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Facebook changing corporate name to Meta, signaling its focus on the metaverse

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that the corporate name of the social media platform will change to “Meta,” to emphasize its “metaverse” vision. The flagship social network will keep its name. What is the metaverse? Behind Facebook’s vision for the internet’s future “From now on we are going to …

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This week on “Face the Nation,” October 24, 2021: Thompson, Gopinath, Khalilzad, Gottlieb

“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D) MississippiChair, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. CapitolGita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary FundZalmay Khalilzad, Former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan ReconciliationDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner   How to watch “Face the Nation” Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021 …

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Justice Department tells Supreme Court that Guantanamo detainee can testify about torture at CIA site

Washington — A Guantanamo Bay detainee working to learn more about his torture at an alleged CIA “black site” can testify to authorities in Poland about his treatment, the Biden administration told the Supreme Court last week.  After fielding questions from several of the justices during this month’s oral arguments …

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Texas gubernatorial hopeful Allen West tweets about his COVID

Texas GOP candidate for governor Allen West, hospitalized with COVID-19, has been tweeting criticism of vaccine mandates and the government’s response to the pandemic, as he recovers in the hospital.  West, who is not vaccinated, has been undergoing monoclonal antibody therapy, as well as taking hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin, which are …

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Capitol Police arrest driver of suspicious vehicle outside Supreme Court

Washington — The U.S. Capitol Police took a Michigan man into custody Tuesday after responding to a suspicious vehicle in front of the Supreme Court, the agency said. Jason Bell,  the deputy chief of the Capitol Police’s Operational Services Bureau, said the incident began around 9:30 a.m., when the man, …

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3 former Washington State University fraternity members plead guilty to supplying alcohol at party where pledge died

Three former Washington State University fraternity members have been sentenced to eight months of probation after they pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to a minor on the same night a 19-year-old freshman died of alcohol poisoning at an initiation event. Maxwell Rovegno, Cameron Thomas and Nolan Valcik were sentenced Friday …

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House passes stopgap measure to suspend debt ceiling and avert government shutdown

Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a short-term government funding bill that includes a provision to suspend the debt limit and directs billions of dollars to efforts to relocate Afghan refugees and for disaster relief following recent hurricanes and wildfires. The measure, the text of which was released earlier …

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen push child care spending as Treasury report calls it unaffordable for most families

Stephanie Lane is a nurse by profession, but taking care of her four children is her current full-time job — largely because child care is financially out of reach, and has been for decades.  First, she was the single mother of one daughter. After she remarried and had her second …

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Former Giuliani business associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty to campaign finance conspiracy

Igor Fruman, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, pleaded guilty Friday in Manhattan federal court to soliciting a political contribution from a foreign national.  Fruman faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on January 21, when he’s scheduled to be sentenced, although the range is …

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This week on “Face the Nation,” September 5: Fauci, Murphy, Escobar, Sheng, Gordon

“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Dr. Anthony Fauci –  Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden; Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesGov. Phil Murphy – (D) New JerseyRep. Veronica Escobar – (D) TexasCynthia Lee Sheng – Jefferson Parish PresidentSue Gordon – Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence How to watch “Face the Nation” …

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