TikTok has taken over the social media charts, taking the crown as the most-downloaded app. But the new ranking has many people asking what TikTok is. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joined CBSN to explain the new trend and why it’s taken off. Source
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Teacher uses “mood notes” to help students open up about their feelings
In this installment of our School Matters series, we look at how educators tackle mental health in the classroom. Advocacy groups say in a given year, nearly one in five adults experience mental illness. Jamie Yuccas shows us how one Northern California teacher is encouraging students to reveal their own struggles through a simple exercise. Source
Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg is too powerful
Chris Hughes, who helped create Facebook, says the company is a monopoly and needs to be broken up Source
Filmmakers boycotting Georgia due to abortion law
Film production is a major industry in Georgia, which gives filmmakers a 30% tax credit Source
“48 Hours” investigates investor who vanished after allegedly killing wife
A murder that shook an upscale California neighborhood is now the focus of an international manhunt. Multi-millionaire businessman Peter Chadwick and his wife QC disappeared from their Newport Beach home in 2012. Chadwick was later charged with her murder for Allegedly staging her death. After posting his $1M bail, he vanished. Tune in to Tracy Smith’s full report for “48 Hours” on Saturday 10 pm ET / 9 pm CT. Source
Allegations of widespread fraud raise questions about the safety of generic drugs made overseas
A new book raises questions about whether the federal government is doing enough to ensure the safety of generic drugs coming into the United States. Nine out of every 10 prescriptions filled are for generics. That saves Americans some $3 billion a week over the cost of brand-name drugs. Many of those generics come from abroad, with 80 percent of active ingredients and 40 percent of finished drugs coming from outside the U.S. Anna Werner reports. Source
Facebook co-founder: Mark Zuckerberg is a good person – and he’s too powerful
One of Facebook’s creators is calling on the government to break up the social media giant. Chris Hughes helped Mark Zuckerberg found Facebook in their Harvard dorm room in 2004. Hughes left Facebook in 2007. In a New York Times opinion piece posted Thursday, Hughes writes he’s angry that, in his view, Zuckerberg’s “focus on growth led him to sacrifice security and civility for clicks.” He calls Zuckerberg’s power “unprecedented and un-American.” The company has more than 6 billion monthly active users across its platforms, which also include WhatsApp and Instagram. Hughes joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why he chose to speak out about his concerns. Source
Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lunar lander
We’re getting a clearer look at the spacecraft that could one day bring people to the moon. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday showed off Blue Moon, a lunar lander developed by Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin. Its reveal comes nearly two months after the White House announced its goal of returning to the moon. Mark Strassmann reports. Source
Clinging to coal: West Virginia’s fight over green jobs
For generations, coal has been the backbone of West Virginia, until jobs were wiped out by the tens of thousands. While some are counting on promises made to bring coal back, a new generation is embracing the next opportunity: green energy. But in the nationwide race to dominate renewable power production, West Virginia’s deeply rooted tensions and interests may leave its workers behind. Source
Kim Jong Un orders military to maintain “full-combat posture”
North Korea fired three missiles Thursday, the first missile launches since 2017, raising tensions with the U.S. Source