Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform.
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Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims
YouTube is wiping vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories from its popular video-sharing platform.
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Biden administration targets ransomware payment ‘enablers’
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the financial marketplace for criminal ransomware gangs, announcing sanctions against a Russia-based virtual currency brokerage...
Haitian journey to Texas border starts in South America
TIJUANA, Mexico — Robins Exile downed a traditional meal of plantains and chicken at a restaurant run by Haitian immigrants, just a short walk...
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. And like the worldwide scourge of...
Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
BRUSSELS — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town...
Crews watching weather as wildfire burns near sequoias
THREE RIVERS, Calif. — Crews were watching the weather this weekend as they battled California wildfires that have burned into some groves of gigantic...
Fire crews struggling to save California giant sequoias
THREE RIVERS, Calif. — Firefighters wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous...
Facebook bans German accounts under new ‘social harm’ policy
Facebook removed almost 150 accounts and pages linked to anti-lockdown demonstrators in Germany, the company announced Thursday, under a new policy focused on groups...
Pandemic tie to vision issues seen in Chinese kids’ study
Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning, and eye specialists think the same may have happened in...