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Biden says platforms like Facebook are ‘killing people’ with Covid misinformation

By Donald Judd, Maegan Vazquez and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday social media platforms like Facebook are “killing people” with misinformation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic as the White House ramps up its rhetoric around false information on social media regarding the pandemic. “They’re killing people — I mean they’re really, look, the

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Andrew Cuomo expected to face questions from New York attorney general over sexual harassment allegations

By Brynn Gingras and Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face questions on Saturday from members of the New York state attorney general’s office related to their investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. The interview with Cuomo signals that the investigation

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Biden says Cuba is a ‘failed state’ and calls communism ‘a universally failed system’

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Cuba is a “failed state” and called communism a “failed system” as protests play out against the Caribbean nation’s repressive regime. During a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Biden said that the United States is looking into ways to possibly reinstate access

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‘They’re not going to f**king succeed’: Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election, according to new book

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Elizabeth Stuart and Barbara Starr, CNN The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt a coup or take other dangerous or illegal measures after the November election that Milley and other

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Joe Manchin says he’s ‘very, very’ disturbed about reconciliation proposals on climate change

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrats’ most pivotal swing vote, expressed his most serious concerns yet about a key element in their party’s $3.5 trillion sweeping economic plan: Provisions dealing with climate change that have been sought by progressives. Manchin, who hails from coal-producing West Virginia, told CNN that

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‘I see this as a down payment’: Progressives see room to get more out of budget package that is short of their goal

By Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal both wanted the top line for Democrats’ sweeping spending plan to be higher, in fact nearly double the $3.5 trillion framework that was announced Tuesday. The pair had been working behind the scenes and around the clock to ensure progressive

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