10.25.21
CNN.com—The Facebook Papers reveal that the social media company was very aware of how harmful its algorithms were but chose to do nothing to seriously address the problem
NBC News—Florida's Republican governor is offering a $5,000 bonus for unvaccinated police officers coming from other states
USA Today—Twitter suspends GOP Congressman for misgendering a government official
ABCnews.com—A number of crew members resigned over safety concerns the day before a cinematographer was accidentally shot and killed on set by actor Alec Baldwin
CBS News—Hertz to add 100,000 Teslas to its vehicle fleet in deal worth over $4 billion
BBC News—Tesla briefly reaches a $1 trillion valuation

10.26.21
ABCnews.com—Tyson says that the vaccination rate among its employees rose from 50% to 96% after the company mandated the shot for workers to keep their jobs
NBC News—Woman suing Kellogg for $5 million because she thinks her strawberry Pop-Tarts don't have enough strawberries in them
CBS News—Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin reveals plans for a commercial space station
CNN.com—Warner Bros. greenlights Dune sequel after strong first weekend box office for the initial installment
BBC News—The Posies announce breakup after multiple sexual assault allegations surface against frontman Ken Stringfellow
USA Today—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is planning a comeback, but this time without animal acts

10.27.21
CBS News—Judge blocks NYPD union's attempt to challenge Covid vaccine mandate for officers
CNN.com—Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial will not allow the prosecution to refer to the men he murdered as victims, but he will allow the defense to refer to them as arsonists and looters, even though there's no evidence that they were engaged in those activities during the protest
NBC News—US issues first passport with X gender marker, indicating that a person does not identify as either male or female
BBC News—Japanese company starts selling hoverbike for nearly $700,000
ABCnews.com—Resident of high rise condo building cuts support rope for two painters, leaving them stranded hanging on the building
USA Today—Taco Bell will give away free tacos on Nov 4 after the Braves' Ozzie Albies stole a base in game 1 of the World Series

10.28.21
CBS News—Judge blocks NYPD union's attempt to challenge Covid vaccine mandate for officers
CBS News—NAACP urges pro athletes not to sign with Texas teams due to its abortion and voting laws
CNN.com—Facebook changes its name to Meta, although the Facebook platform/app will still retain that name
ABCnews.com—Inexpensive antidepressant shows promise for preventing severe Covid if administered early in the course of the disease
NBC News—Social media influencer poses for an Instagram shot next to her father's casket at his funeral
USA Today—41% of Americans say they believe in ghosts

10.29.21
CNN.com—FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine for use in children aged 5-12
NBC News—Documents show that Facebook targeted children as young as 6 to keep building its base of users
USA Today—Atlanta news anchor dies after seven month battle with brain cancer
ABCnews.com—Two white adults are accused of assaulting two black minors after brawl breaks out at youth football game
CBS News—Study finds that vaccines offer better protection against Covid than natural immunity gained from having the virus
BBC News—Scientists discover that the females in a critically endangered species of condors are giving birth without male DNA