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Heat waves threaten more than 50 million on both U.S. coasts
The extreme heat has been blamed for numerous deaths and emergency room visits. Mola Lenghi shares more.
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Biden announces wildfire response plan
At a meeting with western state governors, President Biden announced plans to step up federal assistance for responding to extreme heat and wildfires. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Axios congressional reporter Alayna Treene, and USA Today White House correspondent Courtney Subramanian join Tanya Rivero on CBSN's "Red & Blue" with the details, and reaction to the death of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Unvaccinated are "at significant risk," Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday on CBSN that there are two "troublesome" things about the COVID-19 Delta variant: that it is capable of spreading more efficiently from person to person, and that it can cause more serious disease. He said people who are not vaccinated against the virus are at "significant risk." Watch the interview.
COVID Wuhan lab-leak hypotheses are "plausible," expert says
Former State Department officials tell CBS News significant information about the Wuhan lab's activities in 2019 didn't reach their desks for nearly a year.
"Pac-Man" black holes spotted eating neutron stars for first time
Scientists say that one teaspoon of a neutron star weighs as much as all of humanity.
What is a heat dome? Extreme temps in the Pacific Northwest, explained
To call this heat wave "unprecedented" does not do it justice.
Abandoned oil and gas wells threaten environment
Old and abandoned oil and gas wells are polluting the environment and the EPA estimates there could be more than 2 million in the U.S. But as CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli discovers, the clean-up could provide ample opportunity for new jobs.
Dangerous western heat wave explained
The heat wave in the West has shifted slightly, bringing record-breaking temperatures to Montana and Idaho. CBS's Lilia Luciano reports from Seattle and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to explain how this "unprecedented" heat wave happened.
Delta COVID-19 variant detected in all 50 U.S. states
As CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reports, the Delta variant of the coronavirus is now reported across the entire country. Its fast spread has prompted one major city to reverse course on its mask recommendation. Then, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Nancy Chen with the latest on the fight against the pandemic.
Walmart unveils low-cost insulin for diabetes patients
Walmart said it will sell its own brand of analog insulin that costs up to 75% less than competing products. Read more here.
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Is a bootleg weight-loss drug to blame for 2 reported deaths?
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