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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing allegations that he personally and repeatedly rejected proposals to improve teen mental health on Facebook and Instagram. According to newly unsealed documents, Zuckerberg shut down a proposal from his top executives that would have disabled Instagram's so-called "beauty filters." Critics say the face-altering technology allegedly harms teens’ mental health by promoting unrealistic body image expectations, but Zuckerberg asserted that there was "demand" for the filters and that he had seen "no data" suggesting they were harmful. Other newly unveiled allegations in the lawsuit accuse Meta of exploiting the psychology of adolescent brains and allege that Zuckerberg himself established goals for the company to increase the amount of time users spend on Instagram.
Impeachment probe
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Hunter and James Biden, president Joe Biden's son and brother, as House Republicans continue to search for whether the president committed an impeachable offense in connection to his family's foreign business dealings. This marks the first time the panel has directly subpoenaed members of the Biden family as they ramp up their impeachment inquiry into the president. Republicans have said that based on the information they have received, members of the Biden family have cumulatively received over $24 million from foreign nationals over approximately five years, including from countries like China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Kazakhstan. The Bidens deny these allegations.
Impeachment probe
Tracy Chapman wins Country Music Award for 'Fast Car' decades after song's debut
Tracy Chapman wins Country Music Award for 'Fast Car' decades after song's debut
Chapman's 1988 hit "Fast Car" won song of the year at the CMAs, thanks to a cover by Luke Combs that brought the tune back into the spotlight.
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