By closing a loophole in copyright law, the Music Modernization Act aims to help artists whose pre-1972 music is streamed by digital services. Former Arizona Senator and CBS News Contributor Jeff Flake talked with legendary singer Dionne Warwick, and with music industry officials who managed, miraculously, to get Congress to join hands on the issue. Source
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How to Watch/Listen: Titans-Bears TV, Streaming and Radio Information
Find out how to watch, stream and listen to the Titans-Bearss Preseason Week 4 Game. Source
Decision expected in landmark opioid trial against Big Pharma
Ruling in Oklahoma case will determine whether Johnson & Johnson and subsidiary Janssen downplayed addiction risks while marketing opioid painkillers Source
Decision expected in landmark pharma co. opioid trial
A ruling in a landmark legal case over the opioid crisis could lead to one of the largest monetary awards in U.S. history. A judge in Oklahoma will decide if Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen bear responsibility for helping to fuel the state’s opioid epidemic, by aggressively marketing painkillers. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
Eye Opener: President Trump’s trade war overshadows G-7
President Trump said Beijing “really wants to make a deal” after a weekend of seesawing remarks that spread anxiety among investors. Also, wildfires in Brazil are raising fears that environmental damage in the Amazon rainforest is going too far to turn back. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Trump says China wants to negotiate as G-7 wraps
As he finishes the G-7 summit in France, President Trump claims “serious trade talks” with China, after he threatened even higher U.S. tariffs on more than $500 billion in Chinese goods, spreading anxiety among investors. Paula Reid reports the latest. Source
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy fired after allegedly fabricating sniper story
21-year-old Angel Reinosa said he’d been shot by a sniper, but after hundreds of officers responded, officials say it was revealed he made the whole thing up. David Begnaud reports. Source
Companies make millions off kid influencers, with little oversight
Rules and regulations aimed at protecting children haven’t kept up with the social media marketplace Source
Trump says China called “twice,” and wants “to make a deal”
At G-7 meeting with world leaders worried about impact of deepening U.S.-China trade war, Trump says Chinese leader understands “how life works” Source
Dave Chappelle-hosted benefit honoring Dayton victims draws 20,000
Stevie Wonder, Chance the Rapper, Teyana Taylor and Talib Kweli among the performers at “Gem City Shine” event and Jon Stewart spoke Source