Facebook says Iranian hackers targeted nearly 200 U.S. military personnel on its platform. The hackers, known as “Tortiseshell,” used fake online personas and phishing to drive people off of the site, infect their devices with malware and steal log-in information. CBS News reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source
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Biden says sending U.S. forces to Haiti “not on the agenda” for now
President Biden said the relationship between the U.S. and Germany is “strong and getting stronger.” Source
Local Matters: Mike Pence and other GOP heavyweights to address evangelicals in Iowa
Despite the sustained popularity of former President Donald Trump in the GOP, other would-be 2024 Republican presidential contenders are heading to Iowa to address conservative voters. The Des Moines Register’s chief political reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel has more on who will be headlining the Family Leadership Summit on Friday, and Democrats’ chances of picking up any Republican-held seats in Iowa in 2022. Source
Hundreds offer to donate cars to mechanic who fixes them for those in need
“Whatever glowing feeling is inside me, it just transferred from that TV screen and went inside them,” he said. Source
South Carolina mechanic’s generosity rewarded
Eliot Middleton, a South Carolina man who fixes clunkers and donates them to people in need, received an outpouring of support from “CBS Evening News” viewers. Mark Strassmann has an update. Source
COVID-19 misinformation an “urgent threat,” surgeon general says
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that misinformation about COVID-19 is “a serious threat to public health.” The warning comes as the U.S. vaccination rate drops and the number of new cases rise. Jericka Duncan reports. Source
Cases of respiratory illness surge in young children
The U.S. is experiencing a rare summer surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The illness can be serious among infants and the elderly. Mireya Villarreal has more. Source
“CBS Evening News” headlines for Thursday, July 15, 2021
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source
Biden calls Cuba’s communism “a failed system,” says no plans to send U.S. troops to Haiti
At a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Biden was asked about the U.S. response to recent unrest in Cuba and Haiti. He called communism “a failed system,” and he said the idea of sending U.S. troops to Haiti is “not on the agenda at this moment.” Watch his remarks. Source
Woman whose ex-husband died in Surfside condo collapse says it’s a miracle her 10-year-old son wasn’t there
The evening before the Surfside condo collapsed, Manny Lafont was playing baseball with his 10-year-old son. Lafont died later that night. His ex-wife Adriana Lafont tells CBS News about the “infinite pain” her children face having to grow up without their father — and how their son’s life was narrowly saved. “The fact that he is here with me today is a miracle,” she said. Source