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Facebook Removes Accounts on Suspicion of Election Meddling
Thirty-two accounts are suspected of trying to influence upcoming US elections.
Facebook said it has removed thirty-two accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the US midterm elections in November. It said it was in the "very early" stages of the investigation.
A federal judge in the US has temporarily blocked the distribution of 3D printer blueprints which can be used to create a firearm. The blueprints were supposed to become legal to distribute and download starting today.
We investigate the problem of "transshipping," when fishing vessels stay out at sea for months at a time and transfer their catch to other ships so that they can illegally fish more than they're entitled to.
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