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Reparations for family separations

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Plus, more deaths in Sudan coup protests — and a promise for civilian government. The US could offer payment for "zero tolerance" family separations; Sudan's coup leader promises a civilian government among protest casualties.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS The Biden administration floats payments for families separated at the US border under Trump     Spencer Platt/Getty Images   The Biden administration's Justice Department is in talks to pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to families separated at the southern US border under the Trump administration's border separation policy, piloted in 2017 and legally enforced in 2018. The payouts could begin as soon as next month . [ NBC / Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soboroff

Social media under the Senate microscope

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Plus, 3,000 Israeli settlements announced for occupied West Bank. TikTok, Snap, and YouTube face an angry Senate panel; Israel announces plans to build 3,000 homes in the occupied West Bank.    Tonight's Sentences was written by Ellen Ioanes. TOP NEWS Senate panel: TikTok, Snap, YouTube hurt kids     Samuel Corum/Getty Images On Tuesday , leaders from TikTok, Snap, and YouTube sat before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security to answer questions regarding the safety of their products for the young audiences they attract. It was the first time TikTok and Snap had been asked to give Senate testimony. [ Washington Post / Rachel Lerman and Cristiano Lima ] Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) and others on the panel ask