China’s foreign minister met with senior Taliban leaders. Also, an independent inquiry found Malta’s government bears responsibility for the murder of a journalist, and the Australian military is being deployed to help enforce a COVID-19 lockdown. Meanwhile, a settlement has been reached in a scandalous class-action lawsuit against a Canadian fertility doctor. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” from London with those headlines. Source

The Justice Department is putting states on notice over audits of ballots cast in last year’s presidential election. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN with more. Source

United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopped three penalty kicks as the U.S. gets past Netherlands. Source

Nearly 326,000 backup-power products bought online and at stores across North America have been recalled. Source

The multi-million dollar agreement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, involves over 200 people and 100 children. Source

TV pitchman Ron Popeil, who became a ubiquitous presence on TV by selling household gadgets to millions, died July 28, 2021 at the age of 86. In this “Sunday Morning” profile originally broadcast on January 9, 2000, correspondent Bill Geist talked with Popeil about his rise from demonstrating inventions at lunch counters, to mastering the airwaves with his informercials for the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, and countless other devices you just couldn’t live without. Source

A plane carrying over 200 Afghans, mostly interpreters and their families, landed at Washington’s Dulles International Airport early Friday morning. It’s the first evacuation flight of what the U.S. military has dubbed Operation Allies Refuge, which aims to relocate Afghans who helped the military during the 20-year-long war and are now at risk of reprisals as American troops withdraw. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joined “CBSN AM” to discuss. Source

President Biden is calling on people to get vaccinated and calling on states to offer better incentives for shots. Also, a stifling heat wave grips much of the U.S. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Democrats announced plans to pass a federal clean energy standard as part of the Biden administration’s push to combat climate change. CBS climate and energy reporter Cara Korte joins “CBSN AM” with the latest. Source

President Joe Biden wants Congress to extend an eviction moratorium before millions lose their homes. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova joins “CBSN AM” to discuss the latest. Source