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Russian legislator and 2 aides criminally charged in US

NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian legislator and two aides are accused of pushing a covert propaganda campaign to win U.S. government support for Moscow's foreign policy agenda, including moves against Ukraine, according to a Justice Department indictment unse...

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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs appoints new temporary leader

WINNIPEG — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says it has named a new temporary leader less than a month after one was chosen while a formal complaint against the suspended grand chief is investigated. The group says Chief Cornell McLean of the Lake Manit...

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Journalists despair over toll of disinformation on jobs

NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists are sounding an alarm about the spread of disinformation in society and how it affects their jobs on a daily basis, along with skepticism on whether traditional methods to combat it really work. The free speech...

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Probe: Nebraska lawmaker's behavior wasn't sexual harassment

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker who resigned after admitting that he took photos of a female subordinate in his office without her permission acted in a “boorish, brainless and bizarre" manner but did not commit illegal sexual discrimina...

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House panels probe gov't use of facial recognition software

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government's use of facial recognition software that was most recently used by the Internal Revenue Service, but stopped after complaints from lawmakers and privacy advocate...