Law enforcement used pepper balls and chemical irritants to disperse protesters from Lafayette Park, located outside the White House. Source
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Facebook saw 59% of online recruitment in sex trafficking cases
Data from the last two decades included in the report showed that 30% of all victims identified in federal sex trafficking cases since 2000 were recruited online. Source
Nearly 200 unvaccinated hospital workers suspended in Texas
Houston Methodist benches holdouts without pay a day after dozens protest COVID-19 immunization requirement. Source
LGBTQ journalists bring perspective to news coverage
Journalists like Reuters executive editor Gina Chua are reshaping the way news organizations cover the LGBTQ community. She joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to talk about her decision to share her story and the role her identity plays in covering LGBTQ issues. Source
Lordstown Motors says it may go out of business
Electric vehicle maker warned it doesn’t have enough money to start commercial production of its pickup truck. Source
U.S. unsure whether 2,100 migrant children have been reunited with parents
Up to 2,100 children who were split up from their families near the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration may still be separated from their parents, according to a Department of Homeland Security report prepared for President Biden. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero for a closer look. Source
Amazon’s Sidewalk program has launched. Here’s how to opt out.
Privacy advocates express alarm over internet-sharing program Amazon says will help devices work better. Source
Mom arrested on suspicion of killing 7-year-old son
A California mom wanted by Las Vegas police in the killing of her 7-year-old son was arrested in Denver. Samantha Moreno Rodriguez, 35, was taken into custody more than a week after the body of her son, Liam Husted, was found outside Las Vegas. CBS station KPIX-TV’s Maria Medina reports from San Jose, California, where the mother and son used to live. Source
National Urban League leader on prospects for federal voting rights bill
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin remains firm in his opposition to the For the People Act, despite the urging of civil rights leader at a meeting Tuesday. His opposition likely dooms the voting rights legislation in a closely divided Senate. Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, was at that meeting and joined CBSN to discuss how it went and what comes next. Source
Police bodycams roll as man describes what happened before girlfriend stops breathing
Interview excerpt: On October 29, 2017 at 10:30 p.m., Mark Howerton rushed his girlfriend, Cayley Mandadi to the hospital — she was not breathing and barely had a pulse. While doctors tried to save her life, Howerton was interviewed by police in the quietest place they could find: the hospital chapel. The interview was recorded on the officer’s body camera. Source