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Facebook, Google and Twitter have circulated some of the most outrageous fake news

Facebook, Google and Twitter have circulated some of the most outrageous fake news

Since Donald Trumps 2016 presidential election campaign trail, fake news has been thrust into the spotlight. Tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have come under scrutiny for failing to stop the circulation of fake news. On 31 October, representatives from these three tech companies are testifying on Capitol Hill for the Russian-tie investigation for the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign. 
Nov 2, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Manus Immigration Detainees Refuse To Leave Closing Detention Center

Manus Immigration Detainees Refuse To Leave Closing Detention Center

A video by Refugee Action Collective Victoria shows refugees and asylum seekers performing a peaceful protest in the Australian run detention center in Manus Island, Papau New Guinea. The detainees are worried about leaving the controversial detention center that is closing on Tuesday 31, Oct. In the video a spokesperson claims they are vulnerable to attacks from the locals, the unnamed man also explains they are unarmed and refusing to leave.
Oct 31, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Paul Manafort turns himself in to FBI

Paul Manafort turns himself in to FBI

The former campaigns manager to President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort has handed himself into the FBI following the on going investigation between the Russian government and Trump.Paul Manafort resigned as President Trump and amp;#39;s campaign manager in August 2016 after it was revealed he had ties to Ukranian President Viktor yanukovych. He also was at a meeting with Russian lawyer, linked to the Kremlin who allegedly offered Trump information on Hillary Clinton.The current charges against Manafort are unknown.
Oct 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Paul Manafort turns himself in to FBI

Paul Manafort turns himself in to FBI

The former campaigns manager to President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort has handed himself into the FBI following the on going investigation between the Russian government and Trump.Paul Manafort resigned as President Trump and amp;#39;s campaign manager in August 2016 after it was revealed he had ties to Ukranian President Viktor yanukovych. He also was at a meeting with Russian lawyer, linked to the Kremlin who allegedly offered Trump information on Hillary Clinton.The current charges against Manafort are unknown.
Oct 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Mike Pence greeted by Handsmaids in Denver

Mike Pence greeted by Handsmaids in Denver

Women dressed as handmaids greeted Vice President Mike Pence in Denver on 26 October.They were protesting Pences anti-abortion stance and attempts to defund planned parenthood.Handmaids are characters from Margaret Atwoods book The Handmaids Tale. In the book the handmaids are forced to bear children for the ruling elite that has restricted womens freedom.
Oct 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Dramatic footage shows man driving through protesters outside California Congressmans office

Dramatic footage shows man driving through protesters outside California Congressmans office

A man has been arrested after driving into a crowd of protesters at an immigration rally in Brea, California, on Thursday (26 October). The incident took place outside GOP Rep. Ed Royces office. This dramatic video showed the moment protesters surrounded a car as they tried to get their message, of what losing their immigration status would mean for them, across to Royce.
Oct 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
North Korea holds first international autumn marathon

North Korea holds first international autumn marathon

Foreign tourists from the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and other countries took part in the first international autumn marathon that reclusive North Korea hosted on Sunday (29 October). 
Oct 30, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Catalonia declares independence from Spain

Catalonia declares independence from Spain

Catalan Parliament voted Friday to declare independence from Spain, prompting the Spanish Senate to invoke Article 155 of the constitution. This article allows the Spanish government to adopt the necessary means to force an autonomous community to comply with the general interests of Spain
Oct 28, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Russia tests nuclear-capable ballistic missiles

Russia tests nuclear-capable ballistic missiles

Russia launched four ballistic missiles on 26 October as part of large-scale war games involving the countrys strategic forces. The nuclear capable missiles were launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in western Russia, hitting a target at the Kura military testing range on the Kamchatka Peninsula thousands of kilometres away.
Oct 27, 2017
By Staff Reporter