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‘Troll factory’: Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of U.S. election

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Twitter also suspended five related accounts. The company said the tweets from these Russia-linked accounts “were low quality and spammy” and that most received few, if any, likes or retweets.

Scotland announces local lockdowns and quarantine for arrivals from Greece

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Household gatherings banned in three Greater Glasgow areas and travellers from Greece to self-isolate from Thursday

The Scottish government has announced a ban on household gatherings in three local authorities in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area for the next two weeks and has imposed quarantine restrictions on people coming from Greece to Scotland from Thursday.

Nicola Sturgeon said the localised restrictions, which come into force at midnight on Tuesday and would affect an estimated 800,000 people, apply to those living in West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow and East Renfrewshire, where infection rates have risen in recent days.

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Fire department refutes Trump claim: ‘WE ARE NOT ABLAZE IN PORTLAND’

The fire department of Portland, Ore., is refuting claims from President Trump that “the entire city is ablaze all the time” amid ongoing protests.

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The fire department of Portland, Ore., is refuting claims from President Trump that “the entire city is ablaze all the time” amid ongoing protests.Trump has repeatedly taken aim at P…

Florida lifting ban on nursing home visits

The task force recommended that no more than two family members, wearing protective gear including masks, be allowed to visit residents at a time. Facilities would also need to go 14 days without any new cases of COVID-19 among staff or residents to allow the visits

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Florida will lift a ban on nursing home visits that had been in place since March to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday. DeSantis …