Lawsuit argues white men are being “pushed to the back of the line” for billions in federal aid for their eateries. Source
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Former Kentucky coal miner launches solar energy business to help economy and environment
Parts of the U.S. that once thrived from the business of coal are now some of the most impoverished in the country. But one former coal miner is working to bring jobs to his community and mitigate the environmental impacts of coal through solar power. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports for the new series “Climate Changemakers.” Source
Trump’s ICE deported 348 parents without ensuring children could go with them
Some parents were deported without their children even after telling ICE officers that they wanted their children to come with them, the DHS inspector general found. Source
Rising gun sales are straining background check systems, activist warns
A new report out last week from a gun control advocacy group found there were nearly 4,000 more firearm deaths and more than 9,000 firearm-related injuries in 2020 than 2019. Source
“This is what transformation is about”: Two paths to environmental justice
Meet two people confronting the climate challenge and bringing about opportunities for their communities. Source
Iran agrees to keep cameras at nuclear sites for another month
Under a deal with Iran, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog hasn’t been able to access images taken by its cameras at Tehran’s atomic sites for months. Source
FEMA making $1 billion available for extreme weather events
President Biden said he insists on “nothing less than readiness for all these challenges.” Source
Former U.S. election security official on how disinformation is driving voting restrictions
Republican lawmakers in Texas are moving closer to passing new voting restrictions, making it the largest to do so in the wake of fomer President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat. Matt Masterson, former lead election security official for the federal government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, spoke to CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about how Trump’s false claims about fraud are driving changes to state laws. Source
Historian says 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was “actively covered up” by White community
This month marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre. Scott Ellsworth, a lecturer at the University of Michigan’s Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and author of “The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice,” joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero for a closer look at what’s widely considered the worst racially motivated massacre in U.S. history. Source
Supporters of Belarus activist taken from diverted plane fear he’ll be tortured in jail
The president of Belarus is being condemned after ordering a fighter jet to force a commercial flight to land in the country over the weekend. One of the passengers was a prominent critic of Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, and the 26-year-old activist was arrested when the aircraft landed. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joined CBSN from London to discuss. Source