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Biden says monkeypox “cause for concern”

President Biden says recent monkeypox cases in the U.S. are concerning, adding that work’s being done to determine which vaccines could help ward off the disease. So far--- two U.S. cases have been confirmed and 50 more are suspected. Power is mostly back in Gaylord, Mich. after a tornado killed two and injured more than 40 there. And Justin Thomas took home his second PGA championship after coming from behind with a seven stroke rally.

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Biden announces plan to address supply chain issues

President Biden on Wednesday announced a plan to boost capacity at major ports in California and at companies like Walmart and UPS as supply chain backlogs threaten to worsen rising consumer prices. CBS News congressional reporter Nikole Killion, CBSN political contributor and White House reporter for The Associated Press Zeke Miller, and The Washington Examiner's political and investigative reporter Sarah Westwood join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.

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Texas governor bans vaccine mandates

Texas' Republican Governor Greg Abbott has signed an executive order banning "any entity" in his state from issuing a coronavirus vaccine mandate. Last month, President Biden announced that all companies with 100 employees or more will need to require vaccination or weekly COVID testing. On Tuesday, Mr. Biden is attending a virtual meeting with G20 leaders on the situation in Afghanistan. CBS News political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller joins CBSN AM to discuss.

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Combating fake news on Facebook

Recent studies show articles that peddle misinformation on social media platforms like Facebook get many more shares, comments and likes than factual content – which creates a profit motive to keep the spigot of medically-false conspiracy theories flowing. Correspondent David Pogue talks with experts about how difficult it is to find out just how widespread misinformation is on Facebook; and with a doctor whose emergency room has been flooded with COVID patients, many of whom were unvaccinated, or even refuse treatment, because of spurious medical claims they'd seen on social media.

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