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Facebook to take down false claims that extremists started Oregon wildfires
Russia polls test Putin's grip on power a week after poisoning of Navalny
Osama bin Laden's niece says she will 'never forget' what happened on 9/11

Facebook to take down false claims that extremists started Oregon wildfires

Posted: 13 Sep 2020 11:49 AM PDT

After the FBI and other law enforcement agencies said rumors about who started the wildfires are false, Facebook said it will remove false posts.

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Russia polls test Putin's grip on power a week after poisoning of Navalny

Posted: 13 Sep 2020 05:52 AM PDT

Russians went to the polls on Sunday in regional elections that could prove a test for President Vladimir Putin and the ruling United Russia party. The president's approval ratings have sunk to historic lows this year amid a struggling economy, while protests continue in Russia's far east and neighbouring Belarus. The votes for governors and local councils are also being held in the shadow of the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who remains in a German hospital after suddenly falling ill in Siberia last month. Mr Navalny's team are running a "smart voting" campaign, which encourages supporters to back whichever candidate in their area has the best chance of beating United Russia, whether they be from communist or nationalist parties. Around a third of the Russian electorate is eligible to take part in polls in 41 of the country's regions.