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Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight
While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the dangers the company poses, from harming children to inciting political violence to fueling misinformation.
Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning clinics. Monday's action by the Department of Health and Human Services lifts a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Biden is keeping key parts of Trump's China trade policy. Here's why
Democrats blasted former President Donald Trump for launching a trade war with China. But President Joe Biden's top trade official is vowing to enforce the Trump-brokered trade deal.
Leaked records open a 'Pandora' box of financial secrets
The report’s findings shed light on previously hidden dealings of hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers, and how they have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars.