The U.S. military confirms that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia. NBC News reports: "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that two units of North Korean troops, with as many as 6,000 people each, were being trained for deployment."
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North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, U.S. confirms
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In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life. @ProPublica and @npub1gdte...6rfp report: "Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas."
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In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. H...
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The European Court of Justice has ruled that Romania must recognize a citizen’s name and gender change after a British-Romanian man obtained legal recognition of his transition in the United Kingdom. The court says that Romania’s refusal to recognize a citizen’s new identification in a fellow European Union state constitutes an obstacle to the right of free movement and residence. Read more from Euronews.
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Romania breaches EU law by refusing to recognise transgender man
Refusal to recognise a change of gender legally undertaken in another member state violates the rights of EU citizens, the Luxembourg-based Europea...
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In the U.S., three police officers are convicted in the Tyre Nichols fatal beating, while two of them are acquitted of civil rights charges. CNN reports: "Five officers were charged in Nichols’ death, but two pleaded guilty and testified against members of their old crime suppression unit, eliminating any defense strategy that would have relied on them sticking together. Jurors repeatedly watched graphic clips from police video that showed the officers punch and kick Nichols and hit him with a police baton just steps from his home, as the 29-year-old called out for his mother." https://flip.it/eH_qz- #TyreNichols #Police #News #Memphis #PoliceBrutality
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"Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars show is likely to be shut down within a few months, after a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that plans to sell off the assets of Jones’ media company, Free Speech Systems, can move forward." NPR reports: "Net proceeds from any sales will go to Sandy Hook families who won some $1.5 billion in damages from Jones for spreading lies that the 2012 school shooting never happened. Some of Jones’ followers harassed and threatened the families for years." https://flip.it/gz27Fy #AlexJones #Infowars #Misinformation #Disinformation #SandyHook #SchoolShootings #News #Law
Florida's new COVID-19 booster guidance is straight-up misinformation. From CBS News: "In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles and whooping cough."
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Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. The election was the first since mass protests unseated the country's leader, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in 2022 after the nation suffered its worst economic crisis. BBC News reports:
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake beat his rivals after a historic second round of vote counting.
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In the U.S., Georgia State Election Board passes controversial measure requiring ballots to be counted by hand. AP reports: "The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, going against the advice of the state attorney general’s office, the secretary of state’s office and an association of county election officials. Three board members who were praised by former President Donald Trump during a rally last month in Atlanta voted to approve the measure."
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Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
Georgia election officials are requiring poll workers to tally the number of ballots by hand. The State Election Board voted 3-2 on Friday to appro...
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A day after deadly pager explosions in Lebanon, Hezbollah walkie-talkies exploded across the country today. AP has the latest news: "Israel’s army chief says Israel has drawn up plans for additional action against Hezbollah and is ready to strike."
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Walkie-talkie explosions injure hundreds in Lebanon a day after pager attacks. Here's how the news unfolded
Walkie-talkies and other devices exploded suddenly Wednesday at the site of a funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding p...
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