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Peter Garrett answers questions as part of campaign to call out disinformation on the voice – video
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WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on abortion rights during campaign event in Tampa, FL
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Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Florida's abortion ban and holds Trump accountable
  • President Biden condemns the upcoming 6-week abortion ban in Florida.

  • He blames Trump for appointing justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.

  • Biden's campaign focuses on abortion rights to mobilize voters.

  • Efforts to leverage Florida's abortion laws for political gain are highlighted.
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Stabbed Bishop delivers first message from hospital as malicious disinformation spreads
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Stabbed Bishop delivers first message from hospital as malicious ...
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Trump trial not a referendum on his presidency, prosecutor tells prospective jurors
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Trump trial not a referendum on his presidency, prosecutor tells ...
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Mayen: Federal Minister of Defense Pistorius warns against disinformation from Russia
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Mayen: Federal Minister of Defense Pistorius warns against disinformation ...
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Moldova Sets Date for Crucial Presidential Election, EU Vote: Moldova is set to hold a presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union on ...
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Moldova Sets Date for Crucial Presidential Election, EU Vote
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States where abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 election: Abortion rights advocates have reason to be hopeful: Since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn ...
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States where abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 election
Quick Glance: Arizona GOP outlines alternative abortion strategy
  • Republican state legislators in Arizona are considering alternative ballot measures in response to a court ruling upholding a strict abortion ban.

  • The GOP's strategy document plans to provide voters with alternatives to the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure.

  • Republicans aim to constitutionalize existing laws to discuss abortion policy.

  • The document outlines various scenarios, including 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' options for lawmakers.
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Ecuadorians head to polls for referendum as Noboa seeks backing for war on crime: More than 13 million Ecuadorians head to the polls Sunday for a referendum ...
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Ecuadorians head to polls for referendum as Noboa seeks backing for war on ...
Quick Glance: Ecuadorean President Noboa seeks support for security measures in upcoming vote
  • Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is aiming for voter support for a range of security measures in a national referendum on Sunday to address the increasing violence that has garnered international attention.

  • Noboa is urging voters to support joint police-military patrols, the extradition of wanted criminals, longer sentences for terrorism and murder, and other crimes to combat the rising violence attributed to drug gangs.

  • Opinion polls suggest that voters are likely to support Noboa, 36, in the 11-question referendum, despite potential dampening of support due to recent power outages. Passing five of the measures would lead to constitutional modifications.

  • Over the past decade, cocaine-smuggling gangs have spread across every corner of Latin America, transforming once peaceful nations like Ecuador into new battlefields, as indicated by security officials and diplomats.
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Florida voters will decide on abortion rights this fall. Here's what some are saying
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Florida voters will decide on abortion rights this fall. Here's what some ...
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Inside Gavin Newsom's brush with failure: The governor’s anti-homelessness measure struggled to activate the voters who delivered him a series of landslide ...
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Inside Gavin Newsom's brush with failure
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Aaron Sorkin to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation: The Social Network screenwriter is returning to digital chaos for a new film about how ...
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Aaron Sorkin to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation
Quick Glance: Aaron Sorkin Writing Potential Social Network Sequel
  • Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin reveals he is working on a new movie that could be a follow-up to The Social Network.

  • Sorkin blames Facebook for January 6 and plans to address how social media is impacting democracy.

  • He criticizes Facebook for tuning its algorithms to promote divisive content to increase engagement, neglecting the balance between growth and integrity.

  • While Sorkin's representatives have not responded yet, sources mention the project is in early stages of development with no attached studio.
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‘Have you signed yet?’: Arizona activists battle to overturn near-total abortion ban
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‘Have you signed yet?’: Arizona activists battle to overturn near-total ...
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Divided on Emergency Abortion Access: Highlights
  • The Supreme Court seems divided on access to emergency abortions in states with near-total bans.

  • The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act could impact abortion access in emergencies.

  • The debate raises questions about fetal personhood and abortion rights conflict.

  • The court's decision could affect abortion access in 14 states with strict abortion bans.
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States Race To Counter AI Fakes Before the 2024 Election: Bills regulating AI-generated content have largely been met with bipartisan support
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States Race To Counter AI Fakes Before the 2024 Election
Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
  • The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.

  • TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.

  • Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.

  • Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
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Do Florida Hispanics support the marijuana and abortion amendments? What the polls say
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Do Florida Hispanics support the marijuana and abortion amendments? What ...
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Utah’s largest school district could split in two. Here’s how.: A proposal to split Utah’s largest school district into two smaller districts could head to ...
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Utah’s largest school district could split in two. Here’s how.
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Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue levy lid lift would bump rate back to 2017 level: Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue commissioners Thursday unanimously voted to put a levy lid ...
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Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue levy lid lift would bump rate back to 2017 level
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EU, US diverge over outcome of north Kosovo electoral referendum: The European Commission and United States have offered diverging views on the outcome of ...
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EU, US diverge over outcome of north Kosovo electoral referendum
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Call for participants: MAD Debate Cup 2024: PRESS RELEASE: Teams aspiring to participate in the tournament can register until April 26, 2024
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Call for participants: MAD Debate Cup 2024
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Global super election year: Google fears manipulation and disinformation: Over two billion people worldwide are called to go to the polls. Cyber ​​warriors will ...
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Global super election year: Google fears manipulation and disinformation
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France Proposes New EU Sanctions to Fight Russian Disinformation: France is asking the European Union to set up a new sanctions regime to target Russian ...
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France Proposes New EU Sanctions to Fight Russian Disinformation
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Slovenia ties referendum on euthanasia to EU election: Ljubljana - Slovenia is holding a referendum on assisted suicide to coincide with the European elections ...
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Slovenia ties referendum on euthanasia to EU election
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DAP wants Meta to shut fake account impersonating KKB candidate: With the upcoming polls, DAP believes more fake accounts will crop up to spread disinformation.
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DAP wants Meta to shut fake account impersonating KKB candidate
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Bolsonaro celebrates Elon Musk: siding with ex-president: Jair Bolsonaro calls for another rally. It's about freedom of expression - and about his own ...
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Bolsonaro celebrates Elon Musk: siding with ex-president
Quick Glance: Bolsonaro Mobilizes Supporters in Rio
  • Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to boost his political capital after losing a reelection bid in October 2022 and facing allegations of involvement in a coup.

  • Bolsonaro, under investigation for undermining faith in Brazil's voting system, took the opportunity to praise Elon Musk and urged the crowd to applaud the billionaire.

  • Brazil's federal police formally accused Bolsonaro of sowing doubts about his vaccination records during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to potential criminal charges.

  • Bolsonaro emphasized that his government never operated outside the bounds of the constitution and addressed accusations of involvement in manipulating decrees to overturn the 2022 election results.
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A tide of Euroscepticism is sweeping France: This week, in France, 50 prominent Eurosceptic intellectuals called for a referendum on the question of greater ...
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A tide of Euroscepticism is sweeping France
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We must target the root cause of misinformation. We cannot fact check our way out of this
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We must target the root cause of misinformation. We cannot fact check our ...
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No referendum to be held on 20mph limits in BCP: NO referendum will be held over the controversial 20mph speed limit across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
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No referendum to be held on 20mph limits in BCP
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Thailand Plans for First Post-Coup Senate Election, Referendum: Thailand will start the process to elect new senators next month, in an exercise that will make ...
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Thailand Plans for First Post-Coup Senate Election, Referendum
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Zurich: Young Greens want to prevent UBS office tower: The Young Party wants to hold a referendum to prevent the high-rise building planned by UBS at Altstetten ...
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Zurich: Young Greens want to prevent UBS office tower
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Missouri House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, sends measure to governor: The action potentially paves the way to fund state government next fiscal year.
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Missouri House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, sends measure to ...
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Australia’s spy chief warns AI set to inflame radicalisation: Australia’s domestic intelligence chief warned that artificial intelligence is likely to ...
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Australia’s spy chief warns AI set to inflame radicalisation
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Inside Google’s Plans to Combat Misinformation Ahead of the E.U. Elections: "Prebunking" is Google's latest effort to fight fake news.
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Inside Google’s Plans to Combat Misinformation Ahead of the E.U. Elections
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France Wants More Sanctions on Russia for Election Meddling and Disinformation Campaign
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France Wants More Sanctions on Russia for Election Meddling and ...
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Selangor govt may fall if its candidate loses in KKB - PAS leader: Such a defeat can be a referendum to trigger change, Kamal says.
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Selangor govt may fall if its candidate loses in KKB - PAS leader
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Houston City Council members clash over Prop A rules: Houston City Council delayed new rules around a historic voter-approved measure aimed at empowering council ...
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Houston City Council members clash over Prop A rules
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Rising Misinformation: Elections 2024 And Citizen Countermeasures| Countercurrents
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Rising Misinformation: Elections 2024 And Citizen Countermeasures| ...
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Unveiling Pollwatch: A weighted ‘poll-of-polls’ for the June EU elections: Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet ...
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Unveiling Pollwatch: A weighted ‘poll-of-polls’ for the June EU elections
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Brigitte Macron should be a man: Political disinformation no longer knows any boundaries - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Brigitte Macron should be a man: Political disinformation no longer knows ...
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Utah’s largest school district could split in two. Here’s how.: A proposal to split Utah’s largest school district into two smaller districts could head to ...
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Utah’s largest school district could split in two. Here’s how.
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Lies, deceit to weigh heavily on EU vote, warns parliament head: European Union voters are set to be bombarded with lies and disinformation from outside and ...
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Lies, deceit to weigh heavily on EU vote, warns parliament head
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Homeless encampments are on Arizona ballot in November election: Arizona voters will decide on a ballot measure in November that could mean tax refunds for ...
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Homeless encampments are on Arizona ballot in November election
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Backers of proposed California anti-transgender ballot measure lose lawsuit over wording
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Backers of proposed California anti-transgender ballot measure lose ...
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France on alert for social media disinformation ahead of European polls: France has urged social media platforms to increase monitoring of disinformation online ...
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France on alert for social media disinformation ahead of European polls
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Bulgaria can’t join the eurozone in January. Here’s why.: High inflation and wavering public support ― in part blamed on Russian disinformation ― means the ...
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Bulgaria can’t join the eurozone in January. Here’s why.
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Quebecers support control of immigration, but not a referendum on it: poll: The Léger survey also addressed questions of identity that have been front and centre ...
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Quebecers support control of immigration, but not a referendum on it: poll
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Bloomberg: France proposes new sanctions to target Russian disinformation, election interference
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Bloomberg: France proposes new sanctions to target Russian disinformation ...
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Ecuador leftists will back security reforms but oppose government, former president says
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Ecuador leftists will back security reforms but oppose government ...
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Left resistance to EU migration pact: Switzerland is threatened with another Schengen vote - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Left resistance to EU migration pact: Switzerland is threatened with ...
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What can the government do about X's refusal to take down violent videos?: Amid the rise of misinformation, disinformation and a reported increase in violent ...
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What can the government do about X's refusal to take down violent videos?
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Ecuador votes in referendum to toughen fight against gangs behind surging violence
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Ecuador votes in referendum to toughen fight against gangs behind surging ...
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KKB by-election will be a referendum of Madani govt, says Muhyiddin: BUKIT FRASER: The coming Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11 will serve as a referendum ...
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KKB by-election will be a referendum of Madani govt, says Muhyiddin
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Tenant advocates in this Bay Area city are close to putting rent control on the ballot
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Tenant advocates in this Bay Area city are close to putting rent control ...
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Oliver Röpke's big tent approach in his first year as EESC president: After one year in office, the launch of a bold manifesto including the voices of youth ...
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Oliver Röpke's big tent approach in his first year as EESC president
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Get ready for an onslaught of election disinformation: Six months out from the U.S. elections, researchers are seeing less disinformation at this point in the ...
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Get ready for an onslaught of election disinformation
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James Rubin: 'China is supporting Russia's war in Ukraine': China is supporting “materially, diplomatically, and even repeating Russia’s crazy arguments for this ...
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James Rubin: 'China is supporting Russia's war in Ukraine'
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Thousand Lithuanians lose passports each year due to restrictive citizenship law: In the last five years, more than 5,000 Lithuanians have lost their citizenship ...
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Thousand Lithuanians lose passports each year due to restrictive ...
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Australia doesn’t need a Ministry of Truth: Two unrelated acts of violence, a murderous rampage and a livestreamed knife attack, have led to a crackdown on free ...
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Australia doesn’t need a Ministry of Truth
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'We had a democratic process' for Māori ward, Gisborne Mayor says: Gisborne councillors have voiced frustration the central government will make them redo their ...
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'We had a democratic process' for Māori ward, Gisborne Mayor says
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Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections: To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters.
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Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections
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Misinformation, disinformation surrounded Thai 2023 election: A surge of misinformation and disinformation marked the Thai 2023 election, some of which appeared ...
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Misinformation, disinformation surrounded Thai 2023 election
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Ecuador president’s war on crime gets a boost with early referendum results and gang member’s arrest
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Ecuador president’s war on crime gets a boost with early referendum ...
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Hilary Cass: I can’t travel on public transport after gender report: Author of landmark review into transgender treatment tells of online abuse and her dismay at ...
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Hilary Cass: I can’t travel on public transport after gender report
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Artificial intelligence in the election campaign: When Robo-Scholz calls: Just in time for the super election year 2024, the age of AI has arrived ...
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Artificial intelligence in the election campaign: When Robo-Scholz calls
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Graubünden parliament approves civil defense construction for 19 million francs: On Monday, the Graubünden Grand Council approved the construction of a new civil ...
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Graubünden parliament approves civil defense construction for 19 million ...
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AI And Deepfake Misuse A Real Threat To The Election Outcomes - Shamla Naidoo: Ms. Shamla Naidoo is currently Head of Cloud Strategy & Innovation at Netskope ...
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AI And Deepfake Misuse A Real Threat To The Election Outcomes - Shamla ...
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It's responsibility of govt, media to contain disinformation: The government wants to create an excellent environment for journalists in Bangladesh ...
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It's responsibility of govt, media to contain disinformation
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Abortion ban supercharges Arizona politics, challenging GOP: As abortion politics and policy clash in Arizona and threaten to sway the swing state ...
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Abortion ban supercharges Arizona politics, challenging GOP
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.