Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports. | Continue reading


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Whistleblower: FB misleading pub on progress vs. hate speech, violence, misinfo

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports. | Continue reading


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Tony Bennett's musical memory triumphs over Alzheimer's

Anderson Cooper reports on the 95-year-old crooner, Sunday for 60 Minutes. | Continue reading


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Merck Created “Hit List” to Discredit Dissenting Doctors on Vioxx (2009)

Merck made a "hit list" of doctors who criticized Vioxx, according to testimony in a Vioxx class action case in Australia. The list, emailed between Merck employees, contained doctors' names with the labels "neutralise," "neutralised" or "discredit" next to them. | Continue reading


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Mail delivery slowdown: USPS to slow delivery starting October 1

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan is aimed at cutting costs. Critics call it "disastrous." | Continue reading


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Conspiracy theories infiltrated the wellness community

The unease of the COVID-19 pandemic kindled a quest for answers that allowed dangerous misinformation to spread in some yoga and wellness circles. | Continue reading


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Schools without mask mandates are more likely to have Covid-19 outbreaks

One study in two of Arizona's most populous counties found that schools were 3.5 times more likely to have outbreaks of COVID-19 if they started the school year without mask requirements. | Continue reading


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America's billionaires pay an average income tax rate of just 8.2%

Analysis showing billionaires have a lower income tax rate than ordinary Americans comes as administration makes the case for raising taxes on the richest people in the U.S. | Continue reading


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U.S. sanctions virtual currency exchange after spike in ransomware attacks

It's sanctioning virtual currency exchange SUEX for facilitating transactions for ransomware actors. | Continue reading


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Only one country in the world has plan that will mitigate climate change by 2030

Dramatic reductions in emissions would help prevent the world from drastically exceeding 1.5°C of global warming, but even the biggest countries are falling short. | Continue reading


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SpaceX launches all-civilian crew on Inspiration4 mission

The four-person crew, including a tech billionaire and a young cancer survivor, will spend three days in orbit to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. | Continue reading


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Minimum wage would be $26 an hour if it had grown in line with productivity

The gap between what average U.S. workers produce and what they earn has grown ever wider. That's a problem. | Continue reading


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Remote-controlled armed robot to patrol borders and battlefields

Proponents say such semi-autonomous machines enable armies to protect their soldiers, while critics fear this marks another dangerous step toward robots making life-or-death decisions | Continue reading


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Idaho allows Covid-slammed hospitals to ration care for first time ever

Idaho has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation, and officials say a "massive increase in patients with COVID" forced the "last resort" move. | Continue reading


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Authorities race to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India

The virus is far deadlier than COVID-19, and it last claimed Indian lives in 2018, killing 17 of the 18 people who caught it from a contaminated family well. | Continue reading


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Mars rover apparently retrieves first rock sample for return to Earth

The Perseverance rover's chief engineer called it a perfect core sample. | Continue reading


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Snowden: NSA conducts industrial espionage too (2014)

Former NSA contractor says America doesn’t always use its massive spying apparatus on allies for the sake of “national security,” in a German TV interview | Continue reading


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Veteran dies of treatable illness as Covid fills hospital beds

The surge in new COVID cases is putting an enormous strain on hospitals, jeopardizing patients who cannot get the medical attention they need because of a lack of space. | Continue reading


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The feds want to break up Facebook. Good luck with that

Although the social network's power is undeniable, experts think the U.S. government's antitrust case is a lost cause. | Continue reading


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Tesla Is Making a Robot

"In the future, physical work will be a choice," he said. | Continue reading


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Orlando declares water shortage linked to rise in Florida Covid-19 cases

Record hospitalizations in the state are draining liquid-oxygen supplies normally used to treat water. | Continue reading


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U.S. senators test positive for coronavirus

U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Angus King and Roger Wicker have become the latest high-profile lawmakers to test positive for the coronavirus. | Continue reading


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Automated Trucking Hits the Road

Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America's roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods. | Continue reading


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Ransomware gangs are working with Russian intelligence services, report says

Security researchers say they've found ties between major ransomware gangs and Russian intel agencies. | Continue reading


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Robots of the Future at Boston Dynamics

After years of trying, 60 Minutes cameras finally get a peek inside the workshop at Boston Dynamics, where robots move in ways once only thought possible in movies. Anderson Cooper reports. | Continue reading


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July was the hottest month ever recorded, NOAA says

It's "very likely" that 2021 will be among the world's 10 warmest years on record. | Continue reading


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Fluvoxamine: Possible early treatment for Covid-19 in a 40-year antidepressant

Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the unusual path fluvoxamine, a drug commonly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, has had to becoming an early treatment candidate for COVID-19. | Continue reading


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Yelp to allow users to filter businesses based on staff vaccination requirements

The new feature will also show if a restaurant's staff is vaccinated. | Continue reading


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Why are wrongly-convicted people still imprisoned in Missouri?

Prosecutors have called for the release of Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson, who have served a combined 70 years in prison for murders they did not commit. And yet, innocence has not earned them their freedom. So, what's going on in the state of Missouri? | Continue reading


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Jaw-dropping remastered NASA photos celebrate Apollo 15's 50th anniversary

For Apollo 15's 50th anniversary, historian Andy Saunders painstakingly remastered stunning original photos from the historic mission. | Continue reading


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Astronomers spot light from behind a black hole for the first time

The discovery proves Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was right — again. | Continue reading


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Couple harassed by former eBay employees sues company and former executives

Prosecutors say former execs "doxxed" the couple and mailed them threatening items because they were unhappy with their blog's coverage. | Continue reading


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MTV turns 40 years old

Serena Altschul discusses the birth in 1981 of the cable channel devoted to music videos, that became a broadcast pioneer of pop culture, news and reality TV. This is no longer your grandmother's MTV! | Continue reading


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As USA eviction moratorium expires, some states have renters most at risk

"I feel like I'm on the Titanic," a tenant in Nevada said. "I'm in the water, we've sunk, and we don't have lifeboats here." | Continue reading


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SpaceX launches satellites in rare polar orbit mission

SpaceX Transporter 2 mission highlights growing market for small satellite launches. | Continue reading


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Death index: Top ways Americans die

These are the most common causes of death in the U.S., according to the CDC. | Continue reading


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Outbreaks of a drug-resistant superbug fungus spread in two U.S. cities

Found in hospitals and long-term care facilities, the cases indicate what may be the first known transmissions in the U.S. | Continue reading


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It's so hot in Dubai that the government is artificially creating rainstorms

With temperatures in Dubai regularly surpassing 115 degrees Fahrenheit, the government is now using drones to zap clouds with electricity, creating rainstorms. | Continue reading


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Feds crack down on brothers behind 45M illegal robocalls

Unlawful telemarketing campaign included millions of calls to those on FTC's Do Not Call Registry, agency says. | Continue reading


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Part of the Amazon is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs

Carbon dioxide is already at its highest levels in 3.6 million years. Now, a new study found the Amazon is losing its ability to balance out the atmosphere. | Continue reading


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Amazon granted approval to use radar to monitor sleep

Amazon said its new device "could help improve consumers' awareness and management of sleep hygiene." | Continue reading


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FDA “Corruption” Letter Authenticated: Lawyers, Start Your Engines (2010)

Lawyers who want to sue drug companies will be drooling over the news that the FDA has "certified" a 2009 letter sent anonymously by FDA staff to President Obama describing "systemic corruption and wrongdoing that permeates all levels of FDA." | Continue reading


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New space race starts today

On Sunday, Richard Branson became the first owner of a private space company to launch aboard one of his own spacecraft. | Continue reading


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After the crash: How Wall Street is driving up homelessness

The housing collapse of 2008 taught us housing isn't always a good investment, but it's proving a great one for Wall Street | Continue reading


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Biden signs executive order cracking down on anticompetitive economic practices

The president signed an order to "promote competition in the American economy," according to the White House. | Continue reading


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PNW heatwave would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change

Scientists say if Earth keeps warming on the current trajectory, heat waves of this magnitude will no longer be 1-in-1,000-year events — they will happen once every 5 to 10 years. | Continue reading


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What's behind the push for a fourth stimulus check

As the IRS distributes the $1,400 stimulus payments, some lawmakers say the money won't last three months. | Continue reading


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Iceland: The country where Down syndrome is disappearing

Iceland has almost eliminated Down syndrome by aborting virtually 100 percent of fetuses that test positive. | Continue reading


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