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The Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post article
Read full article: The Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post articleScott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – The latest news from a House committee questioning the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter. ___2:30 p.m.Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, raised the long-running conservative talking point that Twitter, Facebook and Google are biased against conservative viewpoints and censor material based on political or religious viewpoints. Scalise highlighted Twitter’s blocking of a New York Post article on Hunter Biden, which CEO Jack Dorsey said was a mistake that the company corrected within 24 hours. AdThis would include product vice presidents of integrity, trust and safety and vice presidents of platform policy — at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (rather than Google, which owns YouTube) and perhaps an upstart like TikTok. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai, CEO of YouTube parent Google, are facing questioning at a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Trump signs Autism Cares Act into law, will provide $1.8B in funding for programs
Read full article: Trump signs Autism Cares Act into law, will provide $1.8B in funding for programsWASHINGTON, DC - The "Autism Cares Act" was signed into law Monday by President Trump. It provides $1.8 billion in funding for autism programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and Health Resources and Services Administration. The bill was sponsored by Representative Chris Smith and Representative Mike Doyle. The CDC says about 1 in 59 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder and it's about 4-times more common among boys than girls. Today, I was proud to sign the Autism CARES Bill!