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How to effectively clean your phone
We're all focused on washing our hands to prevent the spread of coronavirus — but what about our phones? Turns out there's a right way and a wrong way to disinfect those too.
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Families struggle with online learning during coronavirus
As millions of students across the country stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic, some families are struggling to adjust. School closures in 37 states affect more than 37 million kindergarteners through 12th graders. Meg Oliver reports that many don't have the technology needed for online learning.
Online shopping crush has Amazon hiring 100,000 people
The company is having trouble keeping up with surge in demand as more Americans stay home and shop online.
A parent's guide to the secret language of internet extremists
Rife with extremist rhetoric, racism and misogyny, these internet subcultures have a lingo all their own.
Cybercriminals exploit coronavirus fears
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of a weary public amid fears over the global coronavirus pandemic. Scammers have created websites offering hard-to-get medical supplies for outrageous prices, and even radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to stop selling fake coronavirus cures. Catherine Herridge speaks to security experts at a global operations center about how they are tracking and combating the spike of coronavirus cybercrime.
"Flattening the curve": What it means for fighting coronavirus
"Flattening the curve" graphs are being shared across social media — but what does it actually mean, and how do we do it?
Are your kids being radicalized online?
"This is a really key lesson for parents: Our kids have things to teach us. We don't know more about the internet than they do," one mom said.
Suspensions for Uber, Lyft drivers and riders exposed to virus
Drivers and passengers could see their accounts suspended if they are at risk of getting COVID-19.
U.S. must act to forestall damage from cyberattacks, commission says
The U.S. is at risk "not only from a catastrophic cyberattack but from millions of daily intrusions disrupting everything from financial transactions to the inner workings of our electoral system," a bipartisan commission finds.
Rumors say cocaine and bleach can cure coronavirus — they can't
Millions of tweets and Facebook posts are peddling fake coronavirus cures. Don't believe them.
False info on coronavirus spreading online
As the coronavirus spreads across the world, misinformation about the virus is being shared online, and some of it could be coming from foreign governments. A top State Department official told the Washington Post last week that Russia has been creating "false personas" to spread misinformation on social media. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with more.
NASA's Mars rover to launch this summer
NASA has officially named its newest Mars Rover as Perseverance, or Percy for short. Mark Strassmann has the details.
Facebook bans ads for face masks amid coronavirus panic
"We're monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to exploit this public health emergency."
Law enforcement's use of location tracking
The tech news outlet Protocol reports federal law enforcement agencies are paying millions to technology company Babel Street for access to location data collected from its app, Locate X. Protocol senior reporter Charles Levinson joined CBSN to discuss the legal, ethical, and privacy concerns.
Facebook to take down Trump ads claiming to be "official" census
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Facebook was "messing with who we are as Americans" after it initially allowed the ads to stay up.
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U.S. may have withheld warnings to Ukraine on deadly Kyiv strikes
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Strait of Hormuz still unsafe for ships, maritime group warns
Ilhan Omar's relatives subpoenaed as part of immigration probe
U.S. banks dropped customers over political views, regulator says
Person of interest identified in sex assault at UChicago frat house
FTC issues subpoenas to Anthropic and OpenAI over safety incidents
Hilary Swank announces she is pregnant with her third child at 52
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