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Facebook and Twitter CEOs to testify before Congress in November on how they handled the election

Shortly after voting to move forward with a pair of subpoenas, the Senate Judiciary Committee has reached an agreement that will see the CEOs of two major social platforms testify voluntarily in Novem

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Lyft will soon let riders pay for rides with Venmo

Lyft riders will soon have the option for paying and splitting fares using Venmo, the company said in a blog posting this morning. Venmo joins Lyft’s other payment methods of PayPal, credit ca

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People wait out long lines, few options in early voting

01:57 Early voting has kicked off in many states across the U.S., but in some places, voters are facing long wait times to cast their ballot.In Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee, people sp

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Whereabouts of Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov unknown

The whereabouts of Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov is unknown, the Interfax News Agency reported on Thursday, citing the deputy head of the country's security coun

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Facebook tightens political ad bans as US election nears

With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on political adv

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Daily Crunch: Google commits $1B to pay publishers

Google is paying a lot of money for its news licensing program, Microsoft announces an affordable laptop and Facebook says it won’t accept ads casting doubts on the election. This is your Daily

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List names top Chinese online literature for 2019

The list of Top Chinese Online Literary Works in 2019 was released yesterday in Shenzhen. After three rounds of assessments and online voting by 1.79 million readers, 19 works and projects made the li

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Chinese delivery firm ZTO Express jumps 9% in HK secondary listing

A ZTO Express service center in southernmost Chinese province Hainan, September 17, 2020. /VCG Shares of Chinese delivery firm ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc opened at HK$244 each on Tuesday, up 11.

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YouTube will add mail-in voting info box next to videos that discuss voting by mail

YouTube has been relatively quiet about its strategy to battle the flow of misinformation leading into the 2020 U.S. election, but the platform has a few new measures in store.The video sharing site

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Republican Party courts Hispanic voters with new voter registration website

The Republican National Committee on Tuesday unveiled its latest effort to attract Hispanic voters: a new Spanish-language website that helps register voters while guid

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Italians vote on cutting number of politicians

A man wearing a face mask and gloves casts his vote in downtown Rome on 20 September. /Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Politicians are not usually renowned for resembling turkeys voting for Christmas, but

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Twitter flags Republican leader’s video as ‘manipulated’ for altering disabled activist’s words

Twitter flagged an inflammatory video by House Republican Whip Steve Scalise on Sunday for altering footage of a conversation between progressive activist Ady Barkan and Joe Biden. The video is now l

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Chinese EV maker XPeng looks to raise up to $1.11 billion in U.S. IPO

Xpeng P7 electric vehicle on display at Auto Shanghai 2019. /VCG Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng Inc. said it hopes to raise up to 1.11 billion U.S. dollars in its initial public off

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What will Kamala Harris bring to the table for Democratic party?

03:03 Kamala Harris is expected to give an acceptance speech for vice president candidacy tonight at the Democratic convention. How much impact could her candidacy have on the November

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Trump campaign sues New Jersey after its decision to mail ballots in November election

The re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey, following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter i

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Protests at PM-General's DC home over Trump support and mail-in voting

Full-blown protest on a Saturday morning outside Trump donor/Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's DC condo. /Social Media Protesters gathered outside of US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in

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HKSAR government strongly refutes views of JPAC on national security law, LegCo matters

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday strongly refuted incorrect and inappropriate views of the Japan Parliamentary Al