Bill Chappell
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Iran's Ayatollah Slams 'American Clowns' In Rare Friday Prayers Sermon
"These American clowns lie" when they say they stand with the Iranian people, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a large crowd of worshippers in Tehran.
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FBI Arrests 3 Alleged Members Of White Supremacist Group Ahead Of Richmond Rally
The three suspected members of The Base had discussed going to Monday's pro-gun rally in Virginia, a law enforcement official tells NPR. The FBI says they also made an assault rifle.
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Ukraine Opens Investigation Into Claims U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch Was Monitored
Ukraine says it's asking the FBI to help determine whether international laws were broken, or "whether it is just a bravado and a fake information" from a U.S. politician.
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New Lev Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Under Surveillance In Ukraine
"They are moving her tomorrow," U.S. politician Robert F. Hyde wrote last March. He added, "The guys over [there] asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for them."
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Iran Makes Arrests Over Accidental Downing Of Ukrainian Airliner
The move comes as Iranians continue to protest against the government over the tragedy. An Iranian judiciary spokesman says "a number of individuals have been arrested."
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Russia Hacked Ukrainian Company Linked To Trump Impeachment, Security Firm Says
Days after the House formalized its impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Russian hackers reportedly started working to gain access to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holding's email accounts.
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U.S. Driver's License Network Goes Down, Slowing DMV Offices Around The Nation
The network that motor vehicle agencies across the U.S. use to verify critical information went down Monday morning. It took roughly 4 hours to fix the problem.
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Australia's Wildfires Spark Disinformation Battle As They Take A Tragic Toll
Researchers say bots and trolls blasted out hashtags like #ArsonEmergency, in a campaign to steer the conversation about wildfires away from climate change and toward arson.
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FEC Commissioner Rips Facebook Over Political Ad Policy: 'This Will Not Do'
Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub says Facebook's "weak plan suggests the company has no idea how seriously it is hurting democracy."
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Puerto Rico Declares State Of Emergency After Quake Rocks Residents Awake
The 6.4 magnitude temblor left at least one person dead and knocked out power to the island early Tuesday. It's the latest earthquake to hit Puerto Rico's southern coast in recent weeks.