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US Social Media companies grilled on Russian disinformation

CAPITOL HILL — Tempers flared as U.S. lawmakers grilled Facebook, Twitter and Google representatives about Russia's use of their platforms to spread disinformation during the 2016 presidential campaign, as well as the...

Trump blames Immigration lottery, calls US justice ‘a joke’ after NYC attack

WHITE HOUSE — The terror attack in New York on Tuesday afternoon quickly became a political issue after President Donald Trump blamed a visa program that he said had allowed the suspect,...

At Least 8 Killed by New York Motorist in ‘Cowardly Act of Terror’

NEW YORK — At least eight people were killed Tuesday and more than a dozen others were injured when a man drove a rented truck onto a busy bike path in New...

Fed’s Powell, Economist Taylor, Yellen on Trump’s Federal Reserve List

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering nominating Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economist John Taylor for the central bank’s top two jobs, in an apparent bid to reassure...

Brighten Your Mood with a Rainbow of Food

WASHINGTON — A chocolate bar may make you feel better when you're down, but a cup of yogurt or a handful of cashews might be a better choice. "I think about our body...

FBI Couldn’t Access Nearly 7K Devices Because of Encryption

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — The FBI hasn't been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year, FBI Director Christopher Wray...

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