herself buying, preparing and eating the animal, which is protected in China.
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation" on Jan. 29, 2023
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Utah becomes first state to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth in 2023
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Boy hides from friends in shipping container, ends up 1,600 miles away
The Bangladeshi teenager apparently spent six days in the container as it sailed from his hometown all the way to Malaysia.
Man arrested after woman, 6 children found living in wine cellar
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Blinken visits Jerusalem amid spiraling Israeli-Palestinian violence
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Memphis police disbanding SCORPION team
Following the death of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department has discontinued the special unit focused on street crime whose officers were involved in his beating. Former FBI agent Tom O'Connor, principal consultant at Fedsquared Consulting, joins CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss.
Police unit disbanded after Nichols death
The Memphis police's scorpion unit has been shut down following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss how and why the unit was formed and the calls for reform in the wake of Nichols' death.
Hero who disarmed Monterey Park gunman honored
Brandon Tsay, the 26-year-old man who disarmed the Monterey Park gunman, was honored Sunday for his heroism in Alhambra, California. Tsay's family runs the Lai Lai Ballroom in Alhambra, where the suspect went after allegedly killing 11 people at another dancehall. Tsay wrestled the gun out of the suspect's hands, saving countless lives.
Eagles, Chiefs to face off in Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. CBSSports.com NFL writer Jeff Kerr joined CBS News to discuss the AFC and NFC championship games.
Biden, McCarthy to meet on debt ceiling
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are expected to meet this week to discuss the debt ceiling and how to avoid a default on the country's debt. McCarthy said he wants to find a "reasonable and responsible" way to lift the debt ceiling. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers from Capitol Hill to discuss.