Judge denies Biden’s bid to block DOJ from releasing conversations with biographer

Washington — A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Justice Department to give a conservative think tank a redacted transcript and recordings of former President Joe Biden’s decade-old conversations with his biographer, Mark Zwonitzer. In a 26-page decision, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied Biden’s bid to stop the Justice Department from disclosing …

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James Burrows, co-creator of “Cheers” and prolific director, dies at 85

James Burrows, the co-creator of “Cheers” and prolific television director who worked on hits including “Will & Grace,” “Frasier” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. He was 85 years old. Attorney Tom Hoberman confirmed Burrows’ death, “with great sadness.” A cause of death was not immediately available. Burrows was born in California and …

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This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 21)

The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Guest host: Lee Cowan. COVER STORY: Protecting the right of birthright citizenshipBirthright citizenship is spelled out in the 14th amendment of the Constitution, …

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Students share their dreams for U.S. as they reflect on Juneteenth

Students share their dreams for U.S. as they reflect on Juneteenth – CBS News Watch CBS News “CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson sits down with a group of students to discuss what Juneteenth means to them, when they learned about it and their hopes for the future.

Tay Keith, Grammy-nominated producer, found dead in Nashville at 29

Grammy-nominated record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville apartment on Thursday, the city’s police department said on social media. He was 29 years old. He was found dead by officers performing a welfare check, the Metro Nashville Police Department said. Police did not say what spurred the welfare check. An autopsy will …

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What’s missing from the Epstein files? Questions persist about unexplained redactions, missing documents, email gaps

When the Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, survivors, advocates and lawmakers quickly raised questions about an apparent discrepancy: the DOJ had said it collected more than 6 million pages of material during its investigation but was only releasing half that number. The Justice …

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