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Virginia's governor declares Juneteenth a paid state holiday

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced he's making Juneteenth -- a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. -- an official holiday in a state that was once home to the capital of the Confederacy. CBSN's Tanya Rivero reports.
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