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Month: August 2023

Newly declassified US intel claims Russia is laundering propaganda through unwitting Westerners

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Washington (CNN) — Russian intelligence is operating a systematic program to launder pro-Kremlin propaganda through private relationships between Russian operatives and unwitting US and western targets, according to newly declassified US intelligence. US intelligence agencies believe that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is attempting to influence public policy and

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A white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime

By JOHN RAOUX, TERRY SPENCER and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately Black neighborhood on Saturday in a deliberate attack after leaving behind racist writings, officials said. The shooter then killed himself. “He hated Black

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say

By FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections. An opposition party spokesperson

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A white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store in what officials say is a hate crime

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store on Saturday in a predominately Black neighborhood in an attack that the local sheriff called “racially motivated.” The shooter then killed himself. “He hated black people,” Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference. “There is absolutely no

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