The NBA said it can’t mandate players to get vaccinated unless the players’ union approves it. Source
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Atlanta spa shooting defendant pleads not guilty in death penalty case
District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking the death penalty as well as a sentencing enhancement under Georgia’s new hate crimes law. Source
How you could feel the impact of a U.S. government shutdown
Everything from national parks to mortgage applications could be affected ff lawmakers can’t strike a deal by Friday. Source
Artist “takes the money and runs,” delivers blank canvases
He was supposed to showcase pay discrepancies between Denmark and Austria, but he did not deliver what he promised. Source
Legal expert on R. Kelly’s guilty verdict in racketeering and sex trafficking trial
R. Kelly could spend decades in prison after a federal jury in New York convicted him on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan reports on the verdict, and then legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe joins Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN to discuss the jury’s decision and the appeal the singer’s defense is likely setting up. Source
Gunman gets life in prison for newsroom rampage that killed 5
A jury in 2019 found Jarrod Ramos criminally responsible for the five killings, rejecting his insanity defense. Source
U.S. could hit the debt ceiling on October 18, Janet Yellen says
The country could go into default for its first time in history. Source
Panic buying leads to U.K. fuel shortage
The U.K. has a dire shortage of gas throughout the country; not because there’s no supply, but because there aren’t enough truck drivers to move it around. The Post-Brexit world is colliding with the COVID one and suddenly, as Holly Williams reports, there aren’t enough goods or, more importantly, services to sustain this little island. Source
Oprah Winfrey announces the latest selection for her book club
Tony Dokoupil interviews Oprah Winfrey for “CBS Mornings” about why she added the latest selection to her book club and the author who is joining the list. Source
Watch Live: Gabby Petito’s family speaks
The 22-year-old was reported missing and later found dead after Laundrie, 23, returned home to Florida from a cross-country road trip without her. Source