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'You don't know anything!' Defensive Trump snaps at reporter over ad with 'lucid' mother

President Donald Trump doubled down on his support for a controversial campaign ad Friday when pressed by a reporter. Earlier this week, a mysterious video spread online featuring a woman who claimed to be the mother of Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. In the video, the woman attacked Acton as a “liar” and urged Ohioans not to vote for…

Sources (1)· Oct 23, 3:30 PM

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Raw Story· Oct 23, 3:30 PM'You don't know anything!' Defensive Trump snaps at reporter over ad with 'lucid' mother

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Jayapal, Sanders Question Zuckerberg Over Alleged Meta Interference in Brazilian ElectionOver a dozen US lawmakers, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Sen. Bernie Sanders, wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to demand answers about the social media giant's alleged interference in Brazil's presidential runoff election. Leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is facing far-right Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former…

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Mallory McMorrow partly blames fake poll for Senate campaign collapseA purported polling firm revealed that most of its polling data wasn't real, saying in a now-deleted social media post that it put out made-up polls of voters about the midterm elections.

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Research Shows Meta Algorithm 'Actively Boosting' Bolsonaro Ahead of Brazil ElectionMeta has insisted that its social media algorithms treat Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro equally, but research published Friday shows that Instagram is "actively boosting" Bolsonaro and conservative content in the days ahead of the country's high-stakes runoff election. To test whether Meta was…

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Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Starshield Restrictions on UkraineThe call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.

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Rubio floats CIA 'partnership' to Cubans tired of 'failed promises, corruption'Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a discreet CIA partnership opportunity in a Friday social media post, saying "now is the time" for those looking to "create positive change” in the Caribbean country. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change...

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Mamdani accused of ‘openly helping illegal aliens evade ICE’ in Spanish language video“If you encounter ICE, these are your rights,” Mamdani, speaking in Spanish, opens the minute-and-half long video, which was posted on social media.

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CISA Flags Two Actively Exploited Critical Flaws in Collabora Online and Arista VeloCloudCISA adds exploited Collabora Online and Arista VeloCloud flaws to KEV, with federal agencies directed to patch by October 26.

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White House accused of brazen end-run around court order in 'Whac-A-Mole' schemeA watchdog coalition accused the Trump White House of finding a sneaky workaround to keep its promotional blitz going after a judge intervened. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a coalition led by Common Cause asked U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon to expand her order halting the administration's…

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