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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts — The Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for threats, harassment and misinformation beginning next week — Elon Musk plans to reinstate nearly all previously banned Twitter accounts …
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Associated Press:
Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Musk's Twitter “amnesty” plan for suspended accounts alarms activists — Elon Musk announced Thursday a “general amnesty” for suspended Twitter accounts from next week, “provided that they have not broken the law” or engaged in “egregious spam.” … - Activists warn the situation …
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Iran arrests soccer's Voria Ghafouri amid scrutiny of World Cup team — A prominent Iranian soccer player was arrested Thursday on charges that included destroying the reputation of the country's national team, which is competing in the World Cup, state-linked Iranian media outlets reported Thursday.
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
French vote for right to abortion in constitution — France's National Assembly has backed a bid to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution, prompted largely by increased restrictions elsewhere. — Lawmakers voted by a large majority to include a clause guaranteeing …
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Sam Mednick / Associated Press:
Russia rains missiles on recaptured Ukrainian city — Natalia Kristenko's dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight. City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve her as they responded to a deadly barrage of attacks that shook Ukraine's southern city of Kherson.
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Sune Engel Rasmussen / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Strengthens Military Presence on Iraq Border in Push Against Kurdish Groups — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it is mobilizing on the western border to prevent infiltration of Kurdish separatists from Iraq — Iran is deploying armored and special units along its western border …
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Associated Press:
Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers — Residents of some parts of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.
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Nick Reynolds / Newsweek:
Mike Lindell Weighing Run Against GOP's Ronna McDaniel ‘If God Willing’ — Prominent conspiracy theorist and pillow tycoon Mike Lindell is weighing up a challenge to Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel for leadership of the party following the GOP's underwhelming performance in the 2022 midterm elections.
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Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News:
E. Jean Carroll sues Donald Trump for alleged 1990s rape under New York Adult Survivors Act — The writer E. Jean Carroll sued Donald Trump for allegedly raping her in the 1990s just after midnight Thursday as a New York law took effect opening a window for sex assault victims to sue their alleged assailants.
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Faye Brown / Sky News:
Rishi Sunak mulls crackdown on foreign students to reduce immigration — Rishi Sunak is considering putting up barriers for international students bringing dependents and studying “low-quality degrees” in a bid to reduce net migration. — Rishi Sunak is considering a crackdown on foreign students …
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Washington Post:
Democrats battle over 2024 nomination calendar as Biden weighs options — New Hampshire and Nevada battle over first place, as Michigan and Minnesota angle to replace Iowa in the Democratic presidential process — New Hampshire's Republican governor considers Nevada's bid to become …
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024 — Before Election Day, anxiety mounted over potential chaos at the polls. — Election officials warned about poll watchers who had been steeped in conspiracy theories falsely claiming that then-President Donald Trump did not actually lose the 2020 election.
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Trump Hosts Holocaust Revisionist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago — Fuentes and West are the latest figures with known histories of extremism and explicit antisemitic remarks to meet with Trump since he announced his 2024 presidential candidacy earlier this month
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