Facebook and Twitter recently removed a number of Russian accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency, a “troll farm” that was actively trying to sow political disinformation about Joe Biden and the U.S. election. Nina Jankowicz, disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center and author of “How to Lose the Information War,” joined CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss what this means for the upcoming presidential election. Source
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This week on “Sunday Morning” (September 6)
A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program Source
Joe Biden visits Kenosha as Trump aims to cut funding for cities
Joe Biden visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, just two days after President Trump went there in the wake of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and Politico White House reporter Meredith McGraw join CBSN’s “Red and Blue” to discuss Biden’s visit, as well as President Trump’s call for cutting federal funding to several big cities he calls “anarchist jurisdictions.” Source
Tech slump sends stock market to its biggest loss since June
Apple loses more than $100 billion in value amid reports it will delay release of new operating system. Source
7 officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death suspended
“Mr. Daniel Prude was failed by our police department, our mental health care system, our society, and he was failed by me,” the city’s mayor said. Source
Mike Bloomberg gives $100 million to Black medical students
Former New York City mayor and presidential candidate aims to increase the number of Black doctors in the U.S. Source
Star Wars actor John Boyega says Disney sidelines actors of color
Londoner who played Finn in latest trilogy tells GQ that his character was “pushed to the side.” Source
New report blames administration mismanagement, Gilead monopoly for shortages of COVID-19 drug
A new report says some hospitals around the country did not get enough of a critical drug used for COVID-19 patients. The FDA approved the drug, Remdesivir, for emergency use in May. But the report says after looking at the data, the Trump administration mismanaged its distribution. Anna Werner reports. Source
White college professor admits she lied about being Black
Jessica A. Krug said she has “built her life on a violent anti-Black lie.” Source
Endangered turtles have been saved from extinction
The Burmese roofed turtle – which looks like it is always smiling – was believed to be extinct until the early 2000s. Source