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Haiti violence: gang guns down churchgoers protesting against criminals
Rights groups say churchgoers were killed and wounded as they marched in order to rid the area of gang members t least seven people were killed in Haiti, a rights group…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: ‘People are fainting queuing up for bread’
By Rayhan Demytrie On August 30, 2023 They call it the Road of Life, as it is the only route connecting 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region with…
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Kyrgyzstan brings back 95 ISIL wives, children from Syrian internment camps
The country’s third repatriation was carried out with the help of the US, the UN and the Red Cross. On August 30, 2023 The government of Kyrgyzstan has said 95…
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Should the ballot box be 18-plus? Maryland advocates are pressing for a lower voting age in local elections
By William J. Ford On September 15, 2023 Common Cause Maryland is encouraging local officials to allow more young people to vote in local elections. The nonprofit advocacy organization, based…
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Social media firms ‘not ready to tackle misinformation’ during global elections
Experts urge big tech companies to ensure their platforms are equipped to protect democracy in 2024 votes By Hibaq Farah On September 15, 2023 Social media companies are not ready…
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AI used to target kids with disinformation
On September 14, 2023 YouTube channels that use AI to make videos containing false “scientific” information are being recommended to children as “educational content”. Investigative BBC journalists working in a…
Read MoreNew Dallas monument for 1884 lynching planned
The West Dallas site is one of several Dallas County lynching locations according to historians By Ken Kalthoff On August 24, 2023 Dallas City Council Members Wednesday approved the location…
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How Artificial Intelligence Might Prevent You From Getting Hired
By Olga Akselrod On August 23, 2023 If you applied for a new job in the last few years, chances are an artificial intelligence (AI) tool was used to make…
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Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
By Aaron Morrison and Steve Karnowski On May 25, 2023 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the…
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