Officials from Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM and ADP will be at the White House on Wednesday, according to a senior Biden administration official. Source
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Baby from Nirvana’s “Nevermind” cover sues band for child porn
Spencer Elden’s parents never authorized the band to use the photo, which was taken at a Pasadena aquatic center in 1990, the lawsuit alleges. Source
California group rescues animals from Caldor Fire
A volunteer group in California is rescuing hundreds of animals from the path of the Caldor Fire. CBS Sacramento’s Anna Gile reports. Source
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Biden to keep August 31 as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline; Mom takes plunge to finish late daughter’s mission. Source
2 Congressmen secretly visited Kabul during evacuation efforts
Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both Iraq War veterans, made a stealth visit to the Hamid Karzai International Airport as the U.S. evacuates Americans and Afghan allies. Source
House passes John Lewis voting rights bill on party lines
The bill, named after the late Georgia representative, would require certain jurisdictions to get clearance from the Justice Department before changing their voting rules. Source
Inside U.S. air base housing thousands of Afghanistan evacuees
The U.S. is caring for roughly 8,000 evacuees from Afghanistan at a military base in Ramstein, Germany. Holly Williams takes a look inside. Source
Biden to keep August 31 as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
The Pentagon plans to start withdrawing thousands of remaining U.S. troops from Kabul as early as next week after President Biden announced that he intends to keep an August 31 departure deadline. Nancy Cordes has the details. Source
Officials hope FDA’s Pfizer COVID vaccine approval convinces holdouts
The White House coronavirus response coordinator is urging businesses to implement vaccine requirements after the FDA gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID vaccine. This comes as tens of millions of Americans who are eligible to get a COVID shot haven’t. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source
Possible “Havana Syndrome” case delays VP Harris’ Vietnam trip
Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Vietnam was temporarily delayed after her delegation was made aware of an “anomalous health incident” in Hanoi. The incident was consistent with previous reported cases of “Havana Syndrome,” a senior State Department official told CBS News. Source