The social media site has faced criticism since the election for its role in disseminating fake and misleading stories that are indistinguishable from real news.
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Nations reaffirm deal on climate, despite unclear U.S. support
Whether Donald Trump will keep his country’s vow to reduce emissions looms over negotiations.
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Romney calls meeting with Trump ‘very thorough,’ ‘in-depth’
The 2012 GOP presidential nominee was a harsh critic of Trump during the 2016 campaign, calling him a ‘con man.’
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India’s cash economy thrown for a loss
Rampant fraud leads to an attempted currency reform that leaves money in the shortest supply.
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Zika loses emergency status, remains a threat
World Health Organization officials emphasize that the classification change is not a downgrade.
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California drought takes its toll on trees
Some lawmakers want to speed salvage logging to boost the timber industry and reduce wildfire risks.
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LePage’s opt-out from resettlement program won’t stop refugees from coming to Maine
A spokeswoman for Catholic Charities Maine stresses that for now the agency will continue providing services to refugees.
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Trump names conservatives for national security roles
Democrats denounce the choice of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Michael Flynn as national security adviser.
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Choice of Sessions for attorney general alarms backers of marijuana legalization
The leader of one group calls the Alabama senator ‘a militant marijuana prohibitionist’ whose nomination should concern all Americans who support marijuana-law reform.
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Trump at home in NYC causing chaos in the streets
Democratic Mayor de Blasio calls the stress of the president-elect living in the city ‘unprecedented.’