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Facebook’s so-called “Supreme Court” is reportedly seeking the company’s permission to examine the underlying machine-learning models that determine which posts are visible or granted the most prominence in each Facebook user’s feed.
Alan Rusbridger, former editor of Britain’s Guardian newspaper and one of 20 people Facebook handpicked to sit on its Oversight Board, said Tuesday that, after only five months in operation, some members were already vexed by the constraints of reviewing controversial Facebook decisions on a case-by-case basis. In response, the board may try to shift some of its scrutiny over to how Facebook is itself influencing users, he said.
in las vegas, veronica wells and her husband are balancing mounting bills and coronavirus fears. she s terrified of her husband returning to work at a homeless shelter. we really don t have any options. he s 50 years old. he s got asthma. he s got a compromised immune system, so it s just really scary. reporter: for doctors on the front lines like umesh gidwani, at new york s mt. sinai hospital, there is worry about the patients right in front of him and the weeks ahead. are we going to see spikes coming back? especially as we start to relax and loosen some of the restrictions that we re used to? that s a question everyone is asking. tom, you reported on the new preliminary analysis, showing the potential new numbers. but there was something else that caught our attention. the number two official at the cdc, who seemed to be saying the government didn t act quick enough to stop the virus as it was spreading from europe.
attorney. he worked hard and long hours to support rachel. he wanted to make her happy, and he was a good dad. and for that she cheated on him, threatened him and then attacked with those scissors. of course, by that point, todd told the police, she was a very unstable woman. started drinking, started binge drinking. i was afraid for the children. she was just spinning into this mental cycle of self-destruction. reporter: and then todd s defense revealed this little gem. she s signed up for california sweetheart, which is an adult connection kind of you can judge for yourselves what it is. reporter: married to a man she d grown to hate, in an affair with a man she was maybe thinking of cheating on, said the defense. she was conflicted, said todd s attorney. she was telling people she was afraid of todd. and yet she sure didn t act like it here, todd and rachel look happy.
socialism as eventually as maggie thatcher said, you run out of other people s stuff and other people s money. pete: if the elves are collectively bargaining we re held to a tough place. everyone get as wooden toy train for christmas. wouldn t that be nice after christmas. a lot of people, people that didn t act very nicely be treated the same as people nicely. there would be naughty or nice list. pete: no xbox for you, charlie. wooden train. you may rate more. we ll color years. congrats on the summit. merry christmas. pete: lines stretching around the corner after new york give as green light for illegal immigrants to get driver s licenses. a surge in sign-ups in just a few days. plus emily loves being cute with her mother on christmas but one mom s slays the competition for her daughter s ugly christmas
support rachel. he wanted to make her happy, and he was a good dad. and for that she cheated on him, threatened him and then attacked with those scissors. of course, by that point, todd told the police, she was a very unstable woman. started drinking, started binge drinking. i was afraid for the children. she was just spinning into this mental cycle of self-destruction. reporter: and then todd s defense revealed this little gem. she s signed up for california sweetheart, which is an adult connection kind of you can judge for yourselves what it is. reporter: married to a man she d grown to hate, in an affair with a man she was maybe thinking of cheating on, said the defense. she was conflicted, said todd s attorney. she was telling people she was afraid of todd. and yet she sure didn t act like it here, todd and rachel look happy. compare it with this photograph taken in las vegas about just a few days before rachel died. reporter: but there was something else, said todd s