The pandemic has forced 90,000 restaurants to close, and the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund has been depleted as restaurants cope with rising prices and labor shortages. CBS Miami reporter Dillon Thomas reports on one new restaurant that’s bucking the odds. Source
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Attorney general restricts efforts to seize reporters’ records
The prohibition by Garland comes after three news outlets learned the Justice Department under former President Trump secretly seized reporters’ records. Source
CBS News study: Most don’t want voting to be harder, see power at stake
First in a series: a CBS News Elections and Polling study on voting in America Source
Canada to allow vaccinated Americans to enter country in August
Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of August 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the U.S. and have received a full course of a COVID vaccine approved for use in Canada. Source
U.S. stocks drop on fears COVID variants threaten recovery
Dow drops 700 points as new variants of the coronavirus pose risks for economies around the world. Source
President Biden faces challenges on immigration policy
A new article in the Washington Post looks at President Biden’s struggle to develop clear plans on immigration. CBSN political contributor and Washington Post White House reporter Sean Sullivan joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss his reporting. Source
Paralympian says official called her shorts “too short and inappropriate”
Olivia Breen, a two-time world champion, said she was “speechless” after an official said her sprinting shorts were “too short and inappropriate.” Source
Coronavirus recession was shortest and steepest ever
The deepest recession to hit the United States economy officially ended in April 2020, just two months after it began. Source
Pediatricians group says kids should wear masks when school restarts
A national pediatricians group recommended that children over the age of 2 wear masks when they go back to school, even if they’re vaccinated. Source
LA music exec is 95th fatality identified in Florida condo collapse
“Theresa was an impassioned leader at Live Nation,” her company said in a statement. Source