Exclusive: Fearful of Fake News Blitz, U.S. Census Enlists Help of Tech Giants
Date: 27 March 2019
By Reuters
The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off “fake news" campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter.
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Longing for an Internet Cleanse
Date: 28 March 2019
By David Brooks
David Brooks
A small rebellion against the quickening of time.
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‘The Russian Hoax Is Finally Dead,’ Trump Tells Michigan Rally
Date: 28 March 2019
By Mark Landler and Katie Rogers
Mark Landler
Speaking in Grand Rapids, the site of his final campaign rally before his upset win in 2016, the president called the inquiry into collusion with Russia “a sinister effort to undermine” the election.
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Maddow, Other MSNBC Hosts See Ratings Drop, Fox Up
Date: 27 March 2019
By The Associated Press
Rachel Maddow isn't backing away from her coverage of President Donald Trump and any connection to Russia's involvement in trying to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. The question is how much her fans want to listen.
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David Stringer, Arizona Lawmaker Under Fire, Resigns Amid Inquiry Into Old Sex Charges
Date: 28 March 2019
By Julia Jacobs
Julia Jacobs
The former state representative, David Stringer, faced an ethics committee investigation into reports that he was charged with sex crimes in the 1980s.
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In Profane Rant, Cuomo Aide Calls 3 Female Lawmakers ‘Idiots’
Date: 28 March 2019
By Vivian Wang
Vivian Wang
Democrats began an intraparty war in Albany, as a top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo used unusually explicit language to fire back at women who accused Mr. Cuomo of hypocrisy.
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Michigan Professor Accused of Sexual Misconduct Retires
Date: 27 March 2019
By The Associated Press
A University of Michigan violin professor whom students accused of sexual misconduct going back years has retired.
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Trump’s Fed Pick Owes $75,000 in Unpaid Federal Taxes
Date: 28 March 2019
By Jim Tankersley
Jim Tankersley
Court records reveal a lien against Stephen Moore, an economic adviser whom the president said last week he would nominate to the Fed’s Board of Governors.
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The Latest: Male, Female Among Dead in Hotel Standoff
Date: 28 March 2019
By The Associated Press
The Latest on a shooting and a standoff at a hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire:
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Kremlin Rejects Trump's Call for Russia to Pull Out of Venezuela: RIA
Date: 28 March 2019
By Reuters
The Kremlin on Thursday rejected a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Russia to pull out of Venezuela and said its actions there were lawful and agreed with the Latin American country's legitimate government, RIA news agency reported.
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Russia Says It Sent 'Specialists' to Venezuela, Rebuffs Trump
Date: 28 March 2019
By Reuters
Russia said on Thursday it had sent "specialists" to Venezuela under a military cooperation deal but said they posed no threat to regional stability, brushing aside a call from U.S. President Donald Trump to remove all military personnel from the country.
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The Latest: Milwaukee Suburb Excited for Jackpot Winner
Date: 28 March 2019
By The Associated Press
The Latest on the $768 million Powerball winning ticket sold in Wisconsin (all times local):
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The Philippine Journalists Taking the Rap in Duterte's Latest War
Date: 28 March 2019
By Reuters
When Filipino journalist Pia Ranada fell into a ditch and injured her leg on election day, May 9, 2016, the presidential candidate she was reporting on drove her to hospital and sat with her as she was treated.
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