The high cost of child care and worker shortages are causing problems for American families and the U.S. economy. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with more on the story. Source
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Lawmakers grill Facebook over teen mental health concerns
One of Facebook’s top executives, Antigone Davis, is testifying before the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security on issues including Instagram’s impact on the mental health of teenage users. Clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula, author of “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”: How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility,” joins CBSN to discuss social media and teen mental health. Source
60 Minutes Archive: The Lord God Bird
From 2005, Ed Bradley reports on the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, a bird whose nickname was derived from, “Lord God, what a bird,” a common reaction to its beauty. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the bird extinct this week. Source
Senate expected to pass bill to prevent government shutdown
The Senate is expected to pass a bill to prevent a government shutdown hours before the deadline. CBS News’ Debra Alfarone reports from Washington, and then Nicholas Wu, a reporter covering Congress for Politico, joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with more on that plus the battle over the debt ceiling and President Biden’s budget package. Source
Senate passes stopgap funding bill to prevent government shutdown
The measure, known as a continuing resolution, passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote of 65 to 35. Source
Smith & Wesson moving HQ from Massachusetts to Tennessee
Gun-maker cited state’s “unwavering support of the Second Amendment” in saying it would relocate in 2023. Source
Former Blue Origin employee “would not trust” company’s vehicles
Alexandra Abrams said pressure from leadership, including Jeff Bezos, led to concerns about whether “making progress” was taking precedence over safety. Source
Report: CIA considered kidnapping, killing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
After a major intelligence leak, the CIA looked into the possibility of abducting or even assassinating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to an investigation by Yahoo News. Yahoo New chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff, who co-wrote the story, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what interviews with 30 former U.S. intelligence and national security officials revealed. They also discussed the response from former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was CIA director at the time. Source
The number of wild boars traipsing around Europe has grown
The number of wild boars has exploded across Europe, and some cities are working to curb their wild boar population. Wild boars traipsing through Italy, Poland and Germany have been caught on camera in recent years. “Even walking to school … has become dangerous here,” Nunzia Cammino, who lives in Rome, told Reuters. Source
Why shoppers are finding many products hard to find
Consumers are encountering shortages of everything from toilet paper to Batman toys. Blame the world’s fragile supply chain. Source