Most scientists agree cutting our future CO2 emissions won’t be enough to stop global warming from causing catastrophic impacts. A new industry hopes to supplement that by removing from the atmosphere CO2 emissions that already exist. CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has the details. Source
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New technology could help improve mental health
The ongoing pandemic is taking its toll on many people’s mental health. Dr. Aron Tendler, chief medical officer of medical technology company Brainsway, joins CBSN during National Suicide Prevention Week to discuss technologies that can improve mental health while identify suicide ideation. Source
Watch Live: Biden to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for federal employees and contractors
In a speech later Thursday, the president will outline what the administration is doing to battle COVID-19 cases. Source
Mindy drenches Georgia and South Carolina with heavy rain
Mindy is expected to bring several inches of rainfall to South Carolina this afternoon that could produce “scattered flash, urban, and small stream flooding.” Source
Taliban allows more evacuations from Afghanistan
The Taliban allowed a flight carrying roughly 200 Americans and third-country nationals to leave the Kabul airport for Qatar. Mark Jacobson, former deputy NATO senior civilian representative for Afghanistan and the assistant dean of Washington programs at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, joins CBSN with more on the situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban forms its new government. Source
60 Minutes 9/11 Archive: Under Ground Zero
60 Minutes went beneath ground zero, where an underground city had become a 16-acre burial ground and an exhausting and dangerous cleanup job was taking place. Source
Watch Live: Garland speaks as DOJ readies response to Texas abortion law
Garland will be joined at a press conference by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. Source
American flag display honoring 9/11 victims vandalized in Boston
For the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, 2,997 small American flags were planted to honor those who died. Hours later, several were were ripped out and snapped in half. Source
Biden administration reviving Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” border policy
“It’s frustrating to continue waiting here after all this time and suffering,” one asylum-seeker stranded in Mexico with her 9-month-old baby told CBS News. Source
Church destroyed on 9/11 will reopen as a national shrine
The church, located steps way from the World Trade Center, was completely destroyed on 9/11. But this week, just ahead of the 20th anniversary, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church will be reborn. Source