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Afghan women fear they’ll lose rights if the Taliban regains power

A Taliban delegation is in Russia Saturday to talk about the prospects for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. The extraordinary development comes days after President Trump announced U.S. talks with the Taliban had collapsed. Whatever the outcome, some Afghan women fear their hard won freedom may be in jeopardy. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source

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The Dish: Cookbook author Amanda Haas

After attending cooking school, Amanda Haas freelanced and tested recipes before launching a website that focused on simple family cooking. All of that experience led to a job as a test-kitchen manager for Williams Sonoma, where she eventually oversaw the store’s test kitchen and culinary programs. Last year, she stepped away from corporate life to write her third cookbook, “The Anti-Inflammation Cookbook: The Delicious Way to Reduce Inflammation and Stay Healthy.” Source

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Patriots player Joe Cardona on balancing his love of football and his country

Football is a sport filled with high profile and skill positions like quarterback and receiver. Long snapper doesn’t make the list but snapping a football through your legs as far as 15 feet directly into another player’s hands in less than a second takes precision – perhaps military precision. That’s certainly the case for Joe Cardona. In June, the Patriots’ long snapper was promoted to lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, ensuring another season of double duty. Dana Jacobson reports. Source

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Ken Burns explores the true roots of country music in new documentary

Over the past 30 years, the films of Ken Burns have covered the Civil War, the Vietnam War, baseball, jazz and more. His latest project, chronicling the story of country music from the hollers of West Virginia to the fields of California, may be his most emotional. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Jeff Glor sat down with Burns this week here in New York and one of the film’s stars in Nashville to look beyond any current definition of country music and uncover its true roots. Source

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