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(CNN) – Today's show goes in-depth on a key SCOTUS decision, the health of a civil rights icon, and the search for an NSA leaker the U.S. wants to find:
The Supreme Court handed-down a decision on affirmative action – kind of. A Texas case involving the use of race-conscious school admission policies got thrown back to the lower courts for further review. CNN's Lisa Dejardins breaks it down and tells us what this all means.
The condition of former South African president Nelson Mandela worsened over the weekend. The government announced that the 94-year-old civil rights icon's condition was downgraded to critical. Mandela's daughter talks to CNN about how the family is holding-up, and why they're uncomfortable with the media attention.
Edward Snowden is apparently on the move. Russian officials confirmed the NSA leaker had flown to Moscow from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Ecuadorian officials say Snowden is pleading for asylum from its country to avoid a "life of inhumane treatment, even death, if he's returned to the U.S." CNN's Barbara Hall unravels a story getting more complex by the day.
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(CNN) – It's been a day of waiting, unrest, and champions. In today's show, you'll find:
Next week will be a big one for the Supreme Court. Decisions both large and small will be handed down. CNN's Steve Kastenbaum has a preview of what should be an important week.
It started when Brazil's government raised bus fares by nine cents. Chaos ensued and continues to. We'll tell you why.
During one of the most exciting Stanley Cup finals ever, we're devoting this week's CNN Profile to better understanding hockey with the game's premier historian, Stanley Fischler.
By Jim Roope, CNN
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(CNN) – Forty years after the introduction of the Endangered Species Act, the California Condor is trying to reclaim its home. The problem is, humans have moved in.
[0:51] "There are about 420 birds in the world and a little over half of that population are in the wild."
Joseph Brandt, biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service's condor recovery program, said for the second year in a row, California condors have come back to roost in the mountain community of Bear Valley Springs, about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. Residents say the curious scavenger birds are wreaking havoc.
[1:26] "They’ll take apart anything plastic or canvas and just shred it. They shred screen doors."
These birds, that stand four-feet tall with wing spans of up to eight feet, can create quite a mess. One woman called the Bear Valley Springs police department to say her car was vandalized. The vandals it turns out, were condors and the graffiti painted all over the car was…not paint.
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