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It tells the story of how my grandfather, Charlie Chaplin, and many others, were caught up in a campaign to root out communism in Hollywood.

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I'm Janet Jalil and in the early hours of Thursday the 29th of February these are our main stories.

Mitch McConnell the Republican leader in the US Senate has announced he'll step down from

the role this year.

Washington has said it firmly supports Moldova's territorial

integrity after officials in the breakaway region of Transnistria called on

Moscow for protection. Parliament in Ghana has overwhelmingly approved new

legislation making it illegal to identify as gay or transgender.

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Some things I learn from my kang and a dog.

One academics unusual way of making his research easier to understand.

The US Senate's longest serving Republican leader Mitch McConnell has announced he

stepping down from his leadership position in November when the U.S. presidential

election will be held.

The 82 year old has suffered health scares and has fallen out with Donald Trump in recent years

over his election falsehoods.

He announced his decision in an emotional speech in the chamber.

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