Millions of the comments posted during public US debates like the FCC's net neutrality repeal process have been faked by political operatives using false identities
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Chairmen of House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs Committees provide update on investigative work and excerpts of Ambassador Volker's text messages
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Jews and Muslims in Sweden outraged over call to ban male circumcision
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US hits Scotch whisky, Italian cheese, French wine, and other European products with 25% tariffs
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Finland's papers are dominated on Thursday by President Sauli Niinistö's extraordinary meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump
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‘I am not my husband's handbag’ – Iceland's first lady, Eliza Reid speaks out about her incredibly weird job
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Denmark's new government to boost spending after years of austerity, following a campaign pledge to reverse years of cuts by previous administrations
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As one of the world’s most unequal cities, why aren’t Hong Kong protesters angry at the rich and powerful?
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Facebook has taken down the popular 'World USA' page with almost 1 million followers after being exposed as a Ukrainian-based operation targeting older Americans with pro-Trump content
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Bernie Sanders' US CEO corporate tax plan
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US President Donald Trump pressed Australian leader to help William Barr investigate Robert Mueller inquiry’s origins
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Sweden's navy HQ is returning to a vast underground cold war fortress designed to withstand a nuclear attack – seen as a defensive move against a resurgent Russia
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Ten ways government leaders can improve transport mobility
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'Everything you're seeing is deception.' How right-wing media talks about impeachment
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Facebook has taken down the huge "Police Lives Matter" page after being revealed as a Kosovo-based operation pushing misinformation about US cops
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The whistleblower complaint alleging that Trump solicited foreign interference from Ukraine has been released
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Health insurance that doesn’t cover the bills has flooded the market under Trump
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Norway's public backlash against onshore wind threatens sector growth and prompted wider calls for a regulatory overhaul
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Proroging parliament was unlawful
The UK Supreme Court just ruled that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful, which means it didn't happen. https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0193.html...
The UK Supreme Court just ruled that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful, which means it didn't happen.
https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0193.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261
This is a pretty big deal.
It's hard to see how Johnson can continue as PM.
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Nancy Pelosi plans formal impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump
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'Ban kids from loot box gambling in games,' MPs say
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The Christian right is helping drive liberals away from religion
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Stieg Larsson and the unsolved murder case of Olof Palme
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Indonesia moving to ban sex outside marriage
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The blood-dimmed tide - Climate change is poised to alter the face of global conflict
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Why Americans don’t fully trust many who hold positions of power and responsibility
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore brownface makeup to a party at the private school where he was teaching in the spring of 2001
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PayPal co-founder Ken Howery confirmed as US ambassador to Sweden
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What can a software developer do about climate change?
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Russia carried out a massive breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on US soil
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Victorian treaty negotiations move closer as voting opens for First People's Assembly
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Democratic Debate #3 - Sept 12 2019
I don't have as much to put up here as @alyaza but I thought it'd kick off the discussion as the debate begins. Watch live on your local ABC station. Edit: or on YouTube (thanks @deimos)...
I don't have as much to put up here as @alyaza but I thought it'd kick off the discussion as the debate begins.
Watch live on your local ABC station.
Edit: or on YouTube (thanks @deimos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWVO0Trd1cOnly 10 candidates and 1 night of debates this time.
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Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer no-deal document published
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Democracy devouring itself: The paper predicting the end of democracy
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Brexit: Scottish judges rule Parliament suspension is unlawful
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On a night when several smaller parties are set for big gains in Norway's elections, some of the country's biggest parties took a bruising
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German fiscal frugality is the stuff of legends – but they have nothing on the abstemious Swedes
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12yo Alice Springs boy to speak at United Nations in push to change Australia's age of criminality
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Holocaust-denial, religious bigotry and pepper spray: An account of what really happened at Boston’s Straight Pride
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Finland's new government will propose a tax increase later this year on fossil fuel used for transport
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US Congress promised student borrowers a break. Education dept. rejected 99% of them.
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Driven to despair – road toll charges take centre stage in Norway vote
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Alaska’s universal basic income problem
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Danish government announced that it plans to boost military contributions to a number of missions around the world
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A top US financier of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell is a driving force behind Amazon deforestation
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Baby Trump balloon flies over Copenhagen despite canceled visit
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Britain's parliament approves law seeking to block October no-deal Brexit
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Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to quit government
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Pride flags greet Mike Pence on arrival in Iceland – Guðni Jóhannesson also pictured wearing rainbow bracelet to meet US vice-president
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Emily Atkin's summary of and thoughts about CNN's 7-hour Climate Crisis Town Hall
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