Bipartisan deal in House to help Puerto Rico with $70B debt

Bipartisan deal in House to help Puerto Rico with $70B debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a breakthrough, House Republicans and Democrats have struck a deal with the White House to help rescue Puerto Rico from $70 billion in debt.

A revised bill introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory's financial obligations and oversee some debt restructuring. The legislation came after weeks of negotiations.

Social media giants face French lawsuit threats over ‘hate’ posts
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Social media giants face French lawsuit threats over ‘hate’ posts

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PARIS (CNSNews.com) – Social media giants Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are facing threats of legal action here after three non-governmental organizations released a study showing that they often fail to remove material reported for spreading hatred in violation of French law.

Between March 31 and May 10, the organizations identified 586 posts which they said were racist, anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying or homophobic, as well as others advocating terrorism or crimes against humanity.

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