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Meta, a social media giant, will abandon its fact-checking program in favor of crowdsourced checks.

Community notes, where users can upend corrections or clarifications to posts, have been used by X,

formerly Twitter, since 2021. Donald Trump has long been a critic of Mehta's content moderation.

Meta's boss, Mark Zuckerberg, donated $1 million to Mr. Trump's inauguration fund.

A powerful earthquake struck near Shigate, one of Tibet's holiest cities and its second largest.

At least 126 people were killed, and another 188 injured in the quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey reported as having a 7.1

magnitude. Tremors were felt across Nepal, Bhutan, and India. Multiple aftershocks were reported.

Earthquakes are common in the region, which lies on a fault line.

Jean-Marie LuPin, founder of France's hard-right national rally, R.N., died aged 96. The former

paratrooper formed RN in 1972, but was disowned by the party in 2015 for his extreme views.

Mr. Le Pen was last year accused of embezzling money from the European Parliament,

but was excused from attending court.

His daughter, Marine Leupin, now runs RN,

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