Book excerpt: "Under a White Sky" by Elizabeth Kolbert
The New Yorker magazine writer examines the seemingly futile efforts we human beings must engage in to address our species' depredation of the planet.
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Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID vaccine rolls out in the U.S.
The vaccine is the third to roll out for use in the United States, and the first that requires only one shot.
Biden restores key climate policy tool slashed by Trump
The important number helps form a wide range of policies regulating industry and energy production.
NASA's "Perseverance" led by women, minority scientists
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover mission was led by a diverse group of scientists, many of them women and minorities. Adriana Diaz has more on their stories.
FDA approves one-shot vaccine
On Saturday, the FDA approved the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The race to vaccinate is picking up as new variants have been identified. Danya Bacchus reports.
Atlantic Ocean circulation weakens, sparking climate worries
New study finds evidence of an unprecedented slowdown in North Atlantic Ocean circulation, likely to due to human-caused climate change.
Walmart expands COVID-19 vaccine access to 35 states
The nation's biggest retailer offering immunizations -- a booster shot to U.S. efforts with more than 20 pharmacy chains.
Study: Pfizer vaccine reduces transmission
A new U.K. study found the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine reduced transmission after just one dose. Dr. Bob Lahita joins CBSN to discuss the findings, as well as the possible need for booster shots against new variants, a new CBS News poll on attitudes about vaccination, and the process of reopening schools amid the pandemic.
CBS News poll: Many would get vaccine, but hesitancy remains
Partisans differ on school reopening, according to latest CBS News polling.
"A Shot of Hope": Mistrust and access
Communities of color have a long history of mistrust in the medical community that's grounded in a history of abuses like the U.S. Public Health Service syphilis study in Tuskegee, Alabama, and the case of Henrietta Lacks. But they also suffer from a lack of access. CBSN speaks to family members connected to those cases, as well as doctors and community leaders overcoming roadblocks to get the vaccine to those who need it most. Plus, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte explains his state's success in COVID-19 vaccinations. Montana has one of the best vaccination rates in the country.
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
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Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oil
Vance says admin. must take action when ICE agents "screw up"
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