The report detailed how Russia was suspected of using fakes and planted stories to wreak havoc on the West during the Cold War through influence operations rather than military might. And these tactics did not stop with the fall of the Berlin Wall. In fact, social media and the cloak …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump’s support in the US suburbs erodes amid concerns over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, he has returned to a family campaign issue: trying to scare voters not to endorse Democrat Joe Biden in November. FILE PHOTO: Protesters sit on the street during …
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Fitbit Charge 2 heart rate and fitness bracelet. Source: Amazon Google’s $ 2.1 billion offer by fitness tracker maker Fitbit will face a large-scale antitrust investigation in the EU next week, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. Google Alphabet this month offered not to use Fitbit’s health data to …
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Top Congressional Democrats warn that an emergency loan deal announced Wednesday by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major donor to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, could “accelerate the disappearance of the Postal Service “by giving the administration unprecedented access to the internal …
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The Northern Irishman is competing in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Tennessee this week and will play in the United States PGA Championship next week and the United States Open in September. But, when asked about the possibility of returning to Europe for golf tournaments, McIlroy cast doubt, saying …
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