Telegram CEO Charged, Trump's Arlington Politics, Fictitious Noncitizen Voters

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

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French authorities move to hold the CEO of tech giant Telegram responsible for serious crimes committed on the messaging app. Trump faces criticism for using slain troops at Arlington National Cemetery in campaign material. Some U.S. citizens are being targeted by GOP-led efforts to prevent noncitizens from voting.

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0:00.0	Michelle my bill. I'm trying to think of other songs that feature the word
0:07.2	Michelle. That's not. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
0:17.0	French authorities indicted the co-founder of telegram.
0:20.0	He's accused of letting people use his app for crimes and then not cooperating with authorities.
0:25.0	What are the implications for other tech giants like Meta and X?
0:28.0	I'm Steve Insky with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:35.0	The Trump campaign is pushing back against controversy over images taken at
0:40.8	Arlington National Cemetery.
0:42.3	You guys in the media you're acting like Donald Trump filmed a TV commercial at a
0:47.5	grave site.
0:48.5	Well he did use footage from grave sites in a Tik-Toc post.
0:52.0	Federal law prohibits the use of cemeteries for
0:54.8	political purposes. And false claims about non-citizens voting are affecting some
0:59.5	eligible voters. It doesn't surprise me at all considering the narrative that's out there right now.
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