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Facebook CEO and Dobbs Ferry native Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company's new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency.

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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's currency plans before Congress

Facebook CEO and Dobbs Ferry native Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company's new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency.

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