Politics

State Files Emergency Motion In Florida School Mask Mandate BattleHours after a Leon County circuit judge allowed school districts to continue student mask requirements, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to reinstate a stay.
'Honestly, It's Just Nonsense': Gov. DeSantis Downplays Speculation On 2024 Presidential RunAs he faces a re-election campaign next year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday tried to dispel speculation that he is preparing to run for the White House in 2024.
Florida Department Of Education Withholds Funds In Broward, Alachua Counties For Mask MandateThe Florida Department of Education has gone through with its threat of withholding monthly school board member salaries who violate Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates, even though a judge has already ruled the ban on mandates is unconstitutional.
Appeal Spurs New Round of Battling Over Florida School MasksAn appeal filed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration put on hold a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling against the state in a battle over school mask mandates.
'Promises Made, Promises Kept': Florida To Fine Businesses, Schools $5,000 If They Ask For Proof Of COVID VaccinationFlorida businesses, schools, and government agencies that require people to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination will soon face a $5,00 fine from the state.
Florida Judge Backs Gov. DeSantis On Federal Unemployment MoneyA Leon County circuit judge has upheld a decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to cut off federal unemployment money for tens of thousands of Floridians in June.

Tech

Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody Warns Malware Can Drain Your Phone's Battery, Bank AccountsWe all know to protect our computers and tablets with security programs to prevent malicious viruses and trackers, but what about our phones.
Privacy Advocates Concerned About Amazon’s New Tech To Boost Performance Of DevicesIf you own certain Alexa-enabled Echo devices or some Ring camera models, Amazon will be able to use part of your home's WiFi to create a new network called Amazon Sidewalk.
Florida Healthy Kids Website BreachedHundreds of thousands of Floridians who applied for coverage or were enrolled in a children’s health insurance program between 2013 and 2020 are being encouraged to take steps to protect themselves financially after a cyberattack.
Tesla's Elon Musk Wants To Dig Tunnels To Alleviate Miami's Congested TrafficTraffic in Miami is terrible. We all know that. According to a new report, Miami was just named one of the most congested cities in the U.S. in 2020. But Tesla Inc founder Elon Musk says he wants to dig tunnels with the Boring Company, one of his many business ventures, to help alleviate Miami's notoriously congested traffic.
Consumer Electronics Show Goes Virtual, Many Products Designed To Protect Against COVID-19The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), was held this week and offered the very latest in tech. It was virtual this year because of the pandemic, and many of the products revealed were designed to protect against COVID-19.
'Legal Equalizer' App Helps People Know Their Rights, Safely Interact With Police: 'Accountability On All Sides For Everybody'The Founder and CEO of the Legal Equalizer app hopes that it will help to de-escalate situations between police and citizens by providing accountability on all sides.

CBS National News

How to watch CBS News' coverage of the 20th anniversary of 9/11CBS News will broadcast its coverage of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in a CBS News Special Report.
For many Muslim Americans, hostility -- still -- 20 years after 9/11"I try to do what I can to make sure that more of us know that this is our nation, too," one Muslim American said
Food delivery apps are fighting 15% fee cap in New York CityDoorDash, GrubHub and others argue that city law capping fees at 15% has cost them "hundreds of millions of dollars."
20 years after 9/11, most see some success in efforts against terrorismMany say U.S. troops should have left Afghanistan sooner.
DHS warns of potential threat of domestic extremists to Afghan evacueesAfghan Americans and immigration advocates worry resettlement efforts could exacerbate anti-Muslim sentiment in U.S.
What counts as a religious exemption to a vaccination mandate?Simply saying "I believe in God, I can't be vaccinated" won't get you an automatic exemption.
Why Biden's vaccine mandate could revive the economic recoveryEconomists say mandating widespread vaccinations could help the nation's economy recover faster from the Delta variant.
Appeals court reinstates Florida's ban on school mask mandatesThe decision is the latest development in the showdown between DeSantis and local school districts.
U.S. probing airlines over slow refunds during pandemicThe Transportation Department said it received about 30,000 complaints about denied or delayed airline refunds.

CBS World News

Researchers who dangled rhinos upside down earn Ig NobelThe study was one of 10 projects that earned kudos for getting people to laugh and then think.
As Taliban's crackdown on dissent turns deadly, escape is for the few2nd flight expected to carry about 200 more people out of Afghanistan, but as an unapologetic Taliban cements its power through violence, that's a drop in the bucket.
15 of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi nationals, 20 years later, Saudi Arabia struggles to change its global imageHolly Williams travels to Riyadh to take a closer look at how Saudi Arabia has tried to change its global image since 9/11 with more rights for women and the opening of its society, while the country has also continued an abuse of human rights from its treatment of female activists to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Saudi Arabia showcases anti-extremism efforts 20 years after 9/11CBS News gets rare access to a prison, and prisoners, in the conservative Islamic kingdom from which almost all of the September 11 hijackers came.
Former CIA Acting and Deputy Director Morell on counterterrorism 20 years after 9/11Former Acting and Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell joins “CBS Mornings” with analysis of where the United States stands in the fight against terror, 20 years after 9/11.
Civilian plane departs Kabul with over 20 AmericansCivilians are leaving Afghanistan on flights to Qatar, but the land border remains closed as the Taliban cracks down. Charlie D’Agata reports.
Taliban lets Americans, other foreigners leave on flight from KabulU.S. and Qatari officials said a group of Americans and other foreigners would be among the first to fly out of Afghanistan as Kabul's airport slowly resumes operations.
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil leaders charged with subversionThe arrests, under Hong Kong's national security law, were the latest in Beijing's intensifying crackdown on dissent in the city.
Thinner, energetic Kim Jong Un appears at North Korea paradeThe regime was officially showcasing its civil services, but given the importance of the young leader's health, his buoyant mood and slim figure will be the big international takeaway.