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Fake news still has a home on Facebook

New York Times: Renowned “liberal troll” who posts falsehoods to Facebook is thriving.

Spy: Graham Norton, Sarah Jessica Parker spent ‘hours’ tasting NZ wines in NYC

The A-listers have ‘a strong interest in visiting New Zealand’ soon.

Beauty queen mutiny: What really happened inside Miss USA?

New York Times: In the pageant’s 70-year history, no winner had ever quit. Then two did.

How the NZ Super Fund voted on Elon Musk’s US$46b pay package

A split with local retail investors.

'Forever in our hearts': Sandy Hook victims remembered on day they would have graduated

New York Times: It's been more than 11 years since one of the worst US school shootings.

Biden will not pardon his son after gun conviction

Hunter Biden’s sentencing date has not been set after his conviction for gun crimes.

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s mammoth pay package

Two crucial votes go the way Elon Musk wanted.

US tribe given licence to hunt, harpoon whales

The Makah is the only tribe given permission to hunt up to 25 whales a year.

Opinion: How a record election year will shake up markets

OPINION: There will be more elections in 2024 than ever before in history.

A guilty verdict for Hunter Biden weighs on a worried President

NYT: To call the relationship between father and son battle-tested is an understatement.

Bull gatecrashes the rodeo: Three injured, bull retired

A rodeo bull hopped a fence and injured three people before wranglers caught up with it.

What’s next for Hunter Biden after gun charges?

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty after three hours of deliberations over two days

Birth of rare white buffalo fulfills Lakota prophecy

Lakota people caution the calf is a warning more must be done to protect Earth.

US lifts weapons ban on controversial Ukrainian military unit

The Azov Brigade was initially banned from having US weapons due to neo-nazi ideology.

Eating champ Joey Chestnut out of hot dog contest due to contract beef

'He made the choice,' says event organiser George Shea.

Hamas responds to ceasefire plan with 'remarks'

Hamas said they were ready to 'deal positively' in regards to a plan to end the war.