Thailand Seeks to Partner TikTok, Facebook to Help Combat Fake News Ahead of Elections

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Thailand Seeks to Partner TikTok, Facebook to Help Combat Fake News Ahead of Elections

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Hacks, Bots and Blackmail: How Secret Cyber Mercenaries Disrupt Elections - OCCRP

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How disinformation, fake news, and AI threatens India’s electoral process: There are growing concerns that AI-generated and manipulative content may impact the ...

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Inside Indian polls: Modi’s lies, fake news and media that does not question: Modi has been on a spree of ‘interviews’ with no interruptions, follow-ups ...

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Deepfakes, distrust and disinformation: Welcome to the AI election: From phony robocalls to lifelike forged photos, the trendy tech is evolving at breakneck pace ...

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Buenos Aires Times

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Disinformation hackathon battles manipulation, takes fight to fake news: Journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers meet in Buenos Aires to debate and ...

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Fact Check: Did Kerala government publish textbook with communal content? | Break The Fake

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Big, bold and unchecked: Russian influence operation thrives on Facebook: Pro-Kremlin network “Doppelganger” is buying Facebook ads to spread divisive content on ...

politico.eu/article/russia-influence-hackers-social-media-facebok-operation-thriving/

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The Kyiv Independent

kyivindependent.com/microsoft-says-russian-disinformation-campaign-targeting-us-election-has-begun/

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Microsoft says Russian disinformation campaign targeting US election has begun: The focus of the new campaign is to spread "divisive content ...

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How AI bots spread fabricated information to sway public discourse: Users should exercise caution when encountering accounts exhibiting suspicious behaviour ...

scroll.in/article/1066480/how-ai-bots-spread-fabricated-information-to-sway-public-discourse

thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/04/18/the-quick-cheap-easy-process-of-building-an-ai-generated-disinformation-website

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The Star (Malaysia)

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The quick, cheap, easy process of building an AI-generated disinformation website

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Politico

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France is ‘overwhelmed with propaganda,’ minister says: Paris called out several pro-Russian disinformation campaigns in the run-up to June’s EU election.

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arstechnica Apr 17

Russian US election interference sowing discord over Ukraine kicks into gear: To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing ...

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Exclusive: Tech Companies Are Failing to Keep Elections Safe, Rights Groups Say: At least 160 rights groups are calling on tech platforms to adopt greater ...

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Joe Lycett’s self-serving fake news stunt: How do you solve a problem like disinformation? With regulation? Education? It’s a problem that has worsened since ...

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UNDP and Partners Handover iVerify Platform to Local Voices Liberia: Monrovia – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday, April 8 ...

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Generative AI assistants can be prompted to create mass health disinformation: Effective processes for reporting and responding to safeguard vulnerabilities are ...

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Associated Press

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Texas AG Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court says

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Deconstructing the spectacle and stagecraft of a Donald Trump rally: Campaign rallies are a defining feature of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s ...

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Quick Glance: Analyzing the Spectacle and Stagecraft of a Donald Trump Rally

Donald Trump's rallies are a defining feature of his presidential campaigns, aimed at providing an emotional experience to his supporters and attracting new backers.

The Trump campaign uses the rallies to collect and analyze attendee data, hoping to translate it into votes.

The Green Bay event was weeks in the making, with the stagecraft meticulously planned to provide guests with a unique experience.

In his speech in Green Bay, Trump repeated the claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him and used dystopian language to paint a picture of America locked in a battle between good and evil.

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Trump campaign planning to deploy 100K attorneys, volunteers to monitor vote counts

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Democrats pulling out all the stops against RFK Jr.: Democrats are taking extraordinary steps to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from hindering their efforts to ...

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R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid: Nearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Mr. Kennedy at an environmental ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/19/climate/rfk-jr-environment.html

Quick Glance: Biden Receives Kennedy Family Endorsements in Philadelphia

President Joe Biden received endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, niece of former President John F. Kennedy, and sister of the current presidential candidate, delivered the endorsements in Philadelphia, calling Biden her hero.

The decision to highlight the Kennedy family's support more than six months from Election Day indicates how seriously Biden's team is taking a long shot candidate using his last name's lingering Democratic magic.

Biden used the event to keep up the pressure on Trump, emphasizing the importance of the election not for himself, but to keep Trump out, stating the race was significant due to the potential consequences if they lose this election. The Kennedy family endorsements for Biden were hardly a surprise, as prominent members of the Democratic family did not politically align with Kennedy Jr.

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Elections 2024 Fund | The Caravan

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Why it’s impossible for Trump to get a fair jury: It is preposterous to suggest that any American citizen called as a prospective juror could be “unbiased” when ...

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Volkswagen workers vote yes to unionizing, igniting UAW's push to organize the South

Quick Glance: Historic Step: Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Vote to Join Union

Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have decided to join the United Auto Workers union.

This vote marks a significant milestone for the UAW's efforts to support nonunion factories.

The decision has led to upcoming bargaining between Volkswagen and the union.

The new UAW President Shawn Fain, backed by President Joe Biden, has previously led successful strikes against major automakers in Detroit resulting in lucrative new contracts.

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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case

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Trump's Stormy Daniels hush money trial hinges on intent of payoff : At Donald Trump's criminal trial, there is no dispute about a central underlying fact: the ...

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Trump’s increasingly charged criminal trial: This case was always bound to have major political implications. Here’s what we can say so far.

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Quick Glance: Twelve Jurors Seated in Trump's Hush Money Trial

A jury of 12 individuals was empaneled on Thursday in the landmark hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, bringing the proceedings closer to opening arguments and the commencement of weeks filled with compelling testimonies.

The upcoming trial is anticipated to present unfavorable testimonies regarding Trump's personal life pre-presidency, including accusations of manipulating business records to suppress narratives in the final days of the 2016 election surrounding his intimate relationships.

Central to the trial is a payment of $130,000 made by Cohen just before the 2016 election to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aimed at preventing her allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump from being publicized in the campaign's final stretch.

The selection of the jury holds paramount significance in any criminal proceeding, particularly so when the accused is a former president and the presumed Republican candidate. Potential jurors have undergone extensive scrutiny concerning their online presence, personal backgrounds, and political stances as legal representatives and the judge meticulously scrutinize for partialities that could compromise their impartiality.

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Hungary's Orban tells EU top officials their time is up: The European Union's top officials must be replaced as they do not deserve another chance after the ...

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Stephen A. Smith slams Trump hush money trial: ‘I want him to lose the right way’

thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4604091-stephen-a-smith-slams-trump-hush-money-trial-i-want-him-to-lose-the-right-way/

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Modi’s Power Keeps Growing, and India Looks Sure to Give Him More: Few doubt the popular prime minister will win a third term in voting that starts Friday ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/19/world/asia/modi-india-election.html

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Biden seeks to bolster labor support with speech at union conference: Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates ...

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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for ...

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Apr 19

RFK Jr.’s sister dismisses his candidacy: ‘Let’s talk about reality’: Kerry Kennedy is brushing off her brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s, independent ...

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Another Republican joins effort to oust Johnson, putting the speaker in real peril

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Quick Glance: Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill Advances in House

The House has advanced a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support with rare bipartisan support.

Speaker Mike Johnson implemented a strategy to secure support for wartime funding, especially for Ukraine in its battle against Russia.

President Joe Biden and even Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump have endorsed the speaker's efforts.

To pass each bill, complex bipartisan coalitions need to be formed by Johnson due to his slim Republican majority in the House, relying on Democratic support.

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Jesse Ventura claims he could beat Biden, Trump in hypothetical match-up: Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I) said he could beat both President Biden and ...

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A Guide to India’s Six-Week Election That Will Test Modi’s Power: Almost a billion people will head to the polls in the world’s largest democracy ...

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Donald Trump Trial 'Much More Serious' Than Expected: Legal Analyst: "Trump's alleged 2020 attempt to overthrow our government distorts perceptions of how ...

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Michigan Democratic Party reserves more than $10M in ads ahead of state House elections

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NC governor says Biden can win state: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said Wednesday he thinks President Biden can win his state in this year’s upcoming ...

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Why Elections Take So Long in India: The election is a giant undertaking that requires millions of poll workers, voting machines and security forces to cover ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/17/world/asia/india-elections-long-explainer.html

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LIVE: Indians cast their votes in phase one of a seven-stage election: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)

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Politicians murdered again before national elections in Mexico: Several politicians have been killed in Mexico in recent weeks. Now the murder of two local ...

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Apr 19

US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns: Move in US election year could push up oil prices, but Washington says Maduro has not made ...

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Vote.org planning its largest voter-registration campaign ever: Vote.org is launching its largest-ever voter registration campaign, aimed at adding 8 million ...

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In a luxe N.Y. condo, residents battle over dumping the Trump name : “Like when your parents are getting divorced”: Inside the hallways of the building where the ...

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House progressives unveil 2025 agenda : The Congressional Progressive Caucus will continue to focus on increasing the minimum wage and lowering the cost of ...

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Democrats in Trump Districts Are Outraising Republicans in Biden Districts: Campaign committees for the five Democrats who represent districts that voted for ...

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RFK Jr. Received $2 Million From His Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan: The infusion of cash into his presidential campaign came a day after he announced Ms ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/18/us/politics/rfk-jr-fec-report.html

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Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud: Arizona Rep. Austin Smith (R) — who was senior director at the campaign arm of ...

washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/austin-smith-turning-point-action-election-fraud/

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Why India’s Opposition Can’t Get It Together: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party got less than 40% of the vote in the last election. But his fractured and ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/19/world/asia/india-election-opposition.html

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Apr 19

MAGA Las Vegas: Inside a convention for a far-right sheriffs movement: The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association conference in Las Vegas drew ...

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Apr 19

India’s Lok Sabha Election Live: The world’s biggest democracy goes to the polls: Elections to India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha ...

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Quick Glance: India's Lok Sabha Election Live: The World's Largest Democracy Votes

Stephen, an experienced text and video journalist, covers various regions including the Middle East, Iraq, South Asia, New York, and the UK.

Anisha De leads the team of the Digital Production Desk in Bangalore, India, as an editor.

Mark Porter works as a desk editor at Reuters, handling a wide range of topics from general news to business and political news.

Porter played a key role in projects like the Reuters Insider television project and the Breaking News Team. With nearly 40 years of journalistic experience, he has worked for renowned publications such as the New York Times, TheStreet.com, Dow Jones, and Knight-Ridder/Bridge News.

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Can Sunil Kanugolu bring India’s Modi down, 10 years after helping him win?: As India’s election kicks off, a top election strategist is looking for cracks in ...

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India starts voting in the world’s largest election: Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime ...

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NY Democrat faked signatures on election petition — including 3 dead people: prosecutors

nypost.com/2024/04/18/us-news/ny-dem-busted-after-election-petition-was-signed-by-dead-people-report/

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Apr 19

Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle: The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year ...

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India: Election in the world's largest democracy: Six weeks, over a million polling stations: Starting today, India will elect a new parliament and with it a new ...

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India election 2024 live news: Modi seeks third term in weeks-long vote: First of seven phases of the mammoth general election for 543 seats of India’s lower ...

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India Lok Sabha election 2024: Who votes in phase 1 and what’s at stake?: A total of 102 constituencies in 21 states will vote on April 19 for the first phase of ...

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Opinion | A Biden Victory in November Turns On This State: Biden needs to find a narrative for his candidacy, then work like hell to push it out ...

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Politico

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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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Assam HSLC 10th Result 2024: Assam Education Minister busts fake news on exam results announcement

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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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Sonali Bendre On Feeling Like A "Caricature" In Duplicate: "Sometimes You Do Things For Paycheck"

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Montreal Gazette

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Josh Freed: Look out for FakeJosh and other frauds: We've come a long way from faux royals looking for help retrieving funds to where the Just for Laughs comedy ...

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Twitter users have been confusing Elon Musk's Grok AI with fake news and it's all rather amusing

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The Wall Street Journal

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Opinion | Be a Wary Reader in the 2024 Election: Disinformation from Russia and China is evolving and has even spread to Capitol Hill.

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India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election: Polls will open Friday for the first phase of India’s marathon general election, kicking off a vote in ...

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Ranveer Singh flags risk of deepfake after AI video criticising political party goes viral: 'Deepfake se bacho…' | Mint

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Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes: X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes."

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As Aamir Khan’s fake video on Congress goes viral, how to spot disinformation amid elections

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Rohit Sharma 'hasn't met' Agarkar, Dravid; rubbishes 'fake' T20 World Cup meeting: 'Ajit is in Dubai and Rahul bhai...'

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X Loses Hyundai Ads Over Pro-Nazi Content Again: Advertisements on X are appearing next to antisemitic content again, with Hyundai being the latest platform to ...

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Daily Briefing: Voting kicks off for 102 LS seats; first outreach by Pakistan govt; and more

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Leipziger Volkszeitung

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Heated discussion with Julian Reichelt - The Media Days end in Leipzig: The Central Germany Media Days ended in Leipzig after two days with a heated discussion ...

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Heavy rain in Dubai: Fake news wave after the “rain bomb”: Social networks are still buzzing after the rain of the century in Dubai. It wasn't the Arabs' cloud ...

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Cellesche Zeitung Apr 18

Publishers' meeting in Celle: Warning of threats to democracy: The members of the Association of Northwest German Newspaper Publishers and Digital Publishers ...

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Russia: The main thing is that the West goes under: Spies in Bavaria, willing helpers in parliaments, division and disinformation without end - Russia is not ...

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US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela after broken election promises : Biden administration says Maduro has ‘fallen short’ on pledge of free and fair ...

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Quick Glance: US to Reinstate Sanctions on Venezuela’s Oil and Gas Sector

The United States will reimpose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector due to the Maduro government's failure to allow 'an inclusive and competitive election' to take place.

The US government decided not to renew the temporary authorization (General License 44) that allowed transactions with Venezuela's national oil and gas sector without fear of sanctions, citing the Maduro government's failure to uphold key areas of the 'Barbados Agreement.'

While the impact of revoking the authorization could not be quantified, another authorization from 2022 allowing the oil company Chevron to resume limited resource extraction operations in Venezuela will remain in place.

Despite reinstating sanctions, a US official emphasized that this should not be seen as a final decision on Venezuela's electoral capabilities, and efforts to support a better future for the country will continue.

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Trump campaign asks for cut of candidates’ fundraising when they use his name and likeness

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Quick Glance: Trump campaign seeks share of candidates' donations

The Trump campaign asks Republican candidates using his name and image in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to the campaign.

The purpose of the 5 percent request is to prevent 'scammers' from misusing Trump's brand and affecting his fundraising efforts.

Trump is struggling to catch up to Biden's fundraising and aims to boost his campaign account with the help of donors.

The campaign warns of consequences for vendors and requests compliance with guidelines to avoid suspension of business relationships.

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How Thuringia can prepare for an AfD victory in the state elections: If the AfD were to become the strongest faction in Thuringia, it would have a lot of ...

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India election 2024: Hindu nationalism is mainstream thanks to 10 years of PM Modi

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Stabbed Bishop delivers first message from hospital as malicious disinformation spreads

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Rishi Sunak Hit by Fresh Poll Blows as Working Age Voters Desert Tories: UK voters of working age have turned their backs on the governing Conservative Party ...

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Opinion | Donald Trump and American Justice: Donald Trump is enjoying the same guarantees of fairness and due process before the law that he sought to deny to ...

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Arizona Republicans again block attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban: Arizona House Republicans blocked an attempt Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 near-total ...

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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.

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How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections: Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak ...

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