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New Orleans — Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought by the new coronavirus, one of his sons said late Wednesday. He was 85. Ellis Marsalis III confirmed in […]

What began as a simple tweet challenging engineers and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley to help health care workers during coronavirus has now turned into a community-led operation. The goal is to build thousands of 3D-printed face shields for doctors and nurses on the front lines of the fight against the deadly […]

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Adam Schlesinger, the New Jersey native who co-founded music groups Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, and was known for his work on the TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died from coronavirus-related complications, according to The Associated Press. The Emmy and Grammy award-winning musician was 52.  Schlesinger had been sedated on a […]

Last year correspondent Mo Rocca purchased a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle of a 1933 Diego Rivera mural. He didn’t expect to get to it until he was 80. Well, things have changed. Mo Rocca working on his Diego Rivera masterpiece. CBS News And he is not the only one. All across […]

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Federal officials are ramping up security for Dr. Anthony Fauci after threats were made against him, multiple officials from the Department of Justice confirmed to CBS News. The increase in security came at the request of the Health and Human Services Inspector General (HHS IG), the officials said.  The Department […]

The Treasury Department said late Wednesday that Americans on Social Security will not be required to file a “simple tax return” to receive a stimulus check from the U.S. government. The announcement reversed an earlier statement from the Internal Revenue Service that participants in the federal retirement program would need […]

Hours before Tuesday night’s arguments, President Trump appeared to shift his stance toward the judiciary, saying he wanted his order to be tested in the courts; CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed top White House advisor Kellyanne Conway Tuesday about the Trump administration’s treatment of the press Free America Network Articles

President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence struggled to provide answers during Wednesday’s Coronavirus Task Force briefing on how Americans who are uninsured can become insured during the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump administration rolled back penalties under Obamacare for anyone who is uninsured, and the Trump administration has declined to […]