After a man broke into this award-winning bodybuilder’s home, he was the one left needing an ambulance Source
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Sumatran rhinos declared extinct in Malaysia after last female dies of cancer
The last female Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died of cancer. Her death came less than six months after the country’s last male Sumatran rhino died. Deforestation and poaching have contributed to the extinction in Malaysia. Source
Tesla receives nearly 200,000 pre-orders for Cybertruck
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company has more than 180,000 pre-orders for its first electric pickup truck called Cybertruck. The vehicle was unveiled last week to mixed reviews. The starting price is $69,000. Source
You’ve seen the image. Now, hear a widow recall how her husband and daughter drowned in the Rio Grande
A widely seen photograph of a father and his 23-month-old daughter who drowned trying to reach the U.S. was seared into memory this summer. Now, Tania Avalos, the wife and mother of the drowned migrants, is telling her story to “60 Minutes.” Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Source
Amazon sues over $10 billion Pentagon contract awarded to Microsoft
The company claims that the evaluation process “contained clear deficiencies, errors, and unmistakable bias” Source
How the Russians hacked the 2016 election
Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party’s computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates. Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them Source
New York joins California in lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul
New York state officials have joined their counterparts in California and North Carolina in suing e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company created marketing campaigns that targeted youth and helped fuel teenage lung illness and, in some cases, vaping-related deaths. CBSN New York reports. Source
Protesters and police locked in tense standoff at Hong Kong university
A standoff between pro-democracy protesters and police in Hong Kong is underway at a university. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio joined “CBSN AM” from outside the school. Source
Volker says investigations were mentioned at July 10 meeting with Ukranians
In his closed-door testimony, Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, said “investigations” weren’t discussed at a contentious July 10 meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, replying “no” to a question about whether they came up. But his opening statement at public hearings Tuesday, Volker revised that account, and said they had been raised, corroborating the accounts of other participants. Source
Volker insists he worked through “official” Ukraine channel, “cringes” at “three amigos” references
Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, strongly defended himself in his prepared opening statement, denying that he along with U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and Energy Secretary Rick Perry formed a separate “irregular” channel informing Ukraine policy – an effort for which they became known as the “three amigos.” Source