Gwen's picks include testimony from a Facebook whistleblower, California's oil spill and J&J's COVID vaccine booster shot application.

Alex Peebles

U.S.

Straight To It: Facebook whistleblower, California’s oil spill, and COVID quick hits

Oct 05, 2021

By Alex Peebles

Gwen’s picks for Tuesday, October 5 include:

Facebook’s whistleblower testifies before Congress and calls out former boss Mark Zuckerberg.
California Governor Gavin Newsom issues a state of emergency order, following an oil spill in Orange County.
Johnson & Johnson applies for FDA approval of its COVID vaccine booster shot.

Politics

Supreme Court justices split over Idaho’s abortion law

12 hrs ago

How Martha’s Vineyard migrants secured special visas intended for victims of crime

Tennessee legislators pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in classroom

U.S.

Bird flu fallout: USDA says milk is safe, states must test dairy herds

13 hrs ago

Biden administration cracks down on flight refunds and hidden fees

Report: AI could overwhelm system made to curb online child exploitation

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International

Growing pains: Will India replace China as global growth leader?

16 hrs ago

Collateral damage: Why Apple’s iPhone sales are getting crushed in China

Gaza authorities claim mass graves found; Israel denies accusations

Reuters

Tech

Musk promises Tesla will be prosperous amid $2.5B loss

15 hrs ago

AI may save lives with new weather forecasting technology

Voyager 1 sending data to Earth for first time in five months

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