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FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, a woman checks her phone in Orem, Utah. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts finds that Americans are getting information about government from social media at least as much as from traditional news sources, but few trust what they see and read. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) NYAG601 NYAG601

November 26, 2019 at 6:02 am

Lots of us get our political news from social media, yet we don't trust it, survey finds

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — It's one of America's leading sources for news about the government, yet also among the least trusted. Social media, a...

FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, Democratic vote trackers monitor election results in their war room in Richmond, Va. As election results came in last week from Kentucky and Virginia, social media posts offered an unsubstantiated explanation for Republican losses: voter fraud. The responses offer a glimpse into the type of misinformation that could cloud next yearâ€™s presidential race. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) NYAG203 NYAG203

November 12, 2019 at 10:05 am

Unproven fraud claims seen in state races could cloud 2020

As Kentucky's Republican governor trailed by thousands of votes in his re-election bid and Democrats took the reins of the Virginia Statehouse, social media posts...

November 10, 2019 at 7:04 am

Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote

LONDON (AP) — Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack...

Business

November 7, 2019 at 11:55 pm

Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote

LONDON (AP) — Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack...

Business

October 24, 2019 at 2:24 pm

Facebook clarifies Zuckerberg remarks on false political ads VIEW

Facebook reiterated its policy of not removing misleading or bogus political ads Thursday, clarifying its own policies after CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered Congress confusing and...

Business

September 29, 2019 at 4:49 am

State protects abusers, women harassed in public jobs say

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — He was accused of calling his female co-workers "whores," grabbing one woman's head and forcing it between his legs, threatening another...

September 25, 2019 at 2:58 pm

NY Gov. Cuomo, Food Network star Sandra Lee announce split

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Food Network star Sandra Lee have broken up after more than a decade of dating....

Entertainment

September 17, 2019 at 2:26 pm

Panel approves ban on sale of flavored e-cigs in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — New York became the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, a move that comes as federal health...

September 16, 2019 at 3:49 pm

Retailers scramble as NY moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes

NEW YORK (AP) — Vape shops in New York are scrambling to respond to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to prohibit the sale of flavored vaping...

Business

August 22, 2019 at 2:44 pm

Yeshiva University hit with sexual abuse lawsuit VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-eight former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City operated by Yeshiva University sued Thursday over claims they...