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Thursday

“In my conversations with my family members and knowing their history and their struggle, I remember that I'm somebody and [they’re] somebody. And that's a very powerful thing,” says author Min Jin Lee, who has been interviewing family members for her first nonfiction book.
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How to talk to a parent about their past

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Wednesday

Tuesday

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A step-by-step guide to planting an edible garden this spring

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Friday

Microsoft President Brad Smith says governments need to set rules for big technology companies. "Almost no technology has gone so entirely unregulated, for so long, as digital technology," he says. Gary He/Reuters hide caption

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Microsoft President: Democracy Is At Stake. Regulate Big Tech

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Monday

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine (left) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speak Monday about the launch of an antitrust investigation into Google outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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48 States Investigating Whether Google's Dominance Hurts Competition

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Saturday

Sunday

In Bay Area, Indian Immigrants Find Community In Theater

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Tuesday

French Wine Gets Caught Up In France's New Tax On Big Tech

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Tuesday

Employees Demand Google Publicly Commit To Not Work With ICE

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Monday

Memorial event for Member of Parliament Jo Cox, of the Labour Party. Her murder by a man radicalized on the Internet prompted Parliament to examine digital threats to lawmakers, especially women in the United Kingdom. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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Trolled Online, Women In Politics Fight To Hold Big Tech Accountable In The U.K.

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Monday

The Website Where Violent White Supremacists State Their Case

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Sunday

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11, 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Intend To Deceive?

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Thursday

Wednesday

FTC: Facebook's Zuckerberg Must Give Progress Reports To Regulators

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As part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could be subject to penalties if his company doesn't comply with an agreement over privacy violations. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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FTC To Hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Liable For Any Future Privacy Violations

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Justice Department Begins Review Of Whether Big Tech Is Too Powerful

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Tuesday

U.S. lawmakers will question lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues. Reuters hide caption

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'Facebook Is Dangerous': Firms In Hot Seat As Congress Probes Big Tech

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Congress' Power Struggle With Big Tech Will Be On Display At Hearings

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Tuesday

Trump Can't Block Twitter Followers, Federal Appeals Court Rules

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Monday

ICE Turned To DMV Driver's License Databases For Help With Facial Recognition

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Thursday

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Wednesday

Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is a social media personality. He's also the leader of the paramilitary group that attacked thousands of pro-democracy protesters on June 3, leaving more than a 100 dead. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Why Facebook Won't Kick Off A Warlord

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Thursday

YouTube Under Fire For Collecting Data On Young Children Without Parental Consent

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Tuesday

Facebook Announces Plans For Libra, Its Own Cryptocurrency

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