Japan’s Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga to step down later this month. In New Zealand, six people were stabbed in a supermarket attack. Dozens of students have been abducted in Nigeria. And North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demands a remedy to the country’s food shortages. CBS News’ Lucy Craft joined “CBSN AM” from Tokyo with more on these world headlines. Source
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Northeast continues to clean up after Ida remnants sweep through
Cleanup continues after the storm that began as Hurricane Ida swept across thousands of miles, leaving behind a wake of widespread destruction and death. CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi reports from Wayne, N.J. while correspondent Mireya Villareal joins CBSN from New Orleans ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the region. Source
Biden blames COVID for disappointing jobs report, names Afghan refugee resettlement czar
President Biden is blaming the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant for the disappointing jobs numbers in August. The release of the jobs report comes as the president taps former Delaware governor Jack Markell as his administration’s new Afghan refugee resettlement czar. CBS News senior White House and political Correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins CBSN with details. Source
FTC looking into why McDonald’s McFlurry ice cream machines are often broken
The FTC is investigating McDonald’s ice cream machines. Customers have joked for years about the McFlurry machines that seem to always be broken, and some workers and store managers say the machines are overly complicated and difficult to fix. Wall Street Journal restaurant reporter Heather Haddon, who first reported on the FTC investigation, joins Christina Ruffini on CBSN with details. Source
U.S. job growth slows dramatically in August
New Labor Department data shows U.S. hiring significantly slowed in August, just days before millions of Americans are set to lose pandemic unemployment aid. Sarah Ewall-Wice, who covers economic policy for CBS News, spoke to CBSN’s Christina Ruffini about what’s driving the change. Source
Looming economic crisis in Afghanistan as Taliban forms new government
Wire transfer services to Afghanistan have resumed as the country’s economy struggles under new rule. Afghans have been lining up for hours outside banks after the Taliban imposed a strict $200 weekly withdrawal limit. Obaidullah Baheer, a lecturer on transitional justice at the American University of Afghanistan, joined CBSN to discuss what comes next for the new government. Source
Doctor on COVID-19 in children and what we know about the new Mu variant
Cases of COVID-19 in children now make up more than 20% of infections across the U.S. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Florida on the fight over mask mandates in schools. Then Dr. Dyan Hes, founder of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York City, joined CBSN to discuss the latest guidance on how to keep kids safe. Source
So-called “QAnon Shaman” pleads guilty in Capitol riot case
The bare-chested, face-painted man photographed in the Senate chamber on January 6 agreed to take a plea deal. Source
Remington subpoenas school records of Sandy Hook victims
The attorney representing their families said, “The only relevant part…is that they were at their desks on December 14, 2012.” Source
Senate panel will hold hearing on Supreme Court handling of Texas abortion case
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin wants to address the Supreme Court’s “abuse of the shadow-docket.'” Source