The Juno probe will make flybys of three of Jupiter’s moons thanks to a mission extension. Source
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Local Matters: Deadline looms for election audit in Maricopa County, Arizona
The Maricopa County election audit is in its seventh week as Republican lawmakers from both Pennsylvania and Georgia have begun observing the audit process in Arizona. Political experts worry this could potentially lead to other attempts to find fraudulent ballots from the 2020 presidential election. Jim Nintzel, executive editor at the Tucson Weekly, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss. Source
Southern Ocean officially recognized by National Geographic
The NOAA also recognized the Southern Ocean earlier this year and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has recognized the ocean since 1999. Source
U.S. officials urge youth to get vaccinated amid threat of COVID variant
Top U.S. officials are urging young people to get vaccinated as the Delta variant begins to spread. The dangerous variant has already become the dominant strain in the U.K. As CBS News’ Nikki Battiste reports, Dr. Anthony Fauci says we “cannot let that happen” in the U.S. Then, Dr. Taison Bell, a University of Virginia critical care and infectious disease physician and medical ICU director, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with his analysis. Source
South Carolina judge refuses to block 2 scheduled executions
The law effectively forces condemned prisoners to choose to die by either the electric chair or firing squad. Source
U.S. recovers $2.3 million of Colonial Pipeline’s paid ransom after May cyberattack
The federal government announced Monday that it recovered about $2.3 million of the ransom money Colonial Pipeline paid to a Russian-based hacking group in May. The cyberattack caused the country’s largest fuel pipeline to temporarily shut down and led to gas shortages. Jeff Pegues reports. Source
Major internet outage affects CBS News, CNN, New York Times, other global sites
A major internet outage has affected top websites across the globe, including several news sites, Reddit and the U.K. government’s website. Cloud company Fastly has confirmed the issue has been identified and a fix is underway. CBS News technology reporter Dan Patterson joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what is known so far. Source
New details emerge in apparent road rage killing of 6-year-old boy in California
Authorities have recovered the gun and car used in the deadly shooting that killed 6-year-old Aiden Leos on a Southern California highway last month. David Begnaud spoke with the prosecutor, who said freeway and dash cameras helped them track down the suspects. Source
Israel’s parliament to vote on new unity government that could see Benjamin Netanyahu lose power
Charlie D’Agata is in Tel Aviv where Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, might soon be ousted from office by a fragile coalition of his enemies set on ending his 12-year run of power. Source
Bipartisan senators share reactions, concerns to January 6 riot report
Asked about what surprised them the most in learning about the investigation, Democrat Senator Gary Peters said it was “the intelligence failure.” Source