An American teenager was finally released after being detained by U.S. immigration authorities for over three weeks. Francisco Galicia said he showed his identification documents to officials but they thought the materials were fake. Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers have more. Source
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Armed robbers steal $40 million worth of gold and other metals in airport heist
A team of armed robbers disguised as police officers stole millions of dollars worth of gold and other metals from an airport cargo terminal in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “CBS This Morning” has the story. Source
Reputation management companies are faking court orders to suppress Google results
Googling yourself may be easy, but changing what Google says about you is nearly impossible. It’s so difficult, that many small businesses pay tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars to get rid of negative comments. The companies that do this are known as reputation management companies. Jim Axelrod reports. Source
New governor under fire in Puerto Rico
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló officially handed in his resignation following 12 days of protest in Puerto Rico. But now his successor, former Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez, is also facing calls to resign. Refinery 29 senior writer Andrea González-Ramírez joined CBSN AM to discuss corruption in the Puerto Rican government and why the younger generation has had enough. Source
Diplomats hold “very professional” meeting to salvage Iran nuclear deal
“The atmosphere was constructive, and the discussions were good,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi told reporters after the meeting ended in Vienna Source
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Trump renews attacks on Elijah Cummings and Baltimore as others rebuke his comments; woman buys 1,500 shoes at closing Payless store to donate Source
Mulvaney defends Trump tweets: “Everything” Trump says “is offensive to some people”
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney joins Margaret Brennan to discuss the president’s tweets attacking Rep. Elijah Cummings, the budget deal, immigration and more. Source
Woman set to replace Puerto Rico’s governor doesn’t want job
The woman who’s supposed to replace Puerto Rico’s embattled governor amid a political crisis said she doesn’t want the job. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez tweeted Sunday that she hopes Gov. Ricardo Rosselló will appoint a secretary of state before resigning Aug. 2 as planned. Source
Robots come to the rescue after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Eight years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused a massive nuclear meltdown in the Daiichi Power Plant, Lesley Stahl reports on the unprecedented cleanup effort. Source
Ray Dalio says wealth inequality is a national emergency
The founder of the most successful hedge fund in the world says capitalism needs to be reformed and that the American dream is lost. Source