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Biden says Republicans risk taking U.S. economy “over a cliff” amid debt ceiling standoff

In a speech Monday, President Biden discussed this months’ urgent deadline for Congress to take action to extend the government’s ability to borrow money and pay off its debts. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBSN political contributor and White House reporter for The Associated Press Zeke Miller, and The Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Source

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Major outage hits Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp appear to be back online Monday after an outage that lasted more than six hours. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joins Elaine Quijano to discuss what could have caused the company’s platforms to go offline. Source

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Facebook chose profit over safety, whistleblower says

Frances Haugen, a former Facebook executive, accused the company of choosing profit over safety ahead of the January 6 riot at the Capitol. Internal Facebook documents show the company prioritized increasing engagement, leading its algorithm to flood users’ feeds with false or misleading information. Kris Van Cleave has more on the allegations against the social media giant. Source

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