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Growing divide in Wyoming as billionaires send prices sky-high
Teton County’s $108,000 median income is still not enough to afford the $7 million average cost for a home in Jackson Hole. Source
Why Barcelona locals are protesting tourists
Tourists in Barcelona received an unwelcome surprise last weekend after thousands of protesters marched through the city’s popular areas, spraying people with toy water guns while shouting, “Tourists go home.” Richard Florida, a professor at the University of Toronto studying how urbanism and globalization affects communities, joins CBS News to examine why and how some countries are cracking down on tourism. Source
How U.S. immigration laws and rules have changed over time
Immigration remains a top issue for voters heading into the 2024 election. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins to look at the national questions you need answered in this election cycle. Source
Questions arise over taxpayer money for Texas crisis pregnancy centers
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, multiple states have dedicated additional funds and resources to facilities known as crisis pregnancy centers to dissuade women from getting abortions. Texas has invested the most, but there are questions about how that money is being spent. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns and ProPublica reporter Cassandra Jaramillo have more. Source
Menendez’s lawyer says prosecutors failed to prove single charge in bribery trial
A lawyer for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said prosecutors showed jurors “zero evidence of him saying or suggesting that he was doing something for a bribe.” Source
Israel ramps up Gaza bombardment amid stalled cease-fire talks
An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday. Israel is continuing to hit Gaza with deadly air and ground assaults as CIA Director Bill Burns arrives in Qatar to discuss a potential hostage and cease-fire deal. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams is on the ground in Tel Aviv. Source
Trump holding rally in Florida as VP decision nears
Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail in Florida on Tuesday. And as a running mate announcement nears, Sen. Marco Rubio, who’s one of the possible picks, is joining Trump on stage. David Weigel, politics reporter for Semafor, and Tom LoBianco, co-founder of 24sight News, join “America Decides” to discuss. Source
Alec Baldwin’s trial starts, and other headlines
Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” shooting trial got underway with jury selection on Tuesday, U.S. Marshals shot an alleged carjacker near Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home, and other headlines from around the world. Source
Texas spends millions funding pregnancy crisis centers, but do they work?
Texas spends millions of dollars every year on pregnancy crisis centers, which try to dissuade women from seeking abortions. Supporters say the centers help support women both before and after pregnancy, but many still lack critical care. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source