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As Harris moves to secure the Democratic nomination, misinformation follows soon after online

By Sean Lyngaas, Donie O’Sullivan and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Within minutes of President Joe Biden endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on the Democratic Party’s ticket on Sunday, the internet crackled with lies, altered photos and other misleading claims about Harris. Some supporters of former President Donald Trump – the Republican nominee in the November

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Hackers are already taking advantage of the CrowdStrike outage chaos

By Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Cybercriminals are already capitalizing on the chaos from Friday’s massive global tech outage by promoting fake websites filled with malicious software designed to compromise unsuspecting victims, according to warnings from the US government and multiple cybersecurity professionals. Hackers have been setting up phony websites meant to

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US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva given 6.5 years in Russian jail in swift and secret trial

By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, to six-and-a-half years in prison, state news agency TASS reported Monday. The hearing, which was held behind closed doors, found Kurmasheva guilty of spreading false information about the Russian army, making her just the

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Inflation, jobs and labor: The economy a new Democratic nominee will face

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — With his exit from the presidential race, President Joe Biden has set the stage for his Democratic successor to answer for the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Biden’s statement, posted on X Sunday afternoon, touted his administration’s economic policies. “Today, America has the strongest economy in the world,”

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Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over ‘mock trial’ miniseries

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden on Sunday abruptly dropped a lawsuit he filed last month against Fox News over the network’s fictionalized miniseries that he alleged included sexually explicit images of him without consent. Biden dropped the lawsuit just hours after his father, President Joe Biden, announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, though it’s not clear if the timing is related. The

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A global tech outage brought many computer systems and businesses to a screeching halt. Here’s what happened

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — A global software outage Friday brought many computer systems across business, healthcare, technology and government sectors to a screeching halt in under 12 hours. How did the crash unfold? Which systems have recovered, and which ones are still affected? We break it down. (All times Eastern Time.)

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