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Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Here are 4 key points from the Facebook whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen electrified Washington on Tuesday with testimony about what she says were as the harms the company knew about and decided to hide.

A federal appeals court blocks California's ban on private detention centers

The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said California's law doesn't circumvent federal authority when it comes to immigration issues.

FILE - In this June 27, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Five top Taliban leaders held by the U.S. in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, told a visiting Afghan delegation they agree to a proposed transfer to the tiny Gulf state of Qatar, Afghan officials said Saturday, March 10, 2012. The U.S. has not yet agreed to the transfer but is considering it as an incentive for the Taliban to participate in peace talks to end the decade-long war in Afghanistan and allow American troops to come home without the country descending into further chaos. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

The Supreme Court considers whether the CIA's black sites are state secrets

The case's central issue concerns whether a Guantánamo Bay detainee who has never been charged with a crime can subpoena testimony from the CIA contractors who supervised his torture.

JCOPE's Albany Headquarters Credit: New York NOW

New York Ethics Panel To Investigate Itself Over Cuomo Book Deal

Cuomo never submitted the book contract to the panel, and the full commission never voted to approve the arrangement.

PA Charges Energy Transfer With Environmental Crimes Over Mariner East Pipeline Project

Texas-based pipeline builder Energy Transfer faces 48 criminal charges related to construction of its Mariner East pipeline project.

New York's Already Low Prison Vaccinations Plateau Through The Summer

“Prisons are a hotbed of infectious disease transmission they have been for since they've been designed and utilized."

Pope Francis expresses shame at the scale of child sexual abuse by clergy in France

The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.

FILE - A April 17, 2015 file photo shows a gold Nobel Prize medal. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry will be announced on Wednesday Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Two scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for new way of building molecules

Benjamin List and David MacMillan were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry for coming up with a new tool for constructing molecules that has advanced pharmaceuticals and green technology.

A military helicopter carrying a tremendous Taiwan flag flies over near Taipei 101, as part of the rehearsal ahead of the Double-tenth national day celebration, amid China's growing military threats, in New Taipei, Taiwan, 5 October 2021. China has been sending record number of warplanes to the ADIZ of the self ruled island, whilst Taiwan has been building better relations with the US, Australia, Japan, and other European countries including Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Taiwan says tensions with China are at their worst in 4 decades

No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity."

Fat Bear Week has a champion: All hail 480 Otis

Who is the fattest bear of all? For the fourth time, the answer is 480 Otis, a brown bear who didn't let his lack of two canine teeth stop him from packing on the pounds.

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