FDA warns that the anti-parasite drug ivermectin shouldn’t be used for COVID-19 and can be harmful. Source
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Get these affordable, well reviewed fridges delivered right to your door
These top rated refrigerators from Samsung, Whirlpool, GE and more are all under $1,000 Source
5 excellent microwaves with surprising features
Micro-microwaves, microwaves doubling as air fryers and convection ovens, Alexa-enabled microwaves and more Source
Blinken says up to 1,500 Americans may still need evacuation from Afghanistan
Roughly 19,000 people were airlifted from Kabul over a 24-hour period beginning early Tuesday morning. Source
Austin mandates COVID-19 vaccination for all service members
Austin had said earlier this month that he’d require service members to be vaccinated either upon FDA approval or by mid-September with a waiver from Biden. Source
Rush to finish U.S. evacuations from Afghanistan before withdrawal deadline
Officials are rushing to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul as President Biden’s August 31st deadline approaches. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joined CBSN with the latest on evacuation efforts. Source
Grover shares favorite ‘Monster Meditation’ techniques
Our friends at Sesame Street are helping kids manage the stress of going back to school through a partnership with the meditation app Headspace. Grover joins “CBS This Morning” to share some of his favorite mindfulness techniques, and Sesame Workshop expert Rosemarie Truglio explains how mindfulness can help little ones adjust to new circumstances after a year of at-home learning. Source
U.S. Army veteran Melissa Stockwell on her journey to Tokyo and what it means to serve on Team USA
Melissa Stockwell is the first female American soldier to ever lose a limb in active combat. Just four years later, in 2008, she became the first Iraq War veteran to qualify for the Paralympic Games. Dana Jacobson recently met Stockwell at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs. Source
New book tells never-before-told stories of late R&B singer Aaliyah
Twenty years after the tragic death of singer Aaliyah, her influence is still felt in pop culture, music and fashion. The new book “Baby GIrl: Better Known As Aaliyah,” published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, which is owned by ViacomCBS, reveals a whole new side of the iconic artist. Author Kathy Iandoli joined CBSN to discuss the life and legacy of Aaliyah. Source
Vice News correspondent details his experience in Kandahar as the Taliban took control
Vice News international correspondent and producer Ben C. Solomon was on the ground in Kandahar as the Taliban fought to gain control of Afghanistan. He joins “CBSN AM” to discuss what it was like as the country’s second largest city fell to militants and how Afghan military forces responded. Source