The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to finally hang up on foreign robocalls. The phone calls appear to be from a familiar area code, but a scammer is often on the other end. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
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Blackjewel miners protest after bankruptcy leaves them without pay
Coal mining company Blackjewel abruptly filed for bankruptcy last month. Hundreds of non-union workers have been left with no severance or health benefits. As Errol Barnett reports, some miners are protesting, demanding they be paid what they’re owed. Source
Rep. Will Hurd of Texas becomes 6th Republican to announce retirement in 2 weeks
Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, the only African American Republican in the House, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election. Hurd narrowly won reelection in 2018 in Texas’ 23rd district. Source
Sanders campaign press secretary discusses 2020 strategy and debate performance
Senator Bernie Sanders dodged a question today on “CBS This Morning” about what appeared to be a tag-team with Senator Elizabeth Warren at the Democratic debate was planned. Briahna Gray, the national press secretary for Sanders’ campaign, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss the Sanders 2020 strategy and debate performance. Source
Deadly Kentucky pipeline blast felt “like an atomic bomb”
Regional gas pipeline ruptures in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed at least one person Source
Paramedics called to Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port
Paramedics were called to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon. Nikki Battiste has the latest. Source
Pilot dead after fighter jet crash in Death Valley National Park
Naval investigators are looking for clues in a fighter jet crash in California. The pilot was killed but has not been identified. Carter Evans spoke with a witness. Source
8/1/19: Red and Blue
Joe Biden: “I was surprised” by attacks on Obama; President Trump holds rally in Ohio after Democrats hold debates in Michigan. Source
Trump holds Ohio rally after democrats debate in Michigan
After two nights of debates from the 2020 Democratic candidates, it’s President Trump’s turn to speak with voters, this time with a “Make America Great Again” rally in Cincinnati. Jeremy Pelzer, a politics reporter for Cleveland.com, spoke to CBSN’s “Red & Blue” about the Buckeye State’s importance to the upcoming election. Source
2020 Daily Trail Markers: What voters thought of the debates
Early voters in the states weigh in on who stood out on the stage in Detroit for the second DNC debates Source