The skeletal remains of a child, and three surviving siblings who appear to have been abandoned, were found inside an apartment in the Houston area, a sheriff said. One of the children, a 15-year-old, called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday afternoon and told authorities his 9-year-old brother had …
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October, 2021
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25 October
Tom Brady becomes first NFL quarterback to throw 600 touchdown passes
This article originally appeared on CBSSports.com. Another week, another NFL milestone for Tom Brady. And, thanks to a generous fan, Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the record-setting ball in their possession. With six seconds left in the first quarter of Tampa Bay’s home game against the Chicago Bears, Brady threw his 600th career …
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25 October
Facebook internal documents show execs knew platform spread misinformation and failed to act at times
A Facebook researcher on the company’s “integrity” team wrote in an August 2020 resignation letter reviewed by CBS News that “promising interventions” to clean up the site were “prematurely stifled or severely constrained by key decision makers” on multiple occasions. One internal document from July 2019 titled “Carol’s Journey to …
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19 October
Feds reach settlement with Facebook over discrimination claims against U.S. workers
The Justice and Labor Departments say they’ve reached “historic” agreements with Facebook over what they allege were hiring practices that discriminated against U.S.-based workers. In December 2020, during the Trump administration, the Justice Department accused the tech giant of abusing labor programs, like the the permanent labor certification program (PERM), …
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13 October
FDA urges food industry to reduce salt in products amid “growing epidemic” of diet
The Food and Drug Administration is urging the food industry to voluntarily reduce the amount of salt in products amid a “growing epidemic of preventable, diet-related conditions,” the agency announced in updated guidance Wednesday. The new recommendations seek to decrease the nation’s average sodium consumption by 12% over the next …
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12 October
Southwest cancels thousands of flights, leading to chaos at airports across the country
From Los Angeles to Miami, Dallas to Denver, thousands of Southwest customers had weekend travel plans ruined by more than 2,000 flight cancelations. The airline canceled another 10% of flights on Monday. Southwest pilots’ union president blames airline for widespread cancellations: “We’ve been sounding this alarm for about four years” …
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12 October
Treasury secretary expects rising prices to return to “normal levels” once pandemic recedes
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects increased prices at grocery stores, restaurants and elsewhere to eventually ease up once supply chain issues are resolved. “I believe it’s transitory. But I don’t mean to suggest that these pressures will disappear in the next month or two,” Yellen told “CBS Evening News” anchor …
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7 October
What’s going on with the debt ceiling?
The U.S. was careening toward its first-ever default in the absence of a deal to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, allowing the Treasury to borrow more money to pay its debts. But it appears what most agree would be a crisis is on the verge of being averted …
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September, 2021
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30 September
National school board group seeks federal help with threats against public school officials
Washington — A national organization representing school board officials from around the country is appealing to President Biden for assistance from federal law enforcement to address a growing number of violent threats and intimidation against public school officials over COVID-19 restrictions and critical race theory. The leaders of the National …
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23 September
U.S. diplomat overseeing “Havana Syndrome” response leaving after 6 months
Washington — Ambassador Pamela Spratlen, the senior official leading the State Department’s response to cases of “Havana Syndrome” reported by U.S. diplomats, is leaving her post after six months in the role, the department confirmed Wednesday. “Ambassador Spratlen earlier this year agreed to return to the Department to take on the …
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