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Riccardo Savi / Getty Images for Concordia Summit 2:33pm Oct 25, 2021Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentEx-Facebook employee says company has known about disinformation problem for years
Yael Eisenstat, who was in a leadership position at Facebook in 2018, says people within the company have been warning for years about disinformation and how extreme voices are boosted on Facebook. -
Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images 2:23pm Oct 25, 2021World News World News Science Politics & Government EnvironmentThe COP26 summit to fight climate change is about to start. Here's what to expect
A major climate meeting is about to get underway in Glasgow, Scotland. It's a pivotal moment in the struggle against climate change. But it's taking place in the midst of political tensions. -
Courtesy of Sesame Workshop 12:59pm Oct 25, 2021Arts Arts50 years ago, The Electric Company used comedy to boost kids' reading skills
In October 1971, The Electric Company flipped a switch and hit the public TV airwaves, aimed at using sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read. -
10:55am Oct 25, 2021
What Facebook's internal documents reveal about the company
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to the Washington Post's Tory Newmyer about new documents that show that CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved a decision to crack down on political dissenters in Vietnam. -
9:54am Oct 25, 2021National National
Northern California suffers through flooding and mud flows after historic storm
Record rainfall and high winds have caused flooding, power outages and evacuations across California's Bay Area. This comes as the state has been grappling with a two-year drought. -
7:57am Oct 25, 2021
Amazon workers in New York take their first step toward a union
Amazon warehouse staff in Staten Island are planning to file for a union vote. Some 2,000 workers have signed cards seeking an election, according to the self-organized independent Amazon Labor Union. -
7:39am Oct 25, 2021Health & Safety Health & Safety
As U.S. COVID deaths drop, FDA panel reviews data on vaccines for children
FDA vaccine advisers will meet Tuesday to review data on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. A Pfizer study found the vaccine is 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections. -
6:05am Oct 25, 2021National National Politics & Government
How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 riot
Leaked documents from inside Facebook show the social network was caught flat-footed by the "Stop the Steal" movement, which culminated in the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol. -
6:05am Oct 25, 2021
Ryan Hackett is a big fan of the Megafobia roller coaster in Wales
Hackett has been riding the coaster for 25 years. The pandemic slowed his progress, but he recently hit 6,000 rides. Hackett isn't stopping to celebrate. His next goal is 10,000 rides. -
6:05am Oct 25, 2021
A new far-right figure may disrupt Macron's goal of being reelected president
French President Emmanuel Macron was expecting next year's presidential election to be a repeat of his victorious fight with the leader of the far right in 2017 — but new challengers are emerging. -
6:05am Oct 25, 2021
U.K. changes its approach and offers Hong Kongers a path to citizenship
Tens of thousands of people from Hong Kong have applied to live in Britain to escape Beijing's tightening authoritarian grip, and to take advantage of an open-door immigration policy by the U.K. -
5:46am Oct 25, 2021
There apparently has been a military coup in Sudan
Officials in Khartoum say soldiers arrested the prime minister and other leaders. The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa says Washington is "deeply alarmed" by reports of a military takeover.
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