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25 Oct

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THREAD: Facebook once faced the threat of being removed from Apple's app store over maids being bought and traded on its websites, documents obtained by the @AP show.

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A Filipina housemaid in Kuwait, who described being “sold” to another family through an Instagram post, told the @AP that she knew of others being “traded online like merchandise.”

Labor abuse on Facebook is such a problem that the Philippines has a team that does nothing but scour posts each day to try to protect desperate job seekers from criminal gangs and unscrupulous recruiters.

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25 Oct

Sudanese officials say military forces have detained at least five senior government officials, and the main pro-democratic political group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup. apne.ws/cjpYvjb

Sudan's information ministry says military arrests government figures, ministers, their whereabouts remain unknown. apne.ws/O3sZnZx

BREAKING: Sudan's information ministry says Prime Minister Hamdok under house arrest in military coup; Washington "deeply alarmed" by reports of military takeover. apne.ws/7Sd0Xbf

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15 Oct

“I’d like to think that now, we are believed.”

Charlotte Bennett’s story of harassment by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped lead to his resignation. Bennett credits the #MeToo movement with creating the conditions that emboldened her to speak out. apne.ws/BqiHU4s

It’s been four years since a viral tweet encouraged those who’d been harassed or assaulted to share their stories, or simply reply “Me too.” Many Americans think the movement has inspired people to speak out about misconduct, according to a new poll. apne.ws/ci6t8QD

Bennett, a former health policy aide in the Cuomo administration, was emboldened to come forward — and bolster the claims of an earlier accuser — by the feeling that she was part of a community of survivors who had each other’s back. apne.ws/chZKwbi

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15 Oct

BREAKING: Taliban official in Afghanistan says explosion strikes mosque in the southern province of Kandahar during Friday prayers. apne.ws/Hs5kL6Q

Hospital official says at least 7 dead, 13 wounded in mosque attack in southern Afghanistan. apne.ws/fNvH63y

A hospital official says the death toll from a bombing at a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan has climbed to 37, with more than 70 people wounded. apne.ws/FsqWslh

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14 Oct

Armed clashes have broken out during a protest in Beirut against the lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in the city's port. The protest outside the Justice Palace was called by the powerful Hezbollah group and its allies. apne.ws/NyGeNaV

Gunfire echoed in Beirut, and ambulances rushed to the scene, sirens wailing, amid reports of casualties. A Beirut hospital said it received the body of one person who had died and eight who were injured, according to a local television channel. apne.ws/utBKGuu

At least three people have reportedly been killed in armed clashes in Beirut amid protests against the lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in the city's port. apne.ws/o8aTtOr

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