Approximately 1 in 8 Americans hold student loan debt. Amy Richardson, a certified financial planner with Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Premium, joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with tips for how new college graduates entering the workforce can pay off debt and save money. Source
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Richard Branson heading for space this weekend
Branson and five crewmates plan to launch Sunday on the first fully commercial passenger flight to space. Source
High demand for restaurant workers could boost their pay
Restaurants are getting busy again, but owners are finding it hard to fill open jobs, and that could mean higher pay for America’s notoriously underpaid restaurant workers. Source
Climate change threatens the future of Chicago
Climate change is threatening the structural integrity of Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city nestled between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River Delta. Dan Egan, the author of “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” and journalist-in-residence at the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, joined CBSN to discuss the impact of climate change on the Windy City. Source
Death toll rises to 78 in Florida condo collapse
Fourteen more victims were found in the rubble from the Surfside, Florida building collapse, bringing the death toll to 78 people with another 62 still missing. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero spoke with Bill Sklar, the chair of a new task force that will review and make recommendations on state laws to prevent a similar tragedy. Source
U.S. widens blacklist over China’s abuse of Muslim minorities
Commerce Department says Chinese tech and electronics companies have aided “Beijing’s campaign of repression.” Source
Hunter Biden’s art deal will keep buyers’ identities a secret
His work is expected to fetch between $75,000 and $500,000 per painting, according to his gallery. Source
Condo collapse death toll rises to 78 after 14 more victims recovered
Fourteen more victims have been recovered in the Surfside condo building collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to 78, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Friday. “This is a staggering and heartbreaking number that affects all of us very, very deeply,” she said. Watch the latest update from officials at the site. Source
Texas Legislature takes up contentious voting bills in special session
The bills being considered by the state House and Senate omit two of the most controversial provisions from the original measure. Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 11)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source