Online Game Helps Fight the Spread of Fake News: Study
Date: 25 June 2019
By Reuters
An online game that allows people to deploy Twitter bots, photo-shop evidence and incite conspiracy theories has proven effective at raising their awareness of "fake news", a study from the University of Cambridge has found.
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Stakes High for NBC News Ahead of 2-Night Democratic Debate
Date: 25 June 2019
By The Associated Press
Don't envy NBC News executive Rashida Jones, who is behind this week's inaugural Democratic presidential debate and will have to juggle 20 candidates, five news personalities and, it's likely, one tweeting president.
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China, U.S. Trade Officials Talk Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
Date: 25 June 2019
By Reuters
Senior Chinese and U.S. trade officials spoke by telephone on Monday ahead of talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump set for later this week, as the world's two largest economies remain locked in a tariff war.
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Bolsonaro Backs Rio to Host 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix
Date: 25 June 2019
By Reuters
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vowed on Monday to move the 2021 Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix to Rio de Janeiro after the contract for Sao Paulo's Interlagos racetrack expires next year.
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North Carolina Appeals Decision Striking Down Abortion Ban
Date: 25 June 2019
By The Associated Press
State officials are appealing a federal judge's decision that struck down North Carolina's ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy except in a medical emergency.
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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge in Daughter's Death
Date: 25 June 2019
By The Associated Press
A Texas man who was accused of killing his adopted daughter pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge the day his trial for capital murder was scheduled to begin.
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American Accused of Vietnam Overthrow Plot Gets 12-Year Term
Date: 25 June 2019
By The Associated Press
A Vietnamese court has sentenced an American to 12 years in jail for what was described as an attempt to overthrow the Communist nation's government.
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Exclusive: Dirty Oil Crisis Over for Russia, but Contagion Felt on High Seas
Date: 25 June 2019
By Reuters
In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world's second-largest exporter of crude this spring is long over.
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Mexico Vows to Identify Thousands of Remains,' Worst Legacy' of Violence
Date: 25 June 2019
By Reuters
Mexico's government vowed on Monday to identify thousands of human remains that have accumulated in morgues and mass graves during more than a decade of gang violence and stirred anger among bereaved families.
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Mexico Says It Has Deployed 15,000 Forces in the North to Halt U.S.-Bound Migration
Date: 25 June 2019
By Reuters
Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 soldiers and National Guard in the north of the country to stem the flow of illegal immigration across the border into the United States, the head of the Mexican Army said on Monday.
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