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Massive Equifax payout: Are you eligible for compensation?

After a huge data breach in 2017, credit monitoring agency Equifax agreed to pay out $700 million, up to $425 million of which would establish a fund to compensate consumers. About 147 million people, nearly half of the country’s population, had their personal and financial information exposed. Equifax admits “no wrongdoing,” and a federal court still needs to sign off on the settlement. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how you can find out if you’re eligible for a payment. Source

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R. Kelly’s crisis manager resigns after “CBS This Morning” interview

Just hours after appearing only on CBS This Morning, singer R. Kelly’s crisis manager resigned. In a statement to CBS News, Darrell Johnson said he is stepping down for “personal reasons.” He did not elaborate. on Monday, Johnson made headlines when he said he would not leave his daughter alone with anyone accused of being a pedophile. Kelly is charged with sexually abusing women and girls. Source

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Intense storms pound the Northeast

Severe storms slammed the East Coast and brought dangerous flash flooding, as the region cools down from a deadly, record-breaking heat wave. Powerful thunderstorms spread from Tennessee to Rhode Island on Monday. At the height of the storms, more than 325,000 people were without power in the mid-Atlantic region. Don Dahler reports. Source

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Puerto Rico holds another massive protest calling for Rossello to resign

Calls for Puerto Rico’s governor to step down are intensifying, after what appeared to be the largest protest on the island in decades. Thousands gathered outside Governor Ricardo Rossello’s mansion and called for him to resign. The demonstrations turned violent as protesters clashed with police. David Begnaud reports. Source

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Trump, Congress dodges threat of historic debt default

President Trump and congressional leaders reached a budget deal avoiding the threat of a historic debt default. The agreement does not address America’s rising debt but, increases spending by hundreds of billions of dollars. Weijia Jiang reports. Source

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