Malaysia approves law banning fake news ahead of elections Malaysia’s parliament on Monday passed a law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a general election. Despite warnings such a law would lead Malaysia closer to dictatorship, the bill was approved 123 to […]
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In lopsided election win, Egypt’s president Sissi tightens grip and stirs resentment With his landslide reelection victory, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has deepened his grip on the Arab world’s most populous country and a key U.S. ally, making him arguably the country’s most autocratic leader since it became a […]
Israel, Winnie Mandela, Seduction: Your Tuesday Briefing So began a tweet from the European Union’s delegation in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he had reached a surprise deal with the United Nations refugee agency to resettle thousands of African migrants in Western countries. But Mr. […]
Fox News states support for Laura Ingraham despite advertiser fallout Fox News is standing by its embattled host Laura Ingraham, who has seen advertisers flee her show over a tweet aimed at Parkland, Fla., school shooting survivor David Hogg. “We cannot and will not allow voices to be censored by […]
Kentucky and Oklahoma teachers flood state capitals and refuse to back down Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (CNN)Tens of thousands of Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers ditched classrooms Monday to rally at their state capitals, demanding more education funding for students. And many say they’ll keep fighting until lawmakers meet their demands. “Stop […]
Russia Presses Trump for White House Meeting With Putin MOSCOW — Russia sought to move beyond last week’s diplomatic confrontation with the West on Monday by pressing President Trump for a White House meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin that would undercut the perception that the angry reaction to the […]
Stormy Daniels Case Should Be Resolved Privately, Trump’s Lawyers Say President Trump and a company affiliated with him filed court papers on Monday seeking to force the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford to raise her disputes through private arbitration, not lawsuits. Ms. Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, was […]
Wife of former FBI deputy director McCabe calls attacks on her family ‘false and utterly absurd’ Jill McCabe, an emergency room pediatrician and the wife of former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, has spoken out for the first time since her husband’s dismissal, calling attacks on her family “false and […]
How Parkland students feel about their new mandatory clear backpacks Survivors of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, returned from spring break Monday to new security measures that some students said made them feel like they were in prison. Marjory Stoneman Douglas students encountered security barriers and bag check lines […]
TV anchors decrying ‘fake’ news put spotlight on Sinclair Broadcast Group In March, TV anchors at broadcast stations across the U.S. began reading from an identical script passed down to them by their owner — Sinclair Broadcast Group. “We’re concerned about the troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing […]
