The East Troublesome Fire burned more than 200 square miles in about 24 hours. Source
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Gap retailer falls into tough times, plans to shutter 220 stores
But the company intends to add more of its thriving Old Navy and Athletics stores in the next three years. Source
Child welfare advocates see drop in reporting of abuse cases during pandemic
Child welfare advocates are seeing in a decline in the number of child abuse cases being reported. Teresa Huizar, the executive director of the National Children’s Alliance, joins CBSN to talk about why that’s happening. Source
Watch Live: Colorado officials give update on wildfires
The East Troublesome Fire burned more than 200 square miles in about 24 hours. Source
In Nigeria, deadly crackdown on protests is followed by more unrest
Protests against police brutality in Nigeria resulted in bloodshed after government forces opened fire. Now officials are blaming vandals and looters for destruction around the capital. BBC News reporter Meyani Jones has a firsthand look at the damage and what locals are saying about the violence. Source
Companies help employees build rainy day funds
These emergency savings accounts act like a retirement plan, with part of employees’ pay taken out and invested. Source
Alanis Morissette looks back through the past 25 years in her new Audible original
Her music was the soundtrack of the 90s, and now Alanis Morissette is revealing the background stories to some of those songs. The Grammy Award winner released an Audible original, “Alanis Morissette: Words + Music.” The audio memoir is filled with life stories and music she recorded in her home studio. Vladimir Duthiers spoke with her about the new release. Source
Libyan factions sign countrywide U.N.-brokered cease-fire
The United Nations billed the deal as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two. Source
Mississippi asks Supreme Court to review 15-week abortion ban
Mississippi’s request came just hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Source
White teen girl sentenced for plot to attack Black churchgoers
Police in 2019 said they thwarted a “potentially horrific incident” when classmates found the girl’s plans for a knife attack at a historically Black Georgia church. Source