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Following $15 dollar an hour law passage victories in New York, California and Pennsylvania, Fight for 15 protesters advocated in more than 300 cities on Thursday for a nationwide rise in minimum wage and the right to unionize

Following $15 dollar an hour law passage victories in New York, California and Pennsylvania, Fight for 15 protesters advocated in more than 300 cities on Thursday for a nationwide rise in minimum wage and the right to unionize. They marched from Times Square to the annual New York State Republican GOP Gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel to join protesters rallying against GOP candidates’ opposition to raise wages. Video produced by Anisah Jabar.

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Cuomo hires defense attorney

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired criminal defense lawyer Elkan Abramowitz to represent him and his aides in a probe into alleged underreporting of COVID nursing home deaths. The Wall Street Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the Cuomo administration is handling the fallout and the latest on the impending investigations into nursing home deaths and allegations of sexual misconduct.

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The biggest national headlines of 2021

More people in the U.S. died of COVID-19 in 2021 than in 2020, driven in part by highly contagious variants. Vaccines became available, but hesitancy remained. Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson raced into space. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced in June in the death of George Floyd, and the nation once against reeled from mass shootings. CBS News' Michael George reviews the biggest national news stories of the year.

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