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Local

Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections

By Associated Press
November 06, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this Oct. 17 file photo, a man works at his desk in front of monitors during a demonstration in the war room, where Facebook monitors election related content on the platform, in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook and other social platforms have been waging a fight against online misinformation and hate speech for two years. With the U.S. midterm elections coming soon on Tuesday, Nov. 6, there are signs that they're making some headway, although they're still a long way from winning the war. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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World

Italy's leader visits Russia for trade talks with Putin

By Associated Press
October 24, 2018 12:00 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 24. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is holding talks with Russian officials on his first trip to Moscow. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)
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World

Russian official: Student gunman killed 17 at Crimea college

By Associated Press
October 17, 2018 12:00 AM
In this image made from video, showing the scene as emergency services load an injured person onto a truck, in Kerch, Crimea, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. An explosive device has killed several people and injured at least 50 others at a vocational college in Crimea Wednesday in what Russian officials have called a possible terrorist attack. (Kerch FM News via AP) KERCH.FM LOGO CANNOT BE OBSCURED
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Campus Events

Accurate news important to national security

By Kendra Wise
September 25, 2018 12:00 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Judith Miller speaks at a Sept. 25 forum address at the Marriott Center. Miller spoke on the importance of journalism and local news reporting, as well as its influence on national security. (Lexie Flickinger)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 9/20/18

By Katie Harris
September 20, 2018 12:00 AM
New landslide kills 21, buries houses in Philippines
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Sports

World Anti-Doping Agency reinstates Russia

September 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 18. Putin says 'a chain of tragic circumstances' is to be blamed for a Russian military aircraft shot down by a Syrian missile. He vowed to boost security for Russian troops there. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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Nation

Putin, Trump to hold summit in Helsinki on July 16

By Associated Press
July 03, 2018 12:00 AM
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, a long-expected encounter that comes amid spiraling tensions between Moscow and Washington.
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Sports

Saransk swells from building boom of World Cup proportions

June 22, 2018 12:00 AM
SARANSK, Russia (AP) — Valerie Fayzullina expresses a hopeful sense of wonder as she stands near a wire sculpture of a soccer player, in the shadows of eight new apartment high-rises and a freshly finished stadium that will host stars as big as Cristiano Ronaldo this month.
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Soccer

Students cheer on mission countries in World Cup

By Caleb Turner
June 12, 2018 12:00 AM
From left: BYU study abroad students Quin Daly, Ben Marker, Sam Heywood and Trevor McKenzie attend a Real Madrid match. With the USA absent from this year's World Cup, American soccer fans such as these students will cheer on other countries. (Quin Daly)
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Campus News

Moms overcome obstacles, return to BYU

By Kaleena Mckell
May 08, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with 'College education more accessible for older students'
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Nation

Things you should know today: 4/17/18

By Camille Baker
April 17, 2018 12:00 AM
Trump, Abe to meet despite strain over North Korea, tariffs
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World

Trump: Syria attack 'very soon or not so soon at all!'

By Associated Press
April 12, 2018 12:00 AM
che FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens as he meets in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Trump said Thursday, April 12, that an attack on Syria could take place 'very soon or not so soon at all!' (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 4/12/18

By Jillian Argento
April 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Trump: Syria attack 'very soon or not so soon at all!'
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Nation

"I am sorry": Zuckerberg faces congressional inquisition

By Associated Press
April 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2018, to meet with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg will testify Tuesday before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Religion

Russian temple announcement 'life-changing' for members

By Kaleena Mckell
April 04, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU student Bogdan Mukhametkaliev (right) was in the conference center when President Russell M. Nelson announced there would be a temple in Russia. He was joined by friends (from left) Jeremy Evans, Daniel Tegai, Anya Kuznetsova, Alexander Suslov, Liliya Khamzina and Katya Mokhnatkina. (Bogdan Mukhametkaliev)
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Breaking News

7 new LDS temples announced

By Carley Porter
April 01, 2018 12:00 AM
During the afternoon session the April 2018 General Conference, seven new temples were announced, bringing the number of temples announced or under construction to 30. (Claudio Falanga)
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Nation

House speaker hopes Russian hacker will be sent to America

By Associated Press
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan arrives at the Czech Republic's Parliament in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 3/27/18

March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs
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