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A If for any reason you believe you received this email in error or if you no longer wish to receive these emails, click here to unsubscribe. Well, Good Morning!   Let's take a look at what the day has in store for us.   So, let's dig in, shall we? Here's What You Need To Know... Facebook fights for its image against a barrage of criticism and scathing internal reports This newest Facebook controversy comes on the heels of a week of Wall Street Journal stories that exposed problems with fairness in content moderation, misinformation, and harm to teenagers. The independent Oversight Board, citing the Journal series, called on Facebook to provide greater transparency into its XCheck program, which gives high-profile users extra protection from having their posts taken down.   Now, Facebook is ditching apologies and taking a more combative stance against its critics as it faces a new barrage of negative coverage. As part of the new posture, Facebook started testing placing positive messages about itself in users' News Feeds last month, according to the New York Times.   Facebook spokesperson Joe Osborne took to Twitter on Tuesday to complain of "clear falsehoods" in the Times story. Osborne emphasized that Facebook was inserting its positive messages directly on users' pages rather than via changes to the News Feed algorithm. Not sure how that really makes this mess any better. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new surgeon general, and he doesn't support vaccine mandates Earlier this week, the governor of the Sunshine State announced his pick for surgeon general and health department secretary. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who was trained at Harvard Medical School and worked most recently at UCLA, shares many of the same viewpoints as Ron DeSantis when it comes to masks, vaccine mandates, and more. Despite the fact that Florida's death toll has surpassed 9,100 in the last month, Ladapo has said he wants to steer the state away from fear.   "Florida will completely reject fear as a way of making policies in public health. So we're done with fear," he said. "That's been something that's been, unfortunately, a centerpiece of health policy in the United States ever since the beginning of the pandemic and it's over here. Expiration date. It's done. We're going to be very explicit about the differences between the science and our opinions…"   He went as far as to say that the vaccines have been treated "almost like a religion and it's senseless." Already, Lapado has implemented some changes. Yesterday, he signed a rule, effective immediately, that wouldn't force asymptomatic students to stay home just because they came into contact with someone who tested positive. They also wouldn't have to take a test to prove they aren't carrying the virus. Biden speaks with Macron for first time since diplomatic crisis President Biden on Wednesday spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron for the first time since a diplomatic row erupted over a scrapped submarine order. The U.S. and U.K. will help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines as part of a historic trilateral security partnership. In the process of sealing the deal, Biden stepped on France's toes as the country had its own agreement with Australia pertaining to submarines.   France then took the extraordinary step of recalling its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia after both countries blindsided their French allies. It is extremely rare for an ambassador to be recalled from the capital of such a close ally, and a signal of just how furious the French government is with both Australia and the U.S.   Macron up until this point had mostly withheld public comment on the disagreement. Some French officials had likened it to a "stab in the back." However, Biden seems to have been able to ease at least some tensions, as Macron made the decision to return his ambassadors to Washington.   "The two leaders agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners," the White House said in a statement. Get INSTANT Access (Free of Charge!) Click to read these free reports and automatically sign up for daily research and other important offers. You can unsubscribe at any time. Free Report: Buy This $2 Alt Coin  (Privacy Policy) Man Called Tesla at $50, Says Buy This EV Stock  (Privacy Policy) Your Guide to the Hottest Asset on the Planet  (Privacy Policy) Here Are Today's Conversation Starters In Focus: Culture, Sports & Entertainment Is this sci-fi epic the next Game of Thrones viewing experience?  The process of bringing Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels to the screen is no small feat. Even James Cameron said the task would be difficult. Nonetheless, it happened, and you can watch it.    The Rolling Stones played their first concert since their drummer's death last month "It's a bit of a poignant night for us because it's the first tour in 59 years that we've done without our lovely Charlie Watts," said Mick Jagger.   Uma Thurman shares that she had an abortion in response to the new Texas law "The abortion I had as a teenager was the hardest decision of my life, one that caused me anguish then and that saddens me even now, but it was the path to the life full of joy and love that I have experienced."  In Focus: Science, Tech & Health Have any human societies ever lived entirely underground?  It's not just an ancient phenomenon.   This is how China's swanky new space station measures up to the International Space Station  While the future of the nearly 23-year-old International Space Station remains uncertain after 2024, will international cooperation be possible?   Did you know that humans used to have tails? 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In Focus: Politics & World Affairs Top U.S. Gen. Milley holds "productive" talks with Russian counterpart  Milley takes a break from fending off the press with a more important job: securing basing rights and other counterterrorism support in countries bordering Afghanistan. Since Afghanistan is basically in Russia's backyard, you can guess how Putin feels about all this.   GOP fractures as much of the old guard rallies around Liz Cheney  In this case, it's Trump vs. Bush. Who's going to come out of this one with their career intact?   This Democrat funding plan just got the go-ahead in the House. Stay tuned for a showdown  Time growing shorter, President Joe Biden launched meetings Wednesday with House and Senate Democrats as Congress worked to bridge party divisions over his big "build back better" agenda ahead of crucial voting deadlines. 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