The administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place until August 4. Source
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3 moms make history on U.S. Women’s World Cup team
The U.S. Women’s National Team competing in this year’s World Cup competition includes three mothers with young kids — tying the 2015 record for the most moms on the roster. Nancy Chen has the story. Source
Amid dangerous heat, millions of Americans at risk of power cutoffs
Losing electricity during a heatwave puts people at “immense risk” because they can’t run fans or air conditioning, one expert says. Source
GOP megadonor pours millions into effort to hinder Ohio abortion amendment
Illinois megadonor Richard Uihlein was the top donor backing a special election ballot measure aimed at stopping a constitutional amendment on abortion in Ohio. Source
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Correspondent, Washington, D.C. Source
U.S. to give some migrants in Mexico refugee status
The effort will allow eligible migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who are living in Mexico to come to the U.S. with refugee status. Source
SAG-AFTRA member as strike continues: “Our salaries are going in reverse”
The SAG-AFTRA strike just wrapped up its second week and Hollywood’s actors and actresses remain on the picket line, including Jennifer Van Dyck. Van Dyck is a career “journeyman” actor who has made numerous guest appearances in hit TV shows. Van Dyck joined CBS News to talk about the strike. Source
What candidates are Pennsylvanians favoring in the 2024 election
Former President Donald Trump and much of the rest of the 2024 Republican presidential field will appear at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner Friday night in Des Moines. Trump will then travel to Pennsylvania for a Saturday rally. CBS News Pittsburgh money and politics editor Jon Delano has more on the race in Pennsylvania. Source
Less than a month left to apply for Facebook settlement money
Facebook users have until Aug. 25 to get their share of the $725 million settlement over the social network’s privacy violations. Takendra Parmar, tech features editor for Insider, joined CBS News to talk about the reasoning behind the settlement and expectations for individual payouts. Source
Biden changes military’s handling of sexual assault cases
President Biden signed an executive order Friday that takes decisions about whether to prosecute major crimes in the military, like sexual assault, out of the chain of command. Source