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Meta approved 14 AI-manipulated Facebook ads during India's election with known slurs against Muslims; civil groups submitted and then pulled the ads as a test (Hannah Ellis-Petersen/The Guardian)

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Meta approved 14 AI-manipulated Facebook ads during India's election with known slurs against Muslims; civil groups submitted and then pulled the ads as a test — Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by…

Israeli anti-government protesters demand early elections, hostage release in 'Day of Disruption'

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Israeli anti-government activists clashed with police on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway as they demanded the government resign over its failure to gain the release of hostages captured nearly eight months ago by Hamas.

Trump trial: Cohen testifies that hush-money payment violated election law

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Prosecutors rest case after ex-fixer Michael Cohen says he knew paying Stormy Daniels violated the Federal Election Campaign Act

South Africa’s top court blocks former President Zuma from contesting election

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South Africa’s Constitutional Court barred Jacob Zuma from running for parliament, but that will do little to disrupt the former

Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?

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Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa who stepped down in 2018, has been barred from running for Parliament due to a previous criminal conviction.

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Iran's presidential election date set after Ebrahim Raisi's deadly helicopter crash

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The President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed in a helicopter crash on the weekend alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six other people.

Graduates will not vote for BRS in MLC elections, says Congress

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Congress is confident that its candidate for the Nalgonda, Warangal, and Khammam graduate MLC constituency, Teenmar Mallanna (Chintapandu Navee Kumar), will win

All the Republicans who have signaled they won’t accept 2024 election results

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Mr Trump has already alleged that November’s vote may be ‘rigged’, effectively laying the groundwork for further denialism should he lose again

Breeders' Cup Releases Member Election Ballot

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Breeders' Cup released the ballot May 20 for the 2024 election of 19 Breeders' Cup Members, a bi-annual occurrence. The Breeders' Cup election website will open May 27 and close June 3.

Don't Let the Media Lie to You About Election Integrity

When will the media start asking democrats if they will accept the outcome of the 2024 election if Trump wins?

TOM EATON | A pre-election energy crisis has quietly taken load-shedding’s place

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As polling day approaches, fatigue seems to afflict politicians, journalists and voters alike

TOM EATON | A pre-election energy crisis has set in that has nothing to do with Eskom

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As polling day approaches, fatigue seems to afflict politicians, journalists and voters alike

PDP National Chairman Election Is Not A Do-Or-Die Affair – Suswam

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A former governor of Benue State and contender of the PDP national chairman seat, Senator Gabriel Suswam has said the forthcoming party election is not a do-or-die affair. He acknowledged his interests in the seat, but stated that his…

Texas Runoff Election Day Is Tuesday, May 28 - Early Voting Now

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The contentious race between Texas incumbent House District 1 Representative Gary VanDeaver and challenger Chris Spencer should drive many back to the polls one more time next Tuesday, May 28. Early voting just got underway today, Monday,…

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Lok Sabha polls: Calcutta High Court pulls up Election Commission over BJP ads against TMC

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Lok Sabha polls: Earlier this month, BJP published ads in vernacular dailies, accusing TMC of corruption, anti-Hindu stance, and unsafe environment for women.

Democratic donors warn Biden that Gaza stance threatens re-election bid

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Fears grow that party split on Israel-Hamas war could favour Trump in November vote

Marco Rubio joins list of VP hopefuls who won't accept election results

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Sen. Marco Rubio has joined the list of Republicans who refuse to say they would accept the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. When asked by “Meet the Press” host Kirsten Welker on Sunday if he would accept the election results,…

Lok Sabha elections: Phase 5 sees over 60% turnout, highest in Bengal with 74.6%

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53 million people voted in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls, with a turnout of 60.5%. Mumbai had low turnout, while Baramulla saw highest in decades.

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India News | J&K Chief Secy Chairs High-level Meeting to Review Security in View of Elections, Tourist Season

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In the wake of two militant attacks last week, Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary Atal Dulloo Monday chaired a high-level meeting of civil and police administration to review the…

Fact Check: Bette Midler Pushes False Claim Hillary Clinton Never Questioned Election Results

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Claim: Hollywood star Bette Midler is pushing the left's claim that Hillary Clinton has never questioned election results. In an X post on Sunday, the actress wrote: "Can you imagine what would have happened if Hillary Clinton had claimed…