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Facebook cracks down on political content disguised as local news: Axios
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is rolling out a new policy that will prevent U.S. news publishers with ties to political groups from claiming news exemption within its political ads authorization process, A...
Aug 11, 2020
Factbox: Why North Carolina and Wisconsin, U.S. political convention hosts, matter for Trump and Biden
By Michael Martina (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans chose Wisconsin and North Carolina, two battleground states that will help decide the Nov. 3 presidential election, to host their nominating co...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar faces primary challenge on Tuesday
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress and no stranger to criticism from across the aisle, faces a challenge from fe...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. appeals court to rehear ex-Trump aide Flynn’s bid to end criminal case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday will consider whether a federal judge is obligated to honor the Trump administration's request to drop the criminal case against Pre...
Aug 11, 2020
Seattle reduces police funding, signals deeper cuts ahead
By Gregory Scruggs SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's council on Monday approved a reduction of the budget of the city's police department of less than 1% after months of protests demanding that it defund ...
Aug 10, 2020
Biden preparing to announce running mate by mid-week: NYT
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has interviewed the finalists in his running mate search and his campaign plans to announce a decision as soon as mid-week, the New York Times r...
Aug 10, 2020
Trump: order on pre-existing conditions a ‘double safety net’ despite Obamacare law
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday an executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover patients with pre-existing conditions would emphasize Republ...
Aug 10, 2020
Auto union, Sanders clash ahead of Democratic convention
By David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The largest U.S. auto union and onetime Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders are clashing ahead of what is ...
Aug 10, 2020
California’s public health officer resigns after COVID-19 undercount problem
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - California's top public health officer has resigned following data-collection failures that led to an undercount of coronavirus cases as the state was reporting a downward ...
Aug 10, 2020
Trump says he is inclined to host G7 meeting after the November 3 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is interested in hosting a Group of Seven summit following the Nov. 3 presidential elections, adding that invitations to leaders ha...
Aug 10, 2020
