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From IT bots to AI deepfakes: The evolution of election-related misinformation in India 

Election season calls for a game of Real or Fake. Take this pithy declaration in WhatsApp circulatio...

technology | 6 months ago

Democratic New York state Sen. Tim Kennedy wins seat in Congress in special election

Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy on Tuesday won a special election for the New York congression...

us | 5 months ago

North Carolina candidate for Congress suspends campaign days before primary runoff after Trump weighs in

The candidate who finished first in the Republican nomination primary race for a North Carolina cong...

us | 5 months ago

Ex-U.K. leader Boris Johnson turned away from polling station for forgetting photo ID under law he ushered in

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station Thursday as ...

world | 5 months ago

Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons, advances in North Carolina

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era ...

us | 4 months ago

Congolese army says it foiled a coup attempt as opposition leader threatens president

Congo's army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including sev...

world | 4 months ago

Millions vote in India's election with Prime Minister Modi's party likely to win a 3rd term

Millions of Indians are voting Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election wi...

world | 4 months ago

Can Trump still vote after being convicted?

Former president and presumptive Republican nominee for president Donald Trump is now a convicted fe...

us | 4 months ago

Arizona voters to decide whether to make border crossing by noncitizens a state crime

The GOP-controlled Arizona Legislature on Tuesday approved a proposal to ask voters to weigh in on a...

us | 4 months ago

Decision time as France, Germany headline EU vote finale

The final and by far biggest — day of EU elections started on June 9 —with voting due in 21 member c...

world | 4 months ago

South Africa reelects President Cyril Ramaphosa after dramatic coalition deal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on Friday, afte...

world | 4 months ago

Rajeev Chandrasekhar counters Elon Musk’s EVM tampering remark, calls it a ‘sweeping generalisation’

Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on June 16 countered Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elo...

technology | 4 months ago

America's new generation gap: Young voters say they'll inherit a more challenging world. But will they vote in it?

It's actually not all ok, Boomers — at least not in the eyes of America's youngest voters. Many unde...

politics | 3 months ago

Incumbent Ghazouani well ahead in Mauritania presidential poll

Incumbent Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was set to win a comfortable majority in the Mauritanian ...

world | 3 months ago

Iran’s presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy

A zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran’s next president could strug...

world | 3 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court allows expanded use of ballot drop boxes in 2024 election

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their com...

us | 3 months ago