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Democrat Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost to Gov. Brian Kemp, announces bid for Georgia governor in a potential rematch  The Washington Post Stacey Abrams launches 2022 bid for governor in Georgia  Fox News Stacey Abrams announces run for Georgia governor  11Alive BREAKING: Stacey

Trump tested positive for Covid three days before debating Biden, subsequently tested negative  NBC News The Guardian: Trump tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of 2020 debate with Biden  CNN Mark Meadows reveals Donald Trump tested positive for COVID before first presidential debate

Twitter users may no longer share private videos or images of others without permission. Critics say the broad policy gives the company too much control over what’s deemed in the “public interest.” (Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP)

A House hearing on Wednesday, which included new testimony from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, laid bare the deep partisan divisions that continue to hamper any legislative or regulatory reforms to hold tech platforms accountable for how they amplify dangerous content.

Meta Platforms Inc. said it removed a China-based network of more than 500 Facebook accounts that sought to push a false narrative about the U.S. government’s attempts to blame the Covid-19 pandemic on China. The campaign involved the fake persona

Oxford High School students killed in shooting identified  The Detroit News Gun used in Michigan school shooting purchased by suspect’s father on Black Friday  Fox News Student fatally shoots three in school in Michigan, US – BBC News  BBC News Lions share compassion,

NPR’s Ari Shapiro chats with Madhu Pai, a global health expert at McGill University, about the state of vaccine deliveries to Africa and the global south.

A collective from Belfast won the U.K. prize for art. Prize organizers said the work tackles “urgent social and political issues affecting Northern Ireland with humor, seriousness and beauty.”

Researchers around the world are sequencing the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 in order to stay ahead of new variants. | Antonio Masiello/Getty Images The US’s genome sequencing system has improved, but surveillance is dangerously inadequate in

The war of words between NATO and Russia over Ukraine is reaching another highpoint — with Russian troops massing at the Ukrainian border.