Amid a supply chain bottleneck, there’s a shortage of truck drivers to clear out the backlog at U.S. ports. Carter Evans takes a look. Source
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U.S. ready to restart “Remain in Mexico” border policy in November
Because of a court order, the Biden administration is required to reinstate the Trump-era policy of requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their hearings. Source
Butterball recalls 14,000 pounds of ground turkey
Butterball has recalled more than 14,000 pounds of ground turkey because it could be contaminated with blue plastic. Source
Disgraced lawyer arrested on new fraud charges
South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was arrested for allegedly withholding millions in life insurance money from his late housekeeper’s family. Source
Local Matters: Buffalo mayor runs write-in campaign after losing primary election
The four-term mayor of Buffalo, New York, lost the Democratic primary race to a Socialist community organizer. Now Mayor Byron Brown is hoping to stay in office by winning via write-in campaign. Assistant professor of political science at the University at Buffalo Shawn Donahue joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Source
Meet the American queen of Mexico’s rodeo
Born in the U.S., Paola Pimienta was often shy about her Mexican heritage as a child. But she pursued one of Mexico’s favorite sports — synchronized horse riding — and rose to the top. Lilia Luciano shares more. Source
Thousands fall victim to “Zoom-bombing”
Thousand of Zoom users have reported their video calls have been hacked with graphic and often racist images and comments. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to explain how it happens and what Zoom is doing to stop it. He also detailed the app company’s data-sharing relationship with Facebook and why Zoom is working with Dropbox to fix some of its privacy concerns. Source
Facebook launches Messenger Rooms group video chat feature
Facebook is rolling out Messenger Rooms, a video-chat feature that allows up to 50 participants to join a virtual hangout with no time limit. Stan Chudnovsky, head of Messenger at Facebook, joins CBSN to discuss the new feature and privacy concerns users may have. Source
Leaked smartphone app data led New York Times reporters straight to Capitol rioters
An anonymous source sent The New York Times a trove of cellphone location data from the day of the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Reporters were able to easily match device location pings to individual phone users — a process that may be helpful to law enforcement but raises broad privacy concerns about data collected from apps. New York Times Opinion writer and editor Stuart A. Thompson joins CBSN AM to talk about the investigation. Source
Mental health apps may not protect your data
A CBS News poll has found that nearly half of Americans surveyed say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their mental and emotional health. Some people have turned to convenient and affordable mental health apps. Thomas Germain, a technology reporter with Consumer Reports, joins CBSN to discuss a recent investigation that found these apps take varied approaches in how they handle users’ privacy. Source