Google and Verizon are reportedly among those interested in acquiring the social media company Twitter. CNET’s Dan Ackerman explains why Twitter is attractive to these bidders. Source
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Syria talks fall apart as airstrikes worsen
Dramatic video shows a young Syrian girl being pulled from the rubble of an airstrike. Fighting has flared up again after a brief truce fell apart. Source
Is Twitter up for sale?
Twitter’s stock is up around 20 percent after murmurs that Google or Salesforce.com will buy the social media company. CBS MoneyWatch’s Jill Wagner has the latest from the NYSE. Source
Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth on “The Dressmaker,” getting bullied
“The Dressmaker” co-stars Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth discuss their new film and how they were picked on as children. Source
John Oliver on Emmy win, “gift” of politics and satire
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” tackles serious topics with a satirical spin. The show leaves his audience laughing while enlightening them about news that affects the world. On Sunday, Oliver took home the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series. Oliver joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the 2016 elections and covering current events with satire. Source
Lawmakers grill Mylan CEO over EpiPen price hike
On Capitol Hill, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch strongly defended the EpiPen’s nearly-500 percent price hike, testifying under oath. CBS News reviewed documents the company turned over to lawmakers that showed how much Mylan expected the EpiPen to generate in net sales this year. Vinita Nair reports. Source
TV manufacturers accused of cheating on energy efficiency tests
Your energy-efficient TV might be using a lot more energy than you think. A new study by a national environmental group says a number of top-selling manufacturers are misleading consumers by gaming the Energy Star tests. Mireya Villarreal reports. Source
NYPD’s John Miller on “critical stage” in N.J. and N.Y. bombings investigation
The FBI became aware of New Jersey and New York bombings suspect Ahmad Rahami in 2014 after a neighbor heard his father call him a terrorist, but federal agents found no ties to terrorism and closed their investigation. John Miller, NYPD deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter-terrorism and former CBS News senior correspondent, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the ongoing investigation into Rahami. Source
Dickerson on Trump and Clinton’s first presidential debate
CBS News political director and “Face the Nation” moderator John Dickerson joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss Monday’s upcoming presidential debate and Trump’s praise for the controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy. Source
India marks global record rise in COVID cases for a day: 314,000
The New Delhi High Court called a critical oxygen shortage a “national emergency” and one expert warned the situation may be even worse than the numbers make it look. Source