NTD News Today Full Broadcast (August 26)

Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the company designed those platforms to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected children's personal data.

The settlement resolves claims brought by 29 U.S. states, and will end a federal trial that had been one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday defeated Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) in the South Caroline Republican Senate runoff for the seat held by the late Sen. Lindsay Graham.

The President Trump-backed candidate won with around 52.4 percent of the vote to Norman’s 47.6 percent, with 91 percent of the votes counted, when The Associated Press called the race at 9:01 p.m.