Rent prices are rising well past their pre-pandemic levels in multiple U.S. cities. Realtor.com says the median rent last month is up 8% compared to the same time last year. Rents are at new highs in 44 of the nation’s largest markets. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
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London Calling: United Kingdom counts down to “Freedom Day”
The countdown to “Freedom Day” is underway in the U.K. On Monday, all coronavirus-related restrictions will be lifted. In this weekend’s edition of “London Calling,” CBS News contributor Simon Bates tells us why some Britons aren’t excited about the new “freedoms.” Source
Trailblazing aviator Wally Funk is heading to space at 82
Her pathway to the stars was not an easy one. Source
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones on Ida B. Wells’ impact and legacy
As one of the most prominent journalists in America, Nikole Hannah-Jones has been both admired and scorned. A clue to her unapologetic motivation can be found on Twitter. Source
7/17: CBS This Morning Saturday
U.S. seeing a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as COVID cases rise; Officials urge residents not to dump pet fish into lakes after giant goldfish are found. Source
Intensive search underway for survivors of flooding in western Europe
As the floodwaters begin to recede, the scale of the disaster is laid bare. Source
Unstable weather will continue to fuel wildfire that’s bigger than NYC
The blaze in Oregon has forced 2,000 people to evacuate and is threatening 5,000 buildings, including homes and smaller structures in an area just north of the California border. Source
One year after John Lewis’ death, voting rights bills face bleak future
One year after the death of the civil rights icon, voting rights measures remain stalled in Congress. Source
25 years after TWA Flight 800
Twenty-five years ago today, one of the deadliest aircraft disasters in American history shook the world. TWA Flight 800, a 747 jet bound from New York to Paris, exploded off the coast of Long Island, New York, with 230 people onboard. Errol Barnett looks back at how this disaster changed aviation, and so many lives, forever. Source
Legendary aviator to join Bezos for space flight
“I can hardly wait,” said Wally Funk, one of the “Mercury 13” female aviators rejected by NASA in the 1960s, who will finally get to fly in space. Source