The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan puts the country’s journalists at serious risk as the U.S. withdraws. Jeanne Bourgault, president and CEO of Internews, a nonprofit that backs independent journalists around the world, joins CBSN to discuss her recent op-ed on the dangers now facing some of the West’s best allies. Source

Leaders of the G-7 nations are urging President Biden to extend the August 31 deadline for evacuating people from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, C.I.A. Director William Burns met secretly with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul. CBS News’ Skyler Henry reports, and then CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins CBSN with more on the situation and the discussions with the Taliban. Source

These sewing machines from Singer, Brother and more have just the right features for first-timers Source

The budget model — which still costs $2,495 — is slated to land in U.S. next week with added safety features. Source

Watts provided the backbone of the Rolling Stones’ songs for more than half a century. Source

A new study finds the devastating flood that killed more than 200 people this summer in Germany was made significantly more likely due to human-caused climate change. That comes as deadly flooding has ravaged part of Tennessee and also the Northeast. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers are joined by CBS News’ Jessi Mitchell from Waverly, Tennesse. Source

The FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has cleared the way for more schools and businesses to issue vaccine mandates, but it’s not yet approved for kids. Dr. Dyan Hes, a pediatrician in New York City, joined CBSN to discuss the impact of this decision and the importance of getting vaccines authorized for children under 12. Source

While Pfizer fell 3%, many investors were encouraged by the Food & Drug Administration’s full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine. Source

Regardless of what U.S. intel agencies tell President Biden, Beijing has convinced most Chinese residents that the pandemic started somewhere else, and it won’t let up. Source

Hawaii Governor David Ige encouraged potential tourists not to visit the state right now as a surge of coronavirus cases fills hospitals. “It’s not a good time to travel to the islands,” he said. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers have more. Source