Lebanon is no stranger to turmoil and devastation. The country saw a bloody 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, but the massive explosion that devastated downtown Beirut may have an even greater economic impact. Tony Badran, a fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero for a closer look. Source
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Schumer, Pelosi call on postmaster general to reverse service changes
Their letter comes after the two had a “heated” meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Wednesday about increased delays in mail delivery. Source
L’Oreal requires doctor’s note to work from home
It’s legal to ask for official documentation of a medical condition, but the policy could seriously affect morale. Source
Jay Shaylor
Executive Producer, “CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell” Source
This week on “Sunday Morning” (August 9)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Should we name heat waves like we name hurricanes?
Although heat waves rarely get the attention that hurricanes do, they kill far more people per year in the U.S. Source
One West Virginia food bank’s most-requested item: Water
In this web exclusive, Linda McKinney, director of the Five Loaves & Two Fishes Food Bank in Kimball, West Virginia, describes to correspondent Lee Cowan the difficulty people in her community have in accessing a very scarce commodity: clean drinking water. Source
Christopher Isham
Executive Producer, Political Coverage Source
Laid-off workers across America endure loss of $600 aid
Millions thrown out of work because of pandemic are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal help has expired. Source
What doctors know about the risk of COVID-19 for kids
While experts generally believe that children under 10 years old are less susceptible to the coronavirus, data show that they can still catch it. Source