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Cuba approves unprecedented free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse

Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the Communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade. In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state’s role in the economy and attracting investment in everything…

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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…

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1.6 million eggs recalled at Kroger and other stores over salmonella risk, FDA says

Midwest Poultry Services is recalling 1.6 million eggs over concerns that they could be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.  The recall covers white-shell and cage-free shell eggs produced at the company’s Texas farms and distributed to retailers in six states. Salmonella Enteritidis can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in vulnerable…

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