Facebook in crisis; Southern Baptists open up; Stanley Tucci's love for food

Plus, a ship's anchor may have snagged the Southern California oil pipeline. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Korva Coleman and Carol Ritchie First Up [Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday.]( Alex Brandon/AP Here's what we're following today: Facebook's historic crisis: Whistleblower Frances Haugen electrified Washington with her testimony Tuesday on how she says the company harms children and sows division. [Here are four reasons why her revelations may be the biggest scandal in Facebook's history](. Facebook's outage Monday was a self-inflicted breakdown, made worse when the glitch [kept employees from reaching the physical space where routers are housed](. A ship's anchor may have hooked, dragged and torn an underwater pipeline that [spilled tens of thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Southern California](. Tens of thousands of borrowers may be eligible for federal loan cancellations as the Education Department will temporarily relax some of the rules for the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. [Here's what to know](. An executive panel of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to release internal records to investigators who are [examining how the denomination handled — or fumbled — cases of sexual abuse](. Workers at all of Kellogg's U.S. plants have gone on strike over pay and benefit issues. [The union and the company have clashed for more than a year]( over the loss of premium health care, holiday and vacation pay and reduced retirement benefits. These are the finalists for the 2021 National Book Award, including newly minted MacArthur "genius" [Hanif Abdurraqib, three-time finalist Lauren Groff and young-adult book author Kekla Magoon](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture Show [A composite photograph captures the passage of day to night at the "In America: Remember" art installation on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Each flag represents an American life lost to COVID-19.]( Stephen Wilkes/National Geographic National Geographic photographer Stephen Wilkes spent 30-straight hours on one photo: the public installation of [670,000 white flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.]( The flags reflect each life lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s Listen [Stanley Tucci hosts the CNN series Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.]( CNN Since childhood, Stanley Tucci's entire world has revolved around food. He was devastated when treatment for cancer put him on a feeding tube for six months. Now cancer-free, he has a new memoir, Taste. [🎧 Listen to hear Tucci's rules for pasta]( or [read the story here](. 🎧 Russia launched an actress and a director into space to try to [beat the U.S. in producing the first movie filmed in orbit](. The Challenge centers on a doctor who rushes to save the life of a cosmonaut. 🎧 Author David Wessel's new book, Only the Rich Can Play, explains how a [program that was supposed to help the poor turned into a tax break for the wealthy](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [In "No Time to Die," Daniel Craig shows us a James Bond who's gone fishing.]( Nicola Dove/© 2021 DANJAQ, LLC and MGM. - For the first time on screen, the legend of James Bond has a beginning, a middle, and an end. [Daniel Craig’s final performance in No Time To Die]( shows us he no longer has all the time in the world. - Dave Chappelle has a new comedy special, The Closer, on Netflix. NPR critic [Eric Deggans says Chappelle's jokes this time are a veil for bigotry](. - For the first time in 25 years, [Donald Trump failed to make the Forbes 400 list]( of wealthiest Americans. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]