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Bill Gates reacts to federal virus response

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been warning the public of a global pandemic since 2015. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has so far donated $100 million to help fight the coronavirus. He speaks to “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason about what he is doing to help the world combat the virus, the role of the federal government on testing and why he thinks “for the next one, we will be far more ready than we were for this one.”

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Zuckerbergs to fund coronavirus research

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are stepping up to battle the coronavirus pandemic through their charitable group, The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative. They announced plans to partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, "contributing $25 million with Gates and others" to begin exploring possible COVID-19 treatments. The sit down with Gayle King to talk about their effort as well as how they themselves are impacted by the virus.

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MIT professor on paid leave over Epstein ties

An MIT professor is on paid administrative leave following a review into donations the school received from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to Goodwin Procter, the law firm that conducted the investigation, professor Seth Lloyd knew donations from the late financier would be controversial and that MIT might have rejected them. Axios chief financial correspondent Felix Salmon joined CBSN to discuss Epstein's extensive history with the university and its faculty.

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