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It was billed as the Epic Fan Experience -- a special event for devotees of the HBO series "Game of Thrones." Many came in costume to see the premiere of the fourth season at the Barclays Center in New York

It was billed as the Epic Fan Experience -- a special event for devotees of the HBO series "Game of Thrones." Many came in costume to see the premiere of the fourth season at the Barclays Center in New York. As CBS News' Gilad Thaler reports, for one night, the fantasy world of Westeros was only a subway ride away.

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A strong winter storm is expected to dump a foot of snow over parts of the mid-Atlantic, including the D.C. metro area. The storm is expected to track south enough to spare New England, and only drop a few inches of snow on New York City

A strong winter storm is expected to dump a foot of snow over parts of the mid-Atlantic, including the D.C. metro area. The storm is expected to track south enough to spare New England, and only drop a few inches of snow on New York City. Meteorologist Lauren Casey of WCCO-TV reports.

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Looking back at the pandemic, one year later

"CBS This Morning" takes a look at the one year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic with reflections and lessons learned from key players during the early months, including Dr. Helen Chu, an infectious disease researcher who found a way to test for COVID-19 early on, Admiral Brett Giroir, the former Assistant Secretary of Health in charge of COVID-19 testing and David Lat, one of the first COVID-19 patients hospitalized in New York City.

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Study: Low rate of COVID-19 transmission in NYC schools

Parents concerned about sending their kids back to school can breathe a little easier, according to a study published in the journal "Pediatrics." The transmission rate at schools in New York City open between October and December was only about half a percent. Dr. Neeta Ogden joins CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss what this means for the reopening of schools around the U.S. and a new type of test that could shed light on just how widely the coronavirus spread before testing was available.

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Cuomo announces expanded vaccine eligibility

Embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced people aged 60 and over would be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting Wednesday and more workers who come into regular contact with the public will become eligible next week. Cuomo made the announcement as he faces an investigation into sexual harassment allegations and federal prosecutors are looking into his administration's handling of nursing homes during the pandemic. Watch his remarks.

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Restaurants struggle with race-related attacks

Restaurants around the country are still struggling a year into the coronavirus pandemic. The National Restaurant Association estimates that as of last month over 110,000 businesses have temporarily or permanently closed because of COVID-19. But Chinese restaurants are being hit especially hard as race-related attacks on Asian Americans further complicate the issue. Xi'an Famous Foods CEO Jason Wang spoke with CBSN AM about his restaurants and how his employees are feeling after two of them were attacked.

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Poll: Many Latinos hesitant to get vaccine

The Biden administration faces several hurdles to inoculating the U.S. against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, including hesitancy among Latino communities. A recent poll shows nearly half of Latinos in the U.S. will wait and see how the vaccine affects those who receive the shot. Professor Iris Lopez, the director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at City College of New York, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the history of mistrust among Latinos with the medical community.

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