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Ryland Barton (0:15)
See Terms Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a jury today that the company has tried to keep preteens off Instagram, but it hasn't always worked. He was testifying at a landmark. Social media marks the first time tech companies have been brought to trial for claims that they deliberately design apps to addict young people. NPR's Bobby Allen has more on what Zuckerberg had to say.
Bobby Allen (0:41)
He was shown an internal strategy document that said, quote, if we want to big with teens, we have to bring them in as tweens to this. Zuckerberg said yes, he recalled the document but didn't remember the context around it. He said, well, the minimum age to use Instagram is 13. They have struggled with keeping preteens off the app. He was also shown an email he wrote saying that getting rid of beauty field filters would be paternalistic. He says he was trying to find, you know, the right balance between limiting them and also allowing people to express themselves.
Ryland Barton (1:12)
NPR's Bobby Allen reporting. The Trump administration wants the director of the National Institutes of Health to take on an additional job, acting director of the CDC. NPR's Rob Stein reports.
Rob Stein (1:22)
An administration official who requested anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media has confirmed to NPR that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will also oversee the CDC until the president picks a permanent CDC director. And the most recent acting CDC director, Jim o', Neill, will be nominated to lead the National Science Foundation. The moves come as the administration has been shuffling top health officials in advance of the midterm elections, when hot button issues like federal vaccine policy could play a role. The moves come as federal science agencies continue to be in turmoil since Trump returned to office. Rob stein, NPR News.
Ryland Barton (2:07)
U.S. alpine skier Mikayla Shifrin captured a gold medal today in the Winter Games. Her win in the slalom snapped an Olympic losing streak that stretched back to 2018. NPR's Brian Mann reports.
Brian Mann (2:18)
This was Shifrin's last shot in these Olympic Games, and she was back at her very best, carving two clean, aggressive runs under a porcelain blue sky, claiming gold by a decisive margin.