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Teacher uses “mood notes” to help students open up about their feelings

In this installment of our School Matters series, we look at how educators tackle mental health in the classroom. Advocacy groups say in a given year, nearly one in five adults experience mental illness. Jamie Yuccas shows us how one Northern California teacher is encouraging students to reveal their own struggles through a simple exercise. Source

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Bumble CEO talks new initiative and how it’s making dating online safer for women

The CEO and founder of Bumble is expanding her mission to empower women. Whitney Wolfe Herd created the dating app in 2014 and since then, it has grown to more than 55 million users in 150 countries. Wolfe Herd joins “CBS This Morning” to reveal a new initiative called “Moves Making Impact,” where users pick a cause to support and then Bumble donates to women making a difference in their community. Source

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“48 Hours” investigates investor who vanished after allegedly killing wife

A murder that shook an upscale California neighborhood is now the focus of an international manhunt. Multi-millionaire businessman Peter Chadwick and his wife QC disappeared from their Newport Beach home in 2012. Chadwick was later charged with her murder for Allegedly staging her death. After posting his $1M bail, he vanished. Tune in to Tracy Smith’s full report for “48 Hours” on Saturday 10 pm ET / 9 pm CT. Source

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Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lunar lander

We’re getting a clearer look at the spacecraft that could one day bring people to the moon. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday showed off Blue Moon, a lunar lander developed by Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin. Its reveal comes nearly two months after the White House announced its goal of returning to the moon. Mark Strassmann reports. Source

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Clinging to coal: West Virginia’s fight over green jobs

For generations, coal has been the backbone of West Virginia, until jobs were wiped out by the tens of thousands. While some are counting on promises made to bring coal back, a new generation is embracing the next opportunity: green energy. But in the nationwide race to dominate renewable power production, West Virginia’s deeply rooted tensions and interests may leave its workers behind. Source

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