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US Lawmakers Take Action Against Facebook Election Propaganda
The first major legislative effort to rein in foreign interference in US elections will kick off Thursday afternoon on Capitol Hill, where Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar will field questions from reporters over a new bill crafted, they said, to “improve transparency of online political ads.”
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Facebook Will Testify At Senate Hearing On Russian Election Interference
Chairman Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) (2nd R) and Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) (L) arrive at a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee June 21, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Facebook will send a representative to testify at a Senate hearing next month on Russian interference in the US…
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Texas Senate Passes Bill Allowing Doctors To Withhold Information From Pregnant Women
In a mind-bogglingly dangerous move, conservatives in the Texas Senate have passed a bill that some say would make it legal for doctors to lie to pregnant women about discoveries made during prenatal testing.
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Report Finds Anti-Hacking Car Security ‘Inconsistent And Haphazard’
US Senator Ed Markey recently asked all of the major car companies for information about how they protect drivers’ security and privacy in cars with wireless technology. The answers were not good.