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• Whistleblower says a Facebook study found only up to 5% of hate on the platform is addressed

  04-10-2021 04:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Facebook logo is seen displayed on a phone screen in photo taken in Poland on November 29, 2020.
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  A Facebook whistleblower copied thousands of internal documents before quitting in May.Last month, Frances Haugen's knowledge was part of The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Files series.
  CBS reported that one study said Facebook only addressed 3-5% of hate on its platform.
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• Facebook's internal research found its Instagram platform contributes to eating disorders and suicidal thoughts in teenage girls, whistleblower says

  04-10-2021 03:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of Facebook's internal studies retrieved by whistleblower Frances Haugen found that 17% of teen girls say Instagram makes eating disorders worse.
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  Whistleblower Frances Haugen gathered internal documents from Facebook before submitting her resignation.
  The company's own research says that Instagram harms teenagers, Haugen said on "60 Minutes."
  Facebook bought the Instagram platform in 2012 for $1 billion.
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• Shares of China Evergrande are suspended on the Hong Kong stock exchange

  04-10-2021 03:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Evergrande is China's second-biggest property developer.
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  On Monday, trading of Evergrande was halted on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
  The move came after Evergrande missed a key bond interest payment last week.See more stories on Insider's business page.
  Trading in shares of debt-laden China Evergrande was suspended on Monday after it missed a key bond interest payment last week, its second offshore debt obligation in a week, with market watchers jittery as the group's t
  
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• Fauci said people blaming immigrants for COVID-19 spread in the US need to 'face reality'

  04-10-2021 03:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in the White House in January 2021.
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  A poll found 55% of Republicans believe immigrants and tourists are a major reason for COVID spread.
  Dr. Anthony Fauci said that's "absolutely not" the case based on the data in the US.
  "Certainly immigrants can get infected but they're not the driving force of this," Fauci said.
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• Fauci says it's too soon to tell whether holiday gatherings should be avoided

  04-10-2021 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 20, 2021.
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  Dr. Anthony Fauci said the US should focus on vaccinating more people before the holidays.
  70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
  Only 55% of Americans are fully vaccinated, according to Fauci.
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  In a "Face The Nation" interview on Sunday, Dr. Ant
  
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• Insider's Capitol Hill reporter breaks down the Democrats' infrastructure fight, the fate of Biden's $3.5 trillion spending, and why the House had 2 Thursdays

  04-10-2021 00:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden talks to reporters as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi watches after the president met with Democratic lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol to promote his bipartisan infrastructure bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 1, 2021.
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  Democrats in Congress are facing hurdles as they try to raise the debt limit and push forward Biden's social spending package.
  Senior editor Sarah Gray called up one of Insider's Capitol Hill reporters, Joseph Zeballos-R
  
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