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Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th, Facebook’s Chief Operational Officer Sheryl Sandberg downplayed her company’s role in what had happened. Source: CNN

While campaigning for the incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) in Newark, former President Barack Obama takes aim at Republican gubernatorial challenger Jack Ciattarelli’s excuse for attending a “Stop the Steal” event. Source: CNN

Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has significant personal baggage that is raising concerns about the GOP’s ability to hold one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country next year. Source: CNN

Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the campaign trail in 2021, telling voters in Virginia, “we can’t afford to be tired.” Source: CNN

An assistant director handed Alec Baldwin a prop firearm and yelled “cold gun” before the actor fired and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, according to a court document. Source: CNN

Black and Asian American students were harassed at a school district in Utah for years and officials deliberately ignored complaints from parents and students, a federal civil rights investigation found. Source: CNN

A 911 call has been released moments after Alec Baldwin shot a prop gun on the set of the movie “Rust,” where the film’s director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, died and director Joel Souza was injured. Source: CNN

Steve Wolf, a firearms expert who has been asked to comb the scene of the movie set shooting involving Alec Baldwin, discusses the questions he has about the deadly incident. Source: CNN

Prop guns: What they are and how they can kill Source: CNN

Hollywood is the land of make believe, but the very real specter of death can hover over television and movie sets. Source: CNN