Trump Midterm Pressure, Meta Settles In Social Media Case, Nepal & Tibet Flash Floods

President Trump has spent the week picking fights with Iran, China, Canada and even his own party, putting Republicans on the ballot in a tough spot ahead of the midterms.
Meta has agreed to settle with states that accused it of making its apps addictive for kids, paying up to 17 billion dollars and agreeing to change how Facebook and Instagram work for minors.
A glacier collapsed on the border of Nepal and Tibet and unleashed a catastrophic flood that buried whole villages in mud and left hundreds missing.

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(0:00) Introduction
(02:01) Trump Midterm Pressure
(06:00) Meta Settles In Social Media Case
(09:28) Nepal & Tibet Flash Floods

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