CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero'It is not true': Facebook executive responds to whistleblower testimony

Monika Bickert, Vice President for Content Policy at Facebook, responds to the allegations made by Facebook whisteblower Frances Haugen before Congress that their algorithm is harmful to children and weakens our democracy.

October 06, 2021 at 02:47AM https://ift.tt/3oGkcdr Bickert, Vice President for Content Policy at Facebook, responds to the allegations made by Facebook whisteblower Frances Haugen before Congress that their algorithm is harmful to children and weakens our democracy.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroBystanders build makeshift stretcher to rescue an injured hiker in Colorado

A family on a trip to see the fall foliage in Colorado turned into a rescue mission when they came across an injured man.

October 06, 2021 at 03:28AM https://ift.tt/2YlQ9wc family on a trip to see the fall foliage in Colorado turned into a rescue mission when they came across an injured man.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroDemocrats explore new options to raise debt ceiling amid deepening standoff with GOP

Democratic senators are scrambling to find a way to avert a potential debt default as soon as next week amid a high-stakes standoff with Republicans -- and are privately discussing whether it's possible to change Senate rules so the borrowing limit can be raised by a simple majority vote, according to multiple sources at closed-door sessions.

October 06, 2021 at 03:17AM https://ift.tt/3DesXPF senators are scrambling to find a way to avert a potential debt default as soon as next week amid a high-stakes standoff with Republicans -- and are privately discussing whether it's possible to change Senate rules so the borrowing limit can be raised by a simple majority vote, according to multiple sources at closed-door sessions.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroOpinion: Now is not the time to turn our backs on the unemployed

In March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was in its infancy, we warned that the looming unemployment and economic crisis would need a historic government response. For the next 18 months, the federal government delivered just that -- significantly expanding unemployment benefits for a record number of jobless Americans.

October 06, 2021 at 02:03AM https://ift.tt/2ZTNScp March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was in its infancy, we warned that the looming unemployment and economic crisis would need a historic government response. For the next 18 months, the federal government delivered just that -- significantly expanding unemployment benefits for a record number of jobless Americans.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroSee 'Game of Thrones' spinoff trailer

HBO Max revealed the teaser trailer for its "Game of Thrones" spinoff, "House of the Dragon." The series will premiere in 2022.

October 06, 2021 at 02:01AM https://ift.tt/3a6OihH Max revealed the teaser trailer for its "Game of Thrones" spinoff, "House of the Dragon." The series will premiere in 2022.

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