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Trump effectively silenced on Facebook by former UK leftist leader: Douglas Murray – Fox News

Trump effectively silenced on Facebook by former UK leftist leader: Douglas Murray  Fox News Donald Trump responds to Facebook ban by hinting at return to White House  The Guardian Facebook says Trump now suspended until at least January 2023  CNN Facebook extends Trump

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Famed ‘Tank Man’ photo vanishes from Microsoft’s Bing search engine — even outside China: report

Searches for the famous Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” protest photo came up empty on Microsoft search engine Bing on Friday, raising censorship concerns on the anniversary of the deadly crackdown. The award-winning photo from 1989 was not served up in

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Republicans, Democrats battle for high ground after McGahn testimony – POLITICO

Republicans, Democrats battle for high ground after McGahn testimony  POLITICO Did Mike Pence just doom his 2024 chances?  CNN Don McGahn tells House panel about Trump’s bid to undermine Mueller probe  The Washington Post Putin doesn’t ‘give a damn’ if banned on social

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Canada’s Trudeau blasts Catholic Church for ignoring role in indigenous schools

By Steve Scherer and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Catholic Church must take responsibility for its role in running many of Canada’s residential schools for indigenous children, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, after the discovery of the

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Records show teen killed by Honolulu police shot in back of head

Hospital records provided by a lawyer representing the family of a 16-year-old boy killed by Honolulu police show the teen arrived at an emergency room with gunshot wounds to the back of his head and to his shoulders.

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States Fight Over How Our Data Is Tracked And Sold Online, As Congress Stalls

New laws in California and Virginia represent vastly different approaches to how personal data is collected online and sold. Many other states are considering their own legislation. (Image credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP)

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Officials Say A Man Shot A Gun Before He Was Killed By Law Enforcement In Minneapolis

A U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were trying to arrest Winston Boogie Smith Jr. on a warrant for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun, authorities said. (Image credit: Richard.Tsong-Taatari/Star Tribune via AP)

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News Wrap: Trump suspended from Facebook for two years for inciting Capitol siege

In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump will remain suspended from Facebook for two years following his incitement of January’s Capitol insurrection, former White House counsel Don McGahn testified before U.S. lawmakers on the Russia investigation and Trump’s possible

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Cruise can now give passengers rides in driverless cars in California

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Microsoft and Honda, has secured a permit that will allow the company to shuttle passengers in its test vehicles without a human safety operator behind

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Jobs report show gains, but is it good news for the economy?

The pace of hiring in the U.S. picked up in May, but Friday’s good-but-not-great jobs report is prompting some to ask why workers are still holding back, even as businesses across the country reopen to something close to pre-pandemic levels.

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