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Reporter: Facebook “not showing much accountability”

A data firm with ties to the Trump 2016 election campaign, mined data from Facebook profiles of millions of Americans without their permission, and used the data to support President Trump’s candidacy. Annalisa Merelli, a geopolitics reporter for Quartz, joins CBSN to discuss. Source

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Marking 7 bloody years since the Syrian civil war began

Thursday marked seven years of civil war in Syria, with no end in sight. More than 320,000 people have been killed and an estimated 12 million have been displaced from their homes. Foreign affairs columnist and commentator Bobby Ghosh joins CBSN to discuss where the war-torn country stands today. Source

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Man with ties to Natalee Holloway case killed in attempted kidnapping

A man reportedly linked to the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of missing teen Natalee Holloway was killed while trying to kidnap a woman in Florida, police said. John Ludwick was friends with Joran Van der Sloot, who was suspected in Holloway’s disappearance in Aruba, and a private investigator has claimed that Ludwick admitted helping dig up Holloway’s remains and cremate them. Kim Powell of CBS affiliate WINK-TV reports from North Port, Florida. Source

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Behind Rex Tillerson’s firing as secretary of state

Rex Tillerson’s two top staff members and his State Department deputy are following him out the door. The fired secretary of state says President Trump never spoke to him before revealing his decision on Twitter. Major Garrett reports. Source

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