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Weekend Roundup 10/8

10.08.2021 - By CBS News RadioPlay

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On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with host Allison Keyes; children between the ages of 5 and 11 could be getting the Pfizer Covid19 vaccine as early as next month. The company asked the FDA to authorize the emergency use of its vaccine for that age group. Dr. Ruth Kanthula, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at MedStar Health, says she is psyched! President Biden is urging private companies to require coronavirus vaccines for employees. Republican governors say they will challenge a formalized vaccine mandate. Those political tensions are spilling over into health care. In states like Idaho, CBS's Jonathan Vigliotti reports doctors are struggling. On Capitol Hill, the deadline has passed for aides of former President Trump to hand over documents to the House Committee investigating the deadly riot on January 6th. CBS's Nikole Killion reports. This summer's hot job market slowed down significantly. CBS's Bradley Blackburn has the latest. NBA fans are calling foul on a story about an alleged scam -- revealed by federal prosecutors -- to cheat the league's health plan out of millions of dollars. CBS's Nikki Battiste tells us more. In a special report for National Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS's Lisa Mateo looks at finance, and how more Latinos can get started investing in their future A new study from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies finds that Blacks in the rural South are nearly twice as likely as whites to lack internet access. In this week's Kaleidoscope, Allison is joined by the think tank's director of technology policy, Dominique Harrison, to discuss what the gap means in terms of everything from education to health care. Tesla is the latest tech giant to announce it is moving its headquarters out of Silicon Valley. Reporter Juliette Goodrich tells us Elon's Musks' company is headed to Texas. You may want to think twice before putting a Jack-O-Lantern out this year. Reporter Kevin MacLeod tells us why. Fast food restaurants are adding plant-based meat products to their menus to cater to their vegetarian customers. CBS's Nancy Chen explains that the food revolution is powered by peas from America's heartland. Research shows nearly half of women face significant hair loss during their lifetimes. As reporter Clair Kopsky tells us, there's a place in Tennessee for those suffering with that problem. In Southern California, young great white sharks are swimming with surfers -- and scientists want to know why. CBS's Chris Evens explains. Finally, in one of Europe's largest cities, a furry commuter is making the trip to work more fun. CBS's Tina Kraus with the story.

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