“Intelligence Matters” host Michael Morell revisits three conversations focused on U.S.-Russia relations and Putin’s personal trajectory. Source
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Federal judge reverses Biden’s ban on new oil and gas leases
The move applies to federal lands and waters and deals a blow to climate change activists. Thirteen states sued in an effort to get the ban lifted. Source
Nearly 900 New Yorkers got expired COVID-19 vaccine doses
The company responsible apologized and stressed that there’s no danger to recipients. Source
Israel responds to “arson balloons” with airstrikes on Gaza
Violence erupts anew after Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs,” parade in east Jerusalem, prompting incendiary balloon launches from Gaza. Source
Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray at “tipping point”
Saying “there is now famine in Tigray,” U.N.’s relief chief accuses Eritrean soldiers of using “starvation as a weapon of war.” He also describes the continuing mass rape of Tigray’s women and violence against aid workers. Source
Southern Baptists elect Ed Litton president in loss for hard right
Alabama pastor held off push from group pushing to move already-conservative, largest U.S. Protestant denomination further right. Racial and sex abuse issues were front-and-center. Source
California reopens after being first to close due to pandemic
U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 600,000 on Tuesday, but states continue to lift restrictions as the infection and death rates slow. California is the latest state to reopen after being the first to close due to the pandemic. Dr. Jessica Shepherd, the chief medical officer at Verywell Health joined CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source
80% of ransomware victims suffer repeat attacks, new report says
A quarter of businesses surveyed ultimately shut down, with nearly one in three losing top leadership, either by dismissal or resignation, and 29% forced to eliminate jobs. Source
Historically Black colleges fight back after decades of underfunding
There is a growing list of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are suing states for decades of underfunding. Four HBCUs in Maryland won a lawsuit against the state for $577 million, and Tennessee State University claims it is owed $544 million after being underfunded dating back to the 1950s. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Khristopher Brooks explains to CBSN’s Tanya Rivero the impact the Maryland decision could have on the other 100 HBCUs. Source
White House unveils new strategy to tackle rising domestic terrorism threat
Biden administration officials are outlining plans to tackle the threat of domestic terrorism. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, USA Today White House correspondent Courtney Subramanian, and Stephanie Murray, author of Politico’s “Morning Score” newsletter, join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on what law enforcement officials said during a hearing on the Capitol riot, and details on the upcoming talks between President Biden and Vladimir Putin. Source