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Transcript: IMF director Kristalina Georgieva on “Face the Nation,” April 14, 2024

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

The following is a transcript of an interview with Kristalina Georgieva, director of the International Monetary Fund, that aired on April 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re back with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva – I got it right this time, I apologize. Oil markets. have been swinging because of this

Transcript: John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson, on “Face the Nation,” April 14, 2024

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

The following is a transcript of an interview with Adm. John Kirby, White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, that aired on April 14, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council, John Kirby. Good morning, and welcome back. COORDINATOR FOR STRATEGIC

Public domain, where art lives after copyright

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

Public domain, where art lives after copyright – CBS News Watch CBS News Expiration dates on intellectual property were written into our Constitution, “to promote the progress of science and useful arts.” And every year, more and more books, music and films enter the public domain and help to inspire new creative ideas. Correspondent Lee

Jerry Seinfeld on “Unfrosted,” the made-up origin tale of Pop-Tarts

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

It started with a stand-up bit, from Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix special, “23 Hours to Kill”: “When they invented the Pop-Tart, the back of my head blew right off!” And like all good comedy, it was based in truth. In 1964, when the Pop-Tart was introduced, 10-year-old Jerry Seinfeld fell hard. Asked if he had a

Critics call out plastics industry over “fraud of plastic recycling”

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

Jan Dell is a former chemical engineer who has spent years telling an inconvenient truth about plastics. “So many people, they see the recyclable label, and they put it in the recycle bin,” she said. “But the vast majority of plastics are not recycled.” About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the

Public domain, where there is life after copyright

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

For nearly four decades, United Airlines licensed George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” to be its musical identity. In 2020, however, Gershwin’s jazzy classical classic fell out of the friendly skies – and landed in the public domain. Which means, when the copyright expires, anyone is free to use and build upon that work. “No fees,

O.J. Simpson’s death prompts new questions about his estate

April 14, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

O.J. Simpson’s death prompts new questions about his estate – CBS News Watch CBS News After a jury acquitted O.J. Simpson of murder in 1995, another jury found him liable in a wrongful death civil trial two years later. He was ordered to pay the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson more than