#Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda

#Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda

“#Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda” Facebook’s recommendation algorithm amplifies military propaganda and other material that breaches the company’s own policies in Myanmar following a military takeover in February, a new report by the rights group Global Witness says. A month after the military seized power in Myanmar and imprisoned elected leaders, Facebook’s algorithms were still…

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#Afghan president to visit Biden, talk US troop withdrawal

#Afghan president to visit Biden, talk US troop withdrawal

“#Afghan president to visit Biden, talk US troop withdrawal” Afghanistan’s president will visit the White House on Friday to discuss the withdrawal of US troops in September with President Biden, as ​fighting continues between Afghan forces and Taliban militants. ​Biden will host Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of the High Council for National…

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#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair

#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair

“#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair” Talk about premium service at the pump! A new Navy drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair on Friday — the first time a manned receiver aircraft has ever gotten gas from unmanned tanker — according to a press release. The MQ-25 Stingray drone attached itself to a…

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#US has withdrawn over half of its forces from Afghanistan

#US has withdrawn over half of its forces from Afghanistan

“#US has withdrawn over half of its forces from Afghanistan” The US has withdrawn more than 50 percent of its forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon estimated Tuesday. The announcement came from US Central Command, which estimated that it had “completed greater than 50 percent of the entire retrograde process.” Specifically, the Pentagon said it had “retrograded…

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#Westchester bridge dedicated to fallen cop on Memorial Day

#Westchester bridge dedicated to fallen cop on Memorial Day

“#Westchester bridge dedicated to fallen cop on Memorial Day” An NYPD detective who was killed while serving with the US military in Afghanistan had a Westchester County bridge dedicated to him Monday. NYPD Commissioner Dermott Shea called fallen Detective Joseph Lemm “a man who by any definition is a true American hero” at the White…

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#The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day

#The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day

“#The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day” Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV,…

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