Senate hearing

Senate hearing examines origins of COVID-19: takeaways

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A Senate hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 virus explored the leading theories, with lawmakers and witnesses trading arguments about what they believed. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard from four scientific experts about what current information suggests about the onset of SARS-CoV-2. The theory of natural origins, the laboratory leak … Read more

Social media CEOs brace for Senate spotlight on child safety: What to expect

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(Bloomberg) — Some of the tech industry’s most prominent and powerful leaders will descend on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a Senate hearing focused on protecting children online. Most read from Bloomberg CEOs of Meta Platforms Inc., Congress has increasingly scrutinized social media platforms as mounting evidence suggests that overuse and the spread of harmful content … Read more