Trump visits Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

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Last Updated Dec 9, 2017 12:48 PM EST President Trump on Saturday toured and delivered brief remarks at the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson in a visit that did not come without controversy.  “These buildings embody the hope that has lived in the hearts of every […]

Winter storm system brings record snowfall to the South

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A massive storm system that started in the Deep South is moving into the mid-Atlantic, the Northeast and New England. More than a quarter of a million people from Louisiana to Georgia are without electricity and there has been one weather-related death so far. Almost 2,000 airline flights were cancelled […]

Now trending: HQ, the trivia game show app

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Now trending … the quiz show that lets you phone it in. Introducing HQ, the fast-growing trivia game that’s arguably the perfect app for anyone seeking more challenging fare than cat videos.  CBS News Not that we’re necessarily recommending you play it, but here’s how it works: Twice each weekday, […]

Judd Apatow: Pretty serious about comedy

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JUDD APATOW is the creator of some of the most popular comedies of our time. These days, he’s returning to his roots, and sharing memories with Tracy Smith for our Sunday Profile:  If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, then Judd Apatow’s mind must be a […]

How nondisclosure agreements encourage a culture of silence

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The recent avalanche of sexual misconduct allegations has cast a spotlight on nondisclosure agreements (NDA), the contracts employers use to keep such matters private. “I signed the nondisclosure agreement and I think at the time, I hoped, I’m just going to close my eyes and make this go away,” said former […]

Millions of potentially explosive air bags still on the road

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Fewer than half of the 41 million potentially explosive air bag inflators made by Japanese company Takata have been replaced in the several years since the largest auto-safety recall in U.S. history. Some Honda employees are going door-to-door knocking, hunting for roughly 100,000 cars with the most dangerous defective Takata air […]

CBS News Poll: American attitudes toward gun violence

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By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School approaches, one third of Americans –  and women in particular – say the level of gun violence in the United States today is a crisis, and most call […]