5/24: Face The Nation – CBS News

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as President Trump says a peace deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated,” Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv and Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses the possible deal. Plus, on this Memorial Day weekend, Medal of Honor recipients retired Lt. Col. William Swenson and retired Command …

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John McWhorter on being “strange” and reconstructing Fats Waller’s long-forgotten Broadway musical

New York Times columnist, best-selling author, linguist and Columbia University professor John McWhorter doesn’t shy away from controversy and isn’t afraid to offend people. Take, for instance, “The Golden Girls.” In his New York Times opinion article on the TV series, McWhorter writes, “This show was a paragon of the genre and starred three spectacular …

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Patti LaBelle on being called a legend: “I have earned it”

Patti LaBelle has been singing for six decades, earning hit records, Grammys and the nickname the “Godmother of Soul.” As she celebrates her 82nd birthday on Sunday, she said she’s “having fun living it down.” “At 82, I am really living it down, not up. But having fun living it down. I play cards. We …

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The legendary Patti LaBelle – CBS News

The legendary Patti LaBelle – CBS News Watch CBS News Legendary singer Patti LaBelle has been performing for six decades. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with LaBelle at her hometown of Philadelphia as she marks her 82nd birthday.