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Al Franken Tears Into Facebook Counsel at Senate Hearing

Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today investigating Russian interference on social media platforms during the 2016 election, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) tore into Facebook’s general counsel, Colin Stretch, over Russian ads on the platform.  “How did Facebook, which prides itself in connecting data points, somehow not make the connection…

6 People Killed in Truck Attack in Lower Manhattan

Bebeto Matthews/AP Six people were killed and 15 others injured when a white pickup truck drove down a bike lane in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the truck apparently struck several cyclists during the incident—mangled bikes could be seen strewn along the path—before getting out of the vehicle with what police described as…