The Titans beat the Falcons 23-3 in the preseason opener on Friday night. Senior Writer and Editor Jim Wyatt was in Atlanta, and he takes a look at six things that stood out in the contest. Source

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Taliban topples major Afghan cities in swift advance; Goose gets surprise visitor while recovering from surgery Source

“Your child will wait for another child to die,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Friday. Source

The offense produced plenty of points, the defense swarmed and made plays, and the special teams unit made a big impact. It was all part of a win in the preseason opener for both teams. Source

The infection is extremely rare, and there have only been 10 cases reported in California since 1971, the Tehama County Health Services Agency said. Source

The bulletin also advised that new COVID-19 variants could prompt further violence from domestic actors, including racially motivated and anti-government extremists. Source

Federal officials have authorized a coronavirus booster shot for some immunocompromised individuals. It come as a summer surge fueled by the Delta variant continues. Mark Strassmann reports on how the latest outbreak is impacting schools, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, an attending physician and faculty member at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Public Health, joins CBSN’s Elise Preston to discuss what this means. Source

Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse as the Taliban continues to make rapid advances across the country. The militant group has captured more than a dozen provincial capitols in recent days, including the second-largest Afghan city, Kandahar. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports from Kabul, and Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research for the Brookings Institution’s foreign policy program and Jason Beardsley, national executive director for the Association of the U.S. Navy, join CBSN’s Elise Preston for analysis. Source

Geese mate for life, but if something happens to one, the other typically “remarries.” But not in this case. A goose recovering from surgery at a wildlife center in Massachusetts had a surprise daily visitor. Steve Hartman has the story. Source