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How we know Elon Musk's VoteSafe.org shares users' personal information
Social media users have warned VoteSafe.org, a voter registration website, is tied to tech billionaire Elon Musk and shares users' personal information.
Reporter Rae Deng explained:
The link between Musk's America PAC and VoteSafe.org;
What VoteSafe.org's privacy policy says America PAC can do with your contact information;
The difference between Vote.org. and VoteSafe.org.
Did Trump post video of himself hitting Mark Carney with hockey stick?
Tensions between the U.S. and Canada increased amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.
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Some 9/11 victims' families want Mamdani to stay away from memorial event
A petition aimed at excluding the New York City mayor from a ceremony honoring the 25th anniversary of the attacks has more than 100,000 signatures.
Did Riley Gaines call WNBA fans in Minneapolis a 'bunch of disgruntled lesbians'?
Gaines said "it felt like virtually everyone" booed the WNBA's Sophie Cunningham, who has opposed trans athletes playing women's sports.
Alleged tale of black bear taking wounded animals to wildlife center isn't what it seems
According to the story, the bear took the animals to a wildlife center where it had previously been treated.
Staff pick
Did MI5 swap Boy Scouts for Girl Guide messengers during WWI?
For years, a claim has spread online that MI5 — the U.K.'s domestic security agency — replaced Boy Scouts with Girl Guides as messengers during WWI.
Is that true? To find out, reporter Laerke Christensen examined an MI5 report with the full story.
