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Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
In some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because Facebook remains short on moderators who speak local languages and understand cultural contexts, a review of company files found.
After a traumatic journey, Afghan immigrants on humanitarian parole cope with uncertainty
More than 65,000 Afghans, including many children and young people, had to be admitted on humanitarian parole, a more limited status that is typically granted in compelling cases and emergency situations.
Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, but sets hearing
The Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November.
Biden and top Democrats strategize on social spending bill; Pelosi says deal ‘very possible’
The leaders have been working with party moderates and progressives to shrink the once-$3.5 trillion, 10-year measure and are moving toward trimming many of its climate change and social initiatives and tax changes.
How to figure out if any of the $29 billion in unredeemed US savings bonds belongs to you
About 80 million unredeemed US savings bonds, worth more than $29 billion, are tucked away in file folders, desk drawers, safe deposit boxes and who knows where else. Here’s how to figure out if any of them belong to you.
White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan
The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate change programs and rethinking new taxes on corporations and the wealthy to pay for a scaled-back package.
House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress
The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former president Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
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Manchin has every incentive to leave the Democratic Party. It’s just unclear if and how he would depart
Washington remains abuzz after a recent report that Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has told people privately that he was considering leaving the Democratic Party.