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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. (left), and committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., discuss the status of the committee's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Senators Say Russia Probe Is 'Incomplete'; Trump Jr. May Return To The Hill

The intelligence panel leaders say they haven't reached any conclusions about interference in the 2016 elections; special counsel Robert Mueller's team has met with ex-U.K. spy Christopher Steele.

This map, a screenshot from The Opportunity Atlas, shows household income in 2014-2015 for people born between 1978 and 1983 to low-income parents. In areas that are more red, people who grew up in low-income households tended to stay low-income. In areas that are more blue, people who grew up in low-income households tend to make more money.

The American Dream Is Harder To Find In Some Neighborhoods

A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.

Anas Modamani speaks to the media Feb. 6 in Wuerzburg, Germany, after a court session about his lawsuit against Facebook. Modamani's suit, regarding the misuse of a selfie he took of himself with German Chancellor Angela Merkel was rejected, but his lawyer Lawyer Chan-Jo Jun, right, says that under a new law a lawsuit might not even have been necessary.

With Huge Fines, German Law Pushes Social Networks To Delete Abusive Posts

Social media companies could be penalized by as much as $58.3 million if they don't remove a malicious post from their platforms soon after it is reported — in some cases within 24 hours.

On April Fools' Day, actor John Stamos and Netflix announced a "new original documentary unlike any other."

Stamos Documentary? Trader Joe's Closing? Cornhub? Must Be April Fools' Day

Today's the day for not-so-serious news, from Google's new Parachute delivery service to a unique look into the life and humanity of John Stamos.

Invisibilia: When Death Rocks Your World, Maybe You Jump Out Of A Plane

The first episode of this season's Invisibilia podcast explores how people cope when something happens that fundamentally shifts how they view themselves. The author's mother decided to try skydiving.

YouTube Pulls Ads From Vlogger Logan Paul After He Uses Taser On Dead Rats

The video platform has temporarily shut off his revenue stream, citing a "pattern of behavior" that the company says is potentially damaging to other creators.

Biometric data is considered a special category requiring explicit consent under the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation law, which goes into effect Friday.

3 Things You Should Know About Europe's Sweeping New Data Privacy Law

The General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect Friday, but it also has implications in the U.S. Firms like Spotify and eBay now say you can ask them to delete data about you they've stored.

Harssh Poddar, a senior police official, addresses a village meeting at a rural school near Malegaon, in northern Maharashtra state. He warns families to be skeptical of what they read online. Earlier this month, Poddar helped rescue five people from being killed by a mob in his constituency.

Viral WhatsApp Messages Are Triggering Mob Killings In India

In recent months, about two dozen people across India have been beaten to death by mobs driven to violence by what they've read on social media and messaging apps.

Google Is Said To Be Preparing Its Own Mobile Wireless Service

Google plans to launch a new mobile phone service that it will sell directly to U.S. consumers, according to technology site The Information and other news outlets.

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