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EPISODE · Aug 8, 2025 · 30 MIN

Crypto in Your 401(k)? | Kratom’s Risks Raise Red Flags

from CBS Mornings on the Go · host CBS News

A new executive order opens the door for companies to add cryptocurrencies to retirement plans. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger weighs the risks and potential rewards. The supplement known as kratom can be found in products from drinks to pills and powders and brewed tea leaves. While marketed as an energy booster, relaxant and pain reliever, there is growing concern about the safety of it. The supplement has been blamed for addiction, seizures and even deaths. Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans for a crackdown on one kratom compound. The American Kratom Association told CBS News that it advocates for regulations that aim to keep dangerous kratom products off the market. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson spoke exclusively with CBS News following a jailbreak in May where 10 inmates escaped. She said the jail was built poorly and is currently operating at 60% staffing levels. One employee has been arrested for allegedly assisting in the escape. Hall of Famer and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her memoir, "Uncommon Favor," and the people and places that shaped her winning mindset. At Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi's JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurants in New Jersey, half the diners don't pay. Instead, guests can volunteer their time for a meal, part of their mission to build dignity, not charity.

A new executive order opens the door for companies to add cryptocurrencies to retirement plans. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger weighs the risks and potential rewards. The supplement known as kratom can be found in products from drinks to pills and powders and brewed tea leaves. While marketed as an energy booster, relaxant and pain reliever, there is growing concern about the safety of it. The supplement has been blamed for addiction, seizures and even deaths. Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans for a crackdown on one kratom compound. The American Kratom Association told CBS News that it advocates for regulations that aim to keep dangerous kratom products off the market. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson spoke exclusively with CBS News following a jailbreak in May where 10 inmates escaped. She said the jail was built poorly and is currently operating at 60% staffing levels. One employee has been arrested for allegedly assisting in the escape. Hall of Famer and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her memoir, "Uncommon Favor," and the people and places that shaped her winning mindset. At Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi's JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurants in New Jersey, half the diners don't pay. Instead, guests can volunteer their time for a meal, part of their mission to build dignity, not charity.

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