Change UK has launched its campaign for the European Parliamentary elections, with 70 candidates including journalist Rachel Johnson - sister of Tory MP and leading Brexiteer Boris Johnson. The party - formerly known as The Independent Group - is made up of 11 MPs who quit Labour and the Tories.


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Facebook has quietly removed three far-right networks that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior intended to spread politically divisive content in Spain ahead of a general election in the country, which takes place on Sunday.


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Millions of Indians are voting in the third and largest phase of a staggered general election on Tuesday, including Prime Minister Narendra Modiwho cast his ballot in his home state of Gujarat.  In all, 188 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in 117 constituencies during the day across 15 states and federally administered territories.


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CONCORD — The Mt. Diablo school board has agreed to change the district’s election system so its five trustees are elected by geographical areas instead of at large. The board approved a resolution Monday asserting its intention to make the switch after facing a potential lawsuit by a civil rights group that contends the at-large…


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Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. April 23, 2019, 12:52 PM UTC By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann WASHINGTON — For all the debate about whether to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Trump, House Democrats have another remedy at their disposal that’s received…


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