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Twitter in San Francisco. The social media company has laid off thousands of workers and contractors, including many involved in determining whether material on the site broke the site's policies or violated U.S. or foreign laws.

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  • Technology

Twitter employees quit in droves after Elon Musk's ultimatum passes

The billionaire gave employees of his newly-purchased company until Thursday evening to commit to "being extremely hardcore" and staying or take a severance package.

November 18, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Ballot counters process absentee ballots on Nov. 8 at Huntington Place in Detroit. The scene this year was much calmer than 2020, when protesters descended on Detroit and yelled for election officials to "stop the count!"

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  • Elections

Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos

So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud that's become a core belief for many on the right.

November 14, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Miles Parks,
  • and 1 more
An empty exam room at Northland Family Planning in Sterling Heights, Mich.

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  • Health

Inside a Michigan clinic, patients talk about abortion — and a looming statewide vote

Michigan faces a key vote on abortion rights as patients travel there from other states. At a clinic near Detroit, many women share what abortion access means for their own lives and futures.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Kate Wells
Early voting ballots move through a ballot and signature verification machine at the Utah County election offices in Provo, Utah, on Friday.

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  • Elections

How to avoid sharing false or misleading news about the election

Anyone who's online and shares information plays some role in shaping whether falsehoods gain traction. Here's some advice on how to share responsibly.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Brett Neely

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  • Politics

The new normal of election disinformation

Tech companies are showing people a little bit about misleading information so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it. And they've seen encouraging results — for now, anyway.

November 04, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond

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  • Arts & Life

Skincare culture runs deep — and celebrities are cashing in

The promise of the skincare industry – and the celebrities crowding it – is that it's about health, not superficial beauty. But is it?

November 04, 2022
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  • Brittany Luse,
  • Liam McBain,
  • and 5 more
Fences surround the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center (MCTEC) in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 25, 2022, to help prevent incidents and pressure on voters at the ballot drop box.

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  • Elections

How documentary-style films turn conspiracy theories into a call to action

A conspiratorial film claiming liberal activists are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes has been repeatedly debunked, but some Republicans are mobilizing around its false claims.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Former Trump political advisor Roger Stone speaks during the ReAwaken America Tour held at the Spooky Nook Sports complex in Manheim, Pa. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.

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  • Politics

The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists

Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former president Donald Trump.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen
Minnesota Republican Scott Jensen has appeared with numerous anti-vaccine activists. Their support may have helped him win the state primary for governor.

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  • Politics

Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue

Advocates for inoculation are distressed by what they see as a new political focus on an old public health measure.

November 02, 2022
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
Police tape is seen in front of the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, on Friday in San Francisco. Paul Pelosi was violently attacked in their home by an intruder.

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  • Politics

Why conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi's assault keep circulating

Fringe websites, a tech CEO and members of Congress all spread false claims about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband. The strains of narratives that they leverage are anything but new.

November 02, 2022
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan
A poll worker handles ballots for the midterm election, in the presence of observers from both Democrat and Republican parties, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Elections Center in Phoenix on Oct. 25.

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  • Technology

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

October 29, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Khloe Tinker, 5, is measured ahead of an appointment at the Doniphan Family Clinic in Doniphan, Missouri. The clinic is the only source for specialized pediatric care in its rural Ozark county.

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  • Health

Why pediatricians are worried about the end of the federal COVID emergency

In the pandemic, the government allowed millions of children to stay on Medicaid — no need to have an adult re-enroll them every year. But that may end soon, and many kids could lose their coverage.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Sebastian Martinez Valdivia
Demonstrators gather on the steps to the Texas State Capitol in Austin to speak against transgender-related bills being considered in the state legislature in May 2021.

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  • Medical Treatments

Most teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care, study finds

A new study from a Dutch clinic found that 98% of transgender adolescents who received puberty suppression treatment went on to continue gender-affirming treatment.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
A view of downtown Oxford, N.C., near Main Street.

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  • Race

Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight

In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.

October 23, 2022
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
Conspiracy theories about Brazil's electronic voting machines, shown here, have spread online. Far-right influencers in the U.S. have seized on Brazil's election as a way of keeping conspiratorial narratives alive ahead of the U.S. midterms in early November.

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  • Elections

Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles

American election deniers are recycling lies about voting machines to claim Brazil's presidential election is being rigged and to cast doubt on the U.S. midterms.

October 22, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
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