Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram are back after one of company's worst outages

The outage lasted six hours. Plus, there's a state of emergency as oil spill cleanup continues in California, President Joe Biden sells his infrastructure bills on the road, refugee admissions have fallen to a record low and the MLB Postseason is here. (Audio: Associated Press) Episode Transcript available here. Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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USA TODAY’s daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.