Kai-Fu Lee tells Scott Pelley that Chinese internet users “are not scrutinizing the protection of privacy as much as the American users.” Source
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Flooding threatens Louisiana as Barry moves inland
The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings across the state of Louisiana as Barry continues to move inland. Broussard, Louisiana Mayor Ray Bourque joined CBSN on the phone to discuss the big issues facing his town. Source
Lawmakers react as thousands brace for ICE deportation raids
Thousands of undocumented families are bracing for deportation. Natalie Andrews, a Congress reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN to discuss how Capitol Hill is reacting. Source
What data does China have on its citizens?
The “oracle of AI” Kai-Fu Lee says the data the Chinese government has collected on its citizens is “too large and too raw” to be used for AI. Source
Trump tells Dem congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries
Democrats called the tweets racist and xenophobic Source
At least 9 U.S. cities to be targeted by ICE raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to conduct mass deportation raids in at least nine cities across the U.S. over the weekend. Acting Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, Clara Long, joined CBSN to discuss the people targeted by the raids. Source
To the Moon! Apollo 11’s great adventure
Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large at Time magazine, recounts the human landmark of landing men on the lunar surface. Kluger talks with Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins and astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and, in archive footage, hears from mission commander Neil Armstrong about the achievement of the first Moon landing, and of the “magnificent desolation” they found there. Source
New book by Douglas Brinkley explores “American Moonshot” 50 years after Apollo 11
Historian Douglas Brinkley joins Margaret Brennan to discuss his new book, “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” Source
Body of African-American history museum founder discovered
The Baton Rouge NAACP branch called Sadie Roberts-Joseph a “Cultural Legend” Source
A blooming business
Art Chadwick, who owns Chadwick & Son Orchids, near Richmond, Virginia, will happily sell you an orchid. But he’s also willing to board your plant while you’re on vacation. And yes, there are people who will pay to put up their beloved flowering plants, to make sure they’re kept in clover. Steve Hartman reports. Source