There is welcome drought relief for the Carolinas today and a flood hazard building up in parts of Deep South. We are also watching the record heat in the west. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the latest. Today is Friday, June 4th, 2021. Let’s dig deeper. These headlines are on the news this morning: Facebook will end a policy exempting politicians from their moderation rules; A Momentous US Labor Market Report Comes Today; and the Phoenix Suns eliminated defending champions LA Lakers from the playoffs. Read on for these stories, other headlines, celebrity birthdays, and more.TOP STORIES In this file photo taken on Friday April 23, 2021, the Facebook app is on a Smart shown phone, in Surfside, USA. AP Photo / Wilfredo Lee, FILE Reports: Facebook ends policy exemptions Facebook plans to end a controversial policy advocated by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its website, according to several news reports, representing the company’s rationale for the policy Believe that speech by political leaders is newsworthy and in the public interest, even if it is offensive, harassing or otherwise controversial. The social media giant is currently thinking about what to do with the account of former President Donald Trump, which he suspended “indefinitely” on January 6, leaving it in the Facebook limbo and not disclosing its owners can. The policy change was first reported Thursday by tech site The Verge and later confirmed by the New York Times and Washington Post.
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