New Capitol Threat, U.S. Gets C- & Google Tracking Change- Thursday, March 4th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, March 4th, 2021!

We’re talking about:

• a new threat at the U.S. Capitol building serious enough that some lawmakers canceled their planned session there today
• a new report, years in the making, that accuses a congressman of bad behavior
• America’s infrastructure report card: what it found about the country’s roads, bridges, and power systems
• Google’s major promise to cut back on some types of online tracking
• a SpaceX rocket that had a nearly perfect test, minus an explosion
• the new funny feature on the Netflix app

All that and more in around 10 minutes…

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Sources:

New Capitol Threat: ABC News, AP, WSJ, FOX News, USCP

National Guard Commander Testifies: Politico, NY Times, The Hill, NPR

Rep. Jackson Watchdog Report: NY Times, CNN, NPR, Axios, Pentagon Report, Jackson Response

House Passes Voting Rights Bill: AP, NBC News, Reuters

Infrastructure Report Card: AP, NPR, CNN, Report Card

Google Ends 3rd-Party Cookies: WSJ, Vox, AP, Engadget, Google

Facebook Lifts Political Ad Ban: NY Times, Axios, Facebook

Netflix ‘Fast Laughs’ Feature: Variety, TechCrunch, Netflix

SpaceX Rocket Lands, Explodes: Reuters, WaPo, The Verge SpaceX

Thing to Know Thursday: 56 Years Since Bloody Sunday: Axios, AP, FOX News, Selma Jubilee