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President Donald Trump has recorded a video saying farewell to his time in the White House and making way for the “new administration,” which will be released on Tuesday, the day before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. CNN reports that Trump recorded the message with a small staff on Monday night, and that he refers to the “new administration” in the video and talks of his achievements in office, according to one official. CNN notes that it’s unclear as of Tuesday morning if he will offer a concession in the video. The president is expected to spend his last full day...

Facebook on Friday issued an apology to PragerU for “mistakenly” removing several videos and limiting the reach of others. PragerU Aug 17, 2018 BREAKING: We're being heavily censored on @Facebook. Our last 9 posts are reaching 0 of our 3 million followers. At least two videos were deleted last night for “hate speech” including our recent video with @conservmillen. Facebook We mistakenly removed these videos and have restored them because they don't break our standards. This will reverse any reduction in content distribution you’ve experienced. We’re very sorry and are continuing to look into what happened with your Page. Aug...

Conservative non-profit group PragerU appears to be facing Facebook censorship, as many recent posts from group are suffering from a 99.9999 percent drop in engagement based on Facebook’s own dashboard. The Social Media Masters of the Universe also pulled down two PragerU videos, which it labeled “hate speech.” Echoing the apparent page limitation of conservative commentating duo Diamond and Silk, the conservative non-profit group PragerU — which produces educational videos on conservative issues — appears to have found its Facebook page’s reach drastically limited. The group’s Facebook page boasts three million followers, but its most recent posts have been seen...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe police have arrested more than 22,000 people as a blitz on illegal stores and shantytowns gathers pace, sending homeless people fleeing to the countryside, the state Herald newspaper said on Wednesday. "We have so far arrested a total of 22,735 people and recovered 33.5 kilogrammes of gold from 47 illegal gold panners and 26,000 litres of fuel," Assistant Police Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena told the newspaper. He was not immediately reachable for comment. The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), which draws the bulk of its support in urban areas, described the campaign...

Nov. 21, 2002, 10:35AM Testimony heard on police raid Lawyer: Focus is on Aguirre, sergeant By ROMA KHANNA Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Houston police Capt. Mark Aguirre and a sergeant who works closely with him appear to be the only targets of an investigation into the mass arrest of people in a Kmart parking lot, a lawyer for an officer cooperating with authorities said. "After reviewing all the evidence, my impression is that Aguirre and one other sergeant who is his right-hand man are the targets of this probe," said Clint Greenwood, who is representing Lt. Frank Jackson. Greenwood would...