President Biden has arrived in Brussels after an intense weekend of meetings about the economy and global response to the pandemic. Mr. Biden will now be focusing on more complicated matters of global security and the U.S.-Russia relationship. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source
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California to remove mask mandates as it prepares to fully reopen
A new CBS News poll finds that 29% of adults surveyed will not get vaccinated or are still deciding. Concern is now looming about the Delta variant of COVID-19 becoming the dominant strain of the virus in the U.S. Lilia Luciano has the latest. Source
Biden to confront Russia over cyberattacks during meeting with Putin
President Biden is in Brussels for a NATO summit during the second leg of his first international trip since taking office. Later in the week, the president will have his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more on the thorny subjects the leaders are set to discuss, plus the areas where they could potentially work together. Source
Former U.S. ambassador to Poland on upcoming talks between Biden and Putin
A summit of G-7 leaders in the U.K. concluded Sunday, with the group of nations committing to work together to address a number of issues including China’s rising influence, climate change and ending the global pandemic. Daniel Fried, an Atlantic Council fellow and former U.S. ambassador to Poland, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with reaction to the summit and his thoughts on an upcoming face-to-face meeting between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source
Cancel the Tokyo Olympics? It’s unlikely. Here’s why
The coronavirus has already delayed the Summer Games a year, and there’s a chorus calling for it to be nixed completely, but there’s an awful lot at stake. Source
Biting into the origin story of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
For years, Richard Montanez sold his own American success story: while working as a janitor at a Frito-Lay factory in California, he cold-called the company CEO to pitch the snack food hit Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. There’s just one problem: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were already on store shelves. Montanez talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about how this snack food creation story has become as messy as the chips’ orange coating. Source
“He’s not a quitter”
First responder Rusty Duncan helped save 6-year-old Ryland Ward after the Texas church shooting last year. Today the two are friends Source
Delta flight diverted when off-duty flight attendant becomes unruly
A Delta Air Lines flight from California to Georgia was diverted to Oklahoma on Friday night after a passenger became unruly and had to be subdued. Delta confirmed that the passenger was an off-duty flight attendant. Read more here. Source
Denmark soccer player collapses during game
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship over the weekend. The governing body of European soccer said Eriksen has been stabilized and the Danish soccer federation said he was awake. CBSN’s Lana Zak reports. Source
Future uncertain for the Southern Baptist Church
Two key roles in the Southern Baptist Convention are up for grabs, as the evangelical group experiences division over its political involvement and decreased membership. Ian Lovett with The Wall Street Journal joins Lana Zak on CBSN with more information. Source