Average daily COVID deaths jumped 131% in the last month, CDC says
Meanwhile, ICU beds are running out in Georgia, Kentucky and Hawaii. The COVID surge comes as more kids head back to school this week.
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The controversy surrounding ivermectin
Doctors are being pushed by some of their patients to prescribe Ivermectin, despite it being an "unproven" medication for COVID-19. Arthur Caplan, the director of the division of medical ethics at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain why this drug is dangerous and how some doctors are feeding into misinformation.
Fauci says Moderna boosters might not be ready by September 20
Dr. Anthony Fauci says Pfizer's COVID-19 boosters will "likely meet" the administration's deadline of September 20 to begin administering third doses to adults.
Fire crews gaining control of Caldor Fire
As of Saturday, fire crews had contained 37% of the 214,107 acre fire.
Pet cloning: Man's best friend, again
When their 12-year-old dog Marley was diagnosed with cancer, the Tschirhart family couldn't bear to say goodbye. So, they turned to ViaGen Pets, of Austin, Texas, a company that has cloned hundreds of pets for a multitude of grateful owners. Correspondent Tracy Smith checks out what the right amount of love, science and money can bring to an animal lover. (This story originally aired November 27, 2020.)
Ben Tracy and Jeff Berardelli on "The Takeout"
CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli talk about the growing effects of climate change on extreme weather and our way of life in this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Mars rover apparently retrieves first rock sample for return to Earth
The Perseverance rover's chief engineer called it a perfect core sample.
Feds responding to reports of oil and chemical spills in Gulf of Mexico
An apparent miles-long brownish-black oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico was seen in aerial survey imagery released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Doctors sound alarm over pediatric COVID cases
As students return to school, doctors are worried about rising COVID cases among children. More than 200,000 pediatric cases were reported nationwide last week. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
FAA grounds Virgin Galactic rockets while probing Branson trip
Regulators say rocketship carrying British billionaire and others in a July flight veered off course on its descent.
Some Israeli settlers use sheep to push Palestinians from West Bank homes
Terminal in Riyadh airport hit again, a day after deadly strike killed 12
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
Drone swarms are a problem Secret Service says they have not solved yet
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: "We can't afford to lose"
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Iran calls U.S. response "insufficient" amid stalled talks to end the war
DHS secretary defends livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
