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Reporter: Facebook “not showing much accountability”

A data firm with ties to the Trump 2016 election campaign, mined data from Facebook profiles of millions of Americans without their permission, and used the data to support President Trump’s candidacy. Annalisa Merelli, a geopolitics reporter for Quartz, joins CBSN to discuss. Source

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2 measles cases in the U.S. put travelers on high alert

Health officials are warning travelers who went through airports in Newark, Detroit and Memphis this month that they may have been exposed to measles. As CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports, the cases are linked to two air passengers from abroad. Source

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Marking 7 bloody years since the Syrian civil war began

Thursday marked seven years of civil war in Syria, with no end in sight. More than 320,000 people have been killed and an estimated 12 million have been displaced from their homes. Foreign affairs columnist and commentator Bobby Ghosh joins CBSN to discuss where the war-torn country stands today. Source

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Man with ties to Natalee Holloway case killed in attempted kidnapping

A man reportedly linked to the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of missing teen Natalee Holloway was killed while trying to kidnap a woman in Florida, police said. John Ludwick was friends with Joran Van der Sloot, who was suspected in Holloway’s disappearance in Aruba, and a private investigator has claimed that Ludwick admitted helping dig up Holloway’s remains and cremate them. Kim Powell of CBS affiliate WINK-TV reports from North Port, Florida. Source

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How to talk to your kids about school violence

Many parents struggle with what to tell their children about rare but frightening instances of school violence. CBS News’ Meg Oliver gets some advice on how to handle the conversation from psychologist Lisa Damour. Source

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Physical fitness tied to lower risk for dementia, study shows

New evidence suggests keeping your body physically fit can also keep you mentally fit. The new study published in the journal, Neurology, shows women who were very fit at age 50 were 88 percent less likely to develop dementia later in life. Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the details of the study. Source

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