Biden signing new executive orders to address coronavirus pandemic
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President Biden is signing 10 new executive orders to address the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in office, one day after he reversed some of the Trump administration's agenda. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN with the latest from the White House.
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Jobless claims dip to 900,000 in final week of Trump administration
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The number of Americans claiming unemployment for the first time dipped by 26,000 in the final week of the Trump administration to 900,000 jobless claims, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. Bankrate Washington bureau chief and senior economic analyst Mark Hamrick joins CBSN to discuss how the new Biden administration plans to respond to the ongoing jobs crisis.
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Congressman: America "needs to see leaders like Vice President Harris"
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Congressman Steven Horsford, a Democrat from Nevada, praised Vice President Kamala Harris' historic inauguration as the first woman and person of Black and South Asian descent to hold the position. He joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about the challenges facing the new Biden administration, including battling COVID-19 and the economic effects of the pandemic.
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4 killed in Madrid gas explosion
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A tower of smoke rose from a building, where repairs were being done to a gas boiler, and billowed through Toledo Street near the city's center.
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Another 900,000 Americans filed new jobless claims last week
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The Labor Department weekly unemployment claims report shows another 900,000 people filed for unemployment for the first time last week. That's slightly down from the 926,000 who filed jobless claims the previous week. Melissa Armo, the owner and founder of The Stock Swoosh, joins CBSN with a breakdown of what these numbers mean.
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Maryland man accused of beating police with bat during Capitol riot
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A Maryland man has been charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors said Emanuel Jackson was one of the first to enter the building and repeatedly struck police officers with a metal baseball bat. CBS Baltimore's Mike Hellgren reports.
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