Turkish officials allege Khashoggi was killed and then dismembered with a bone saw inside the consulate. Source
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India’s COVID crisis catching up to U.S., and may already be worse
One public health expert says low testing numbers are hiding the true scale of India’s epidemic, as the government prioritizes business over schooling. Source
Putin critic is out of coma after suspected poisoning
German chemical weapons experts say tests show the 44-year-old was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent. Source
Watch live: Trump holds White House news conference on Labor Day
President Trump is trying to tout his record on jobs and the economy as millions still struggle to find work. Source
Philippine leader pardons U.S. Marine in transgender woman’s murder
President Duterte’s sudden intervention has infuriated the victim’s family, and rights groups call it a “revolting” caving-in to “U.S. imperialist interests.” Source
Union boss: Grocery stores should kick unmasked shoppers out
More than 100 U.S. supermarket workers have died after catching COVID-19. Marc Perrone says that’s got to stop. Source
500-year-old sturgeon fish found in royal shipwreck
Denmark’s King Hans sailed to Sweden in 1495 on the imposing warship Gribshunden, but it sank along with its precious cargo and part of its crew. Source
North Carolina’s governor race enters the homestretch
In the era of coronavirus, the responsibility of the governor has been elevated and North Carolina’s race has many similarities to the presidential campaign. Source
Union boss says stores should toss out unmasked shoppers
The coronavirus pandemic has taken the lives of more than 100 grocery-store workers. Marc Perrone, head of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, spoke with CBSN about the effect the pandemic is having on workers and how he thinks employers should respond. Source
Two American whiskey brands team up to diversify the industry
In 2016, the legendary Jack Daniel’s Whiskey acknowledged that an enslaved man, Nathan “Nearest” Green, taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. Green has since been honored with his own brand called Uncle Nearest, the fastest growing independent American whiskey brand in U.S. history. “CBS This Morning Saturday” co-host Michelle Miller, who has followed this story for nearly three years, shares how the companies are uniting to inspire a new generation of whiskey pioneers. Source