Shark sightings off of Long Island, New York led to the closure of multiple beaches Tuesday. It came a day after a fatal shark attack by a great white in Maine, the state’s first fatal shark attack in recorded history. Mola Lenghi reports. Source
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President Trump defends video making false claims about the coronavirus
A video retweeted by President Trump, which made false claims about the coronavirus, was deleted from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Tuesday. Paula Reid reports. Source
Big Tech CEOs testify before House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee – watch live
Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg face lawmakers to defend Big 4 tech companies’ market might. Source
Rise of new COVID-19 cases in Europe during tourism season triggers new restrictions
Several European countries including Spain and Germany are seeing daily coronavirus cases rise, and restrictions are being reintroduced as a result. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is in London where the U.K. has imposed a two-week quarantine on any travelers returning from Spain. Source
Attorney General Barr defends sending federal agents to protests across country
Attorney General William Barr defended the administration’s decision to send federal agents to protests in cities across the country. Democrats pushed back and questioned his motives in a heated hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
Eye Opener: Trump promotes coronavirus misinformation
President Trump has been accused of spreading misinformation after promoting a video of doctors sharing false claims about the coronavirus that has since been removed by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Also, the CEOs of Alphabet, Apple, Facebook and Amazon will face a congressional panel in an antitrust hearing Wednesday. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Pennsylvania health secretary responds to transphobic attacks
Dr. Rachel Levine addresses the constant stream of mockery and abuse directed toward her on social media and elsewhere. Source
Minnesota GOP official resigns over Holocaust post
The image compared the state’s mask mandate to Jewish people wearing a star in concentration camps. Source
Most view kneeling during anthem as acceptable form of protest
Views on this are divided by political party and race. Source
Author Robert Draper on what led the U.S. to war in Iraq
On “Intelligence Matters,” Mike Morell and Draper discuss the key players, events and decisions that led to the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq more than 15 years ago. Source