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Biden backs away from his claim that Facebook is ‘killing people’ by allowing Covid misinformation

July 19, 2021 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden continued to put pressure on Facebook on Monday over the online…

Biden backs off claim Facebook is ‘killing people’

July 20, 2021 5:27 PM CNN

President Biden backed away from his claim that Facebook is “killing people” by allowing Covid-19 misinformation, clarifying that his previous…

Florida Republican congressman tests positive for Covid-19

July 19, 2021 11:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida announced Monday he tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “very…

First US Capitol rioter convicted of a felony gets 8 months in prison after DOJ says stiffer sentence could stop future attacks

July 20, 2021 3:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in…

Biden administration planning to relocate some Afghans who worked for US to Virginia Army post

July 19, 2021 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Barbara Starr and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The Biden administration is planning to relocate a group of Afghans who…

Fmr. diplomat: Afghan civil war ‘has already started’

July 19, 2021 4:10 PM CNN

Afghan peace negotiator Fatima Gailani and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker speak with Bianna Golodryga about Taliban advances and US…

1st U.S. Capitol rioter convicted of felony gets 8 months in prison

July 19, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag has received an eight-month prison term, the…

Belarus opposition leader says meeting with Blinken ‘very friendly,’ ‘strong actions’ to come

July 19, 2021 1:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said her meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday…

ICE failed to send detainee with ‘urgent’ medical need to hospital who later died, watchdog finds

July 19, 2021 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in Mississippi with an urgent medical need was not sent to the hospital and…

Attorney General Garland bars prosecutors from seizing media records in leak probes with limited exceptions

July 19, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak…

Key GOP senator rejects ‘arbitrary’ infrastructure deal deadline

July 20, 2021 7:28 AM CNN

On CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio dismisses Democrats’ plan to hold a Wednesday vote on the bipartisan…

Biden takes on inflation concerns as domestic agenda hangs in the balance: ‘These disruptions are temporary’

July 19, 2021 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday directly addressed concerns that his sweeping economic agenda will serve as an…

US transfers Guantánamo Bay detainee to home country of Morocco

July 19, 2021 1:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Michael Callahan and Betsy Klein, CNN A Moroccan man held in Guantánamo Bay for nearly 20 years has been transferred from the US detention…

Biden administration transfers 1st detainee from Guantanamo Bay facility to home country in break with Trump policy

July 19, 2021 5:04 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has transferred a detainee out of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility for the first time, a step…

US blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive

July 19, 2021 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a…

How pollsters are trying to fix election polls after 2020

July 19, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Polls in the final weeks of the 2020 election campaign were farther off the mark from the election results…

Biden administration blames China for massive Microsoft hack, other cyberthreats

July 19, 2021 4:59 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is blaming China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of…

Austria investigating reports of ‘Havana syndrome’ among US diplomats

July 19, 2021 4:38 AM CNN

Austrian authorities are investigating reports that US diplomats in Vienna have experienced symptoms of a mystery illness known as Havana Syndrome.…

Bipartisan infrastructure deal on life support as key Senate test vote looms

July 19, 2021 2:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden’s agenda appears on the brink. After months of wind up, practice drills and tight votes,…

About two dozen reports of mysterious health incidents on US personnel in Vienna

July 19, 2021 4:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood There have been about two dozen reports of symptoms of mysterious health incidents similar to the “Havana syndrome” among…

Six Texas House Democrats test positive for Covid-19 in Washington

July 19, 2021 9:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, Rachel Janfaza and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Another Texas state House Democrat who traveled to Washington, DC, last week has tested…

5 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote now have Covid

July 18, 2021 7:42 PM Texas Tribune

WASHINGTON, DC — Five Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives who traveled to Washington D.C. last week have now tested positive…

‘We’re tired of living like this’: DACA ruling leads to frustration and devastation for young undocumented immigrants

July 18, 2021 6:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Maeve Reston, CNN After navigating life in the US for 17 years without legal status, Yazmin Bruno-Valdez was ushered into the Obama-era Deferred…

Washington Post: Investigation finds Israeli-designed spyware was used to hack journalists and activists around the world

July 18, 2021 8:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Thirty-seven smartphones owned by journalists, human rights activists, business executives and two women connected to the slain…

Boosted by the federal stimulus, these virtual learning companies are fighting to keep their new place in US education

July 19, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN If parents weren’t familiar with Canvas or Schoology before the pandemic, they likely are now. The two biggest remote…

Biden to welcome Super Bowl champion Buccaneers to White House

July 19, 2021 5:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, an official tells…

GOP negotiator: Senators ditch tougher IRS enforcement as way to pay for bipartisan infrastructure plan

July 18, 2021 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN A Republican senator who’s helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal said Sunday that the…

Senator explains why IRS enforcement was pulled from infrastructure proposal

July 21, 2021 2:23 PM CNN

Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, explains why they are no longer looking at toughening…

Surgeon general issues warning about sharing health information on social media

July 18, 2021 9:19 AM CNN

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s…

US surgeon general on tech companies’ steps to fight Covid misinformation: ‘It’s not enough’

July 18, 2021 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Sunday said social media platforms must recognize that they played “a major…