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Gov. Tim Walz's son breaks silence on viral DNC moment

Gov. Tim Walz's son breaks silence on viral DNC moment

CBS News — CBS News contributor David Begnaud spoke with Gus Walz, the son of Gov. Tim Walz, about his viral moment supporting his dad at last year's DNC, the response he's received and how he overcomes challenges.

How Illinois' first lady and Willette Benford are giving second chances to women leaving prison

How Illinois' first lady and Willette Benford are giving second chances to women leaving prison

CBS News — CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how Willette Benford, who spent 24 years in prison, is working with Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker to help those exiting the criminal justice system.

Utah girl gifted life-changing bionic arm from stranger pays it forward to other kids in need

Utah girl gifted life-changing bionic arm from stranger pays it forward to other kids in need

CBS News — A 9-year-old's mission to get a bionic arm led to a story about the power of kindness - and an inspiring new friendship.

Taiwan's military holds defense exercises amid tensions with China

Taiwan's military holds defense exercises amid tensions with China

CBS News — Activity on the streets of Taipei ground to a halt as police ordered pedestrians to seek shelter indoors, shops shuttered their doors, and vehicles were forced to pull over.

For Black and Latino gun owners, being armed "evens the playing field"

For Black and Latino gun owners, being armed "evens the playing field"

CBS News — CBS News Watch the CBSN Originals documentary "The New Pro-Gun Generation" in the video player above. It premieres on CBSN Sunday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. P.B. Gomez is a 23-year-old law student at the UC Berkeley School of Law interested in urban environmental justice policy.

Affirmative action and the diversity dilemma

Affirmative action and the diversity dilemma

CBS News — CBS News Watch the CBSN Originals documentary "The Diversity Dilemma" in the video player above. Affirmative action policies were created to increase the representation of women and people of color in the workforce and on college campuses. But how affirmative action goals are implemented has been challenged in courts and public opinion since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law.

Militias challenge gun laws in Virginia: "It's about shooting tyrants in the face"

Militias challenge gun laws in Virginia: "It's about shooting tyrants in the face"

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a documentary series from CBSN Originals . Stream the latest episodes, "Gun Fight, Part One" and "Gun Fight, Part Two," in the video players on this page. On a cold winter morning last February, a woman named Samantha assembled her AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in the parking area next to Timbrook Public Library in Campbell County, Virginia.

Documentary reveals toll of job losses on and off the Las Vegas Strip: "I cry and pray a whole lo...

Documentary reveals toll of job losses on and off the Las Vegas Strip: "I cry and pray a whole lo...

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a documentary series from CBSN Originals . Watch the latest episode, "Losing Las Vegas," in the video player above. When the pandemic arrived, the economic shutdown hit Las Vegas harder than any other major city in America - and the impact rippled far beyond the famous Strip.

Inside Gen Z's fight for climate change action

Inside Gen Z's fight for climate change action

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a documentary series from CBSN Originals . Watch the latest episode, "Generation Climate" in the video player above. A generation that grew up witnessing a world with a rapidly changing climate is coming of age. Now, young climate activists are bringing a sense of urgency to mobilizing social and political movements across the nation.

"We are a strong people": Doctors on front lines against coronavirus in Navajo Nation share their...

"We are a strong people": Doctors on front lines against coronavirus in Navajo Nation share their...

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals . Watch the latest episode, "Coronavirus in Navajo Nation," in the video player above. Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, Tuba City Navajo Nation is one of the hardest-hit regions per capita for coronavirus in the U.S.

Navajo Nation residents face coronavirus without running water

Navajo Nation residents face coronavirus without running water

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals . Watch the latest episode, "Coronavirus in Navajo Nation," in the video player above. Margie Barton unfolded a map of Dilkon in Navajo Nation and pointed to the clusters of households representing 90% of its residents living without running water.

Lifelines in the Lockdown

Lifelines in the Lockdown

CBS News — With millions of Americans under stay-at-home orders in the coronavirus pandemic, workers like grocery store employees, bus drivers and delivery people have become indispensable lifelines. Often unnoticed and undervalued by society, they now risk their lives so that daily life can continue to function.

Restaurant workers, already living "tip to mouth," face more hardship in shutdown

Restaurant workers, already living "tip to mouth," face more hardship in shutdown

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals . Watch the latest episode, "Surviving an Unlivable Wage," in the video player above. Restaurant servers who rely on customers' tips to make ends meet have seen their livelihoods vanish virtually overnight.

Are video doorbells and neighborhood watch apps generating more fear than security?

Are video doorbells and neighborhood watch apps generating more fear than security?

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals. Watch the first episode, "Racial Profiling 2.0," in the video player above. In May 2019, the El Monte Police Department in California began a partnership with Ring, the Amazon-owned company best known for its motion sensor video doorbells and home security cameras.

LAPD not giving up on data-driven policing, even after scrapping controversial program

LAPD not giving up on data-driven policing, even after scrapping controversial program

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals. Watch the first episode, "Racial Profiling 2.0," in the video player above. On a warm Los Angeles morning, community activists gathered outside the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters to protest data-driven policing.

Is artificial intelligence making racial profiling worse?

Is artificial intelligence making racial profiling worse?

CBS News — CBS News REVERB is a new documentary series from CBSN Originals. Watch the first episode, "Racial Profiling 2.0," in the video player above. Throughout its history, the LAPD has found itself embroiled in controversy over racially biased policing.

Priced out: L.A.'s hidden homeless

Priced out: L.A.'s hidden homeless

CBS News — Los Angeles is in the midst of the worst homeless crisis the city has ever seen, driven by rising rents, stagnant wages and an affordable housing shortage. CBSN Originals' Adam Yamaguchi meets a single mother living in her car with her teenage daughter, just one example of L.A.'s hidden homeless population that is steadily growing as longtime residents are priced out of their homes - with nowhere else to go.

Weaponizing Social Media: The Rohingya Crisis

Weaponizing Social Media: The Rohingya Crisis

CBS News — More than 700,000 Rohingya men, women and children have been ejected from Myanmar's Rakhine state, and now huddle in an enormous refugee camp in Bangladesh -- the biggest in the world. The fear that stoked this ethnic cleansing was inflamed by a surge in affordable new technology, and the social media platforms that came with it quickened the spread of dangerous propaganda.

Meet the Montana GOP lawmakers who were kicked out of their party for voting with Democrats

Meet the Montana GOP lawmakers who were kicked out of their party for voting with Democrats

CBS News — In April, nine GOP state senators from Montana were censured for voting with Democrats. Jo Ling Kent speaks with some of them about why they voted against party lines, and what their hopes are for the future of U.S. politics.

How ranchers in Montana's Blackfoot Valley are challenging the status quo amid existential threat...

How ranchers in Montana's Blackfoot Valley are challenging the status quo amid existential threat...

CBS News — Cole Mannix, cofounder of Old Salt Co-op, says the longterm survival of ranchers depends on rewriting the rules of the existing food system.

Taiwan's military holds defense exercises amid heightened tensions with China

Taiwan's military holds defense exercises amid heightened tensions with China

CBS News — Activity on the streets of Taipei ground to a halt as police ordered pedestrians to seek shelter indoors, shops shuttered their doors, and vehicles were forced to pull over.

How social media is driving teens toward steroids and extreme body transformations

How social media is driving teens toward steroids and extreme body transformations

CBS News — Behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug never approved for humans.

How ranchers in Montana's Blackfoot Valley are challenging the status quo amid existential threat...

How ranchers in Montana's Blackfoot Valley are challenging the status quo amid existential threat...

CBS News — Cole Mannix, cofounder of Old Salt Co-op, says the longterm survival of ranchers depends on rewriting the rules of the existing food system.

Strangers come together to help a man and his dog during South Carolina winter storm: "What you s...

Strangers come together to help a man and his dog during South Carolina winter storm: "What you s...

CBS News — A man and his dog in a small South Carolina town had nowhere to turn when a rare winter storm struck, until the community pulled together to help.
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