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Remembering Jerry Garcia

The lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead died 25 years ago, on August 9, 1995; today, the band’s music is more accessible than ever before. Source

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Michael Brown’s father attends Breonna Taylor protest in Kentucky

The father of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a police officer in Missouri in 2014, was among the 200 people who gathered in Kentucky in Breonna Taylor’s memory. Taylor was a 26-year-old EMT who was shot by police inside her home during a drug raid in March. CBS affiliate WLKY-TV’s Shaquille Lord reports. Source

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U.S. intelligence says Russia seeking to boost Trump’s reelection bid

The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Russia is actively seeking to boost President Trump’s candidacy ahead of the 2020 presidential election. In an unprecedented statement outlining the candidate preferences of several foreign actors, National Counterintelligence and Security Center director Bill Evanina also said China “prefers that President Trump — whom Beijing sees as unpredictable — does not win reelection,” and that Iran may try to “undermine” U.S. democratic institutions and the president, primarily through online and social media content. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to talk about the NCSC warning and the Trump administration’s response. Source

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Learning curve: Higher education during COVID

The coronavirus is leaving its mark on colleges and universities, perhaps permanently. With schools working hard to keep COVID-19 off-campus, 13% percent of colleges will offer online-only classes, while 35% will offer a mix of virtual and socially-distanced in-person classes. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports on how educators and students are adjusting to an on-campus experience that will be, as one university professor describes it, “some combination of a monastery and a minimum security prison.” Source

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Driven! The rise of RVs

Looking to take a vacation while avoiding COVID? Many families are heading out AND staying home, exploring public spaces while avoiding hotels and public bathrooms, by traveling in an RV. The pandemic is driving up sales of midrange recreational vehicles, which have nearly doubled compared to last summer. And as The New Yorker magazine’s Kelefa Sanneh finds out, some motorhomes have amenities you may not even have in your own home. Source

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Trump signs coronavirus executive orders, but legal challenges may loom

After coronavirus relief bill negotiations collapsed, President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at providing financial aid to Americans. Democrats have decried the actions as unconstitutional, and they will most likely be challenged in court. CBS News’ Paula Reid joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with the latest. Source

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