As the NCAA allows student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, agents and consultants gear up to cash in. Source

China’s foreign minister met with senior Taliban leaders. Also, an independent inquiry found Malta’s government bears responsibility for the murder of a journalist, and the Australian military is being deployed to help enforce a COVID-19 lockdown. Meanwhile, a settlement has been reached in a scandalous class-action lawsuit against a Canadian fertility doctor. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” from London with those headlines. Source

Nearly 326,000 backup-power products bought online and at stores across North America have been recalled. Source

The Cuban regime is cracking down on protesters exercising speech in Cuba. Source

President Biden announced federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and get regular testing. Meanwhile, the nationwide ban on evictions expires Saturday, which could force millions of families from their homes as the Delta variant continues to spread across the country. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN to discuss. Source

Shriever even became a part-time teaching assistant for two- and three-year-olds to raise money for her BMX competitions. Source

TV pitchman Ron Popeil, who became a ubiquitous presence on TV by selling household gadgets to millions, died July 28, 2021 at the age of 86. In this “Sunday Morning” profile originally broadcast on January 9, 2000, correspondent Bill Geist talked with Popeil about his rise from demonstrating inventions at lunch counters, to mastering the airwaves with his informercials for the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, and countless other devices you just couldn’t live without. Source

Data in the document underscores the danger posed by the mutant strain of the virus first spotted in India Source

“CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent David Begnaud visited New Orleans, a COVID-19 hotspot where kids are making up a large number of cases. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, the medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads. Source

United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopped three penalty kicks as the U.S. gets past Netherlands. Source