Wednesday, August 19, 2026

US: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users

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DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information of their critics, prosecutors said...

‘I was appalled’: Black customers say host told them to move

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TERESA CRAWFORD and DON BABWIN Associated Press AURORA, Ill. (AP) — An attorney representing a group of black customers who say they were asked to...

Democrats win full control of Virginia statehouse

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ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats continued their winning streak under President Trump on Tuesday and took full control of the...

Dems flip Virginia; Kentucky governor race too close to call

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BILL BARROW Associated Press Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades on Tuesday while the...

AP sources: State Dept. worried about defending ambassador

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MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department's third-ranking official is expected to tell Congress that political considerations were behind the agency's...

Republican Lt. Gov. Reeves wins Mississippi governor’s race

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EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republicans are keeping their hold on the governorship in Mississippi, despite facing the best-funded Democrat to...

Roger Stone leaves Day 1 of trial early over food poisoning

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ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The trial of Roger Stone, the flamboyant former confidant of President Donald Trump, kicked off Tuesday amid a...

ABC News anchor caught saying network ‘Quashed’ Epstein story

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ZACHARY STIEBER Epoch Times Newly released video footage shows ABC News anchor Amy Robach talking about how her network killed an investigation into convicted sex offender...

ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn’t ready to air

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DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News faced questions Tuesday about its reluctance to air a sensitive story of alleged sexual...

Lawmakers want Twitter to fight Census disinformation

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. lawmakers say they have concerns Twitter may be used to spread disinformation about the 2020 Census, and they've asked...