Presidential Election 2016
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Twitter Bots Can Promote Good Behaviour, Not Just Fake News
Twitter bots earned a bad reputation for their alleged role in the 2016 US presidential election but researchers have found that automated tweets can also help promote good behaviour such as getting the flu shot among the social network's users.
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Video Shows Hillary Clinton Practicing Avoiding Donald Trump's Hugs
On Friday, Philippe Reines, a Democratic strategist who worked with Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, posted a short video on Twitter. Filmed Sept. 24, just two days before the first presidential debate, the video shows Clinton practicing for her meeting with then-candidate Donald Trump, facing off against a staffer standing in for her opponent.
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When Hillary Clinton Said What She Never Expected To: 'Congratulations, Donald'
Around 7:45 on election night, when Hillary Clinton and her aides still thought they were headed to the White House, troubling news emerged from Florida. Steve Schale, the best vote-counter the Democrats had in the state, told campaign officials they were going to lose the biggest battleground in the country.
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Hillary Clinton's New Book To Include 2016 US Election Experience
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will publish a new book of personal essays which will include her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign. The essays will be inspired by the hundreds of quotations she has been collecting for decades.
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Donald Trump Briefed On Potentially Compromising Report: Official
Top intelligence officials last week told President-elect Donald Trump about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him, a US official says.
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Hillary Clinton Will Never Run For Office Again: Confidante Of The Democrat
Hillary Clinton will never run for office again after losing the US presidential election to Donald Trump in November after the most divisive campaign in memory, a confidante of the Democrat said on Sunday.
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Russian Hackers Penetrated US Electricity Grid Through A Utility In Vermont
A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by President Barack Obama's administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.
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U.S. Imposing Sanctions Over Russian Hacking
President Barack Obama's administration announced sweeping new measures against Russia on Thursday in retaliation for what U.S. officials have characterized as interference in this fall's presidential election, ordering the expulsion of Russian "intelligence operatives" and slapping new sanctions on state agencies and individuals suspected in the h...
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Barack Obama Confident He Could Have Won The White House Again
President Barack Obama says he could have been reelected for a third term and that the nation still largely embraces his political vision despite last month's election of Donald Trump to succeed him.
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US President-Elect Donald Trump Thanks Indian-Americans For Role In Polls Triumph
US President-elect Donald Trump has acknowledged the contribution of Indian-Americans in his electoral triumph, saying his victorious campaign did "great with the Hindus".
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Hillary Clinton Blames Loss On Vladimir Putin, FBI Letter: Report
Hillary Clinton blames Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had a "personal beef" against her, and a late-hour FBI intervention over her email scandal for her loss to Donald Trump in the US election, a newspaper reported on Friday.
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Barack Obama Asks For 'Full Review' Of 2016 Election Cyberattacks
President Barack Obama has requested a review of all cyberattacks that took place during the 2016 election cycle, the White House said on Friday, amid allegations of Russian interference.
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Judge Orders Michigan Vote Recount To Begin At Monday Noon
Michigan must begin its Presidential recount at noon Monday, a federal judge ruled in a late-night order that could make it more likely the state will complete the count ahead of a December 13 deadline.
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Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread 'Fake News' During Election, Experts Say
The flood of "fake news" this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining faith in American democracy, say independent researchers who tracked the operation.
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Experts Ask Hillary Clinton To Seek Recount In 3 Battleground States
A group of election lawyers and data experts have asked Hillary Clinton's campaign to call for a recount of the vote totals in three battleground states - Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania - to ensure that a cyberattack was not committed to manipulate the totals.
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Twitter Bots Can Promote Good Behaviour, Not Just Fake News
Twitter bots earned a bad reputation for their alleged role in the 2016 US presidential election but researchers have found that automated tweets can also help promote good behaviour such as getting the flu shot among the social network's users.
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Video Shows Hillary Clinton Practicing Avoiding Donald Trump's Hugs
On Friday, Philippe Reines, a Democratic strategist who worked with Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, posted a short video on Twitter. Filmed Sept. 24, just two days before the first presidential debate, the video shows Clinton practicing for her meeting with then-candidate Donald Trump, facing off against a staffer standing in for her opponent.
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When Hillary Clinton Said What She Never Expected To: 'Congratulations, Donald'
Around 7:45 on election night, when Hillary Clinton and her aides still thought they were headed to the White House, troubling news emerged from Florida. Steve Schale, the best vote-counter the Democrats had in the state, told campaign officials they were going to lose the biggest battleground in the country.
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Hillary Clinton's New Book To Include 2016 US Election Experience
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will publish a new book of personal essays which will include her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign. The essays will be inspired by the hundreds of quotations she has been collecting for decades.
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Donald Trump Briefed On Potentially Compromising Report: Official
Top intelligence officials last week told President-elect Donald Trump about an unsubstantiated report that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him, a US official says.
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Hillary Clinton Will Never Run For Office Again: Confidante Of The Democrat
Hillary Clinton will never run for office again after losing the US presidential election to Donald Trump in November after the most divisive campaign in memory, a confidante of the Democrat said on Sunday.
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Russian Hackers Penetrated US Electricity Grid Through A Utility In Vermont
A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by President Barack Obama's administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.
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U.S. Imposing Sanctions Over Russian Hacking
President Barack Obama's administration announced sweeping new measures against Russia on Thursday in retaliation for what U.S. officials have characterized as interference in this fall's presidential election, ordering the expulsion of Russian "intelligence operatives" and slapping new sanctions on state agencies and individuals suspected in the h...
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Barack Obama Confident He Could Have Won The White House Again
President Barack Obama says he could have been reelected for a third term and that the nation still largely embraces his political vision despite last month's election of Donald Trump to succeed him.
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US President-Elect Donald Trump Thanks Indian-Americans For Role In Polls Triumph
US President-elect Donald Trump has acknowledged the contribution of Indian-Americans in his electoral triumph, saying his victorious campaign did "great with the Hindus".
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Hillary Clinton Blames Loss On Vladimir Putin, FBI Letter: Report
Hillary Clinton blames Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had a "personal beef" against her, and a late-hour FBI intervention over her email scandal for her loss to Donald Trump in the US election, a newspaper reported on Friday.
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Barack Obama Asks For 'Full Review' Of 2016 Election Cyberattacks
President Barack Obama has requested a review of all cyberattacks that took place during the 2016 election cycle, the White House said on Friday, amid allegations of Russian interference.
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Judge Orders Michigan Vote Recount To Begin At Monday Noon
Michigan must begin its Presidential recount at noon Monday, a federal judge ruled in a late-night order that could make it more likely the state will complete the count ahead of a December 13 deadline.
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Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread 'Fake News' During Election, Experts Say
The flood of "fake news" this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing Democrat Hillary Clinton, helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining faith in American democracy, say independent researchers who tracked the operation.
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Experts Ask Hillary Clinton To Seek Recount In 3 Battleground States
A group of election lawyers and data experts have asked Hillary Clinton's campaign to call for a recount of the vote totals in three battleground states - Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania - to ensure that a cyberattack was not committed to manipulate the totals.
