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Mystery client who hired detective to spy on Reno's mayor asks Nevada high court to keep name secret

The mystery client who hired a detective to spy on Reno’s mayor and a county commissioner with GPS trackers has joined an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court challenging a lower court ruling that his name be made public
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FILE - Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors 90th Annual Meeting at the Peppermill Resort Hotel in Reno, Nev., June 3, 2022. The mystery client who hired a detective who secretly tracked Reno's mayor with a GPS device is trying to persuade Nevada's Supreme Court that he has a First Amendment right to remain anonymous, a protected privilege he says is a cornerstone of democracy and part of “the business of politics.” (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)
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Gulf's 'dead zone' forecast to be smaller than average, but still twice reduction goal

The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles this year
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Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities

A report on the Chesapeake Bay has found strong disparities between communities in different parts of the bay’s watershed in terms of health, economics and social justice concerns
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FILE - A small boat travels along the Honga River near the Chesapeake Bay, as the sky lights up at sunrise in Fishing Creek, Md., May 14, 2020. A report on the Chesapeake Bay released Tuesday, June 6, 2023, found strong disparities between communities in different parts of the bay's watershed in terms of health, economics and social justice concerns, presenting the challenges of improving the health of the nation's largest estuary in a larger context. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here's how to stay safe

Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning
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In this GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. EDT and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires burning in Quebec, Canada, top center, drifts southward. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)
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Apple CEO explains Apple Vision Pro’s potential to transform digital content

Dan Ackerman, editorial director for computers and gaming at CNET, explains how Apple’s mixed reality headset will work.
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VIDEO: Apple CEO explains Apple Vision Pro’s potential to transform digital content
3 hours ago

Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?

Bluesky is the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment
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The app for Bluesky is shown on a mobile phone, left, and on a laptop screen, in New York, Friday, June 2, 2023. Bluesky, the internet's hottest members-only spot at the moment, does feel a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters as well as fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says 'gender identity is real'

A federal judge is temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers
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FILE - Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks during a campaign event, June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C. A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday, June 6, that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr., File)
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Federal judge says "gender identity is real" in narrow ruling against Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Federal judge says "gender identity is real" in narrow ruling against Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors
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Federal judge says "gender identity is real" in narrow ruling against Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Federal judge says "gender identity is real" in narrow ruling against Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors
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June 06

New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant

Two New Jersey utilities have joined forces on a clean energy project to pump water from a reservoir to 84,000 homes and businesses
June 06
Solar panels from a project at a water treatment plant are shown Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Millburn, N.J., that provides enough electricity to power 95% of the treatment facilities electrical needs. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
June 06

Apple App Store - Top Apps

Apple App Store - Top Apps: Week ending June 4, 2023
June 06
June 06

Papa Jake survived D-Day on Omaha Beach, now he's a TikTok star

World War II veteran Jake Larson survived D-Day on Omaha Beach
June 06
U.S. veteran SSgt. Jake M. Larson talks to a girl who wears an American flag around her neck during a gathering in preparation of the 79th D-Day anniversary in La Fiere, Normandy, France, Sunday, June 4, 2023. The landings on the coast of Normandy 79 year ago by U.S. and British troops took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
June 06

Delaware Supreme Court upholds judge's finding that Tesla acquisition of Solar City was fair

Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s decision in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins
June 06
FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk delivers a conference at the Paris Pantheon Sorbonne University as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s decision in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit challenging the electric car maker’s $2.4 billion acquisition of a solar panel company founded by two of his cousins. The court on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 rejected arguments from a group of Tesla shareholders that a Chancery Court judge erred in finding that Tesla’s deal to acquire SolarCity in 2016 was “entirely fair.” (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
June 06

OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN's nuclear watchdog could oversee AI

A key innovator is warning that artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity
June 06
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Altman on Tuesday suggested an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency could oversee artificial intelligence worldwide while visiting the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
June 06

Maria Sherman appointed AP's music writer, based in Los Angeles

Maria Sherman has been named The Associated Press’ music writer, a key position responsible for delivering news on a beat of global significance for the news cooperative
June 06
Maria Sherman poses for a portrait on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
June 06

Movie Review: Who let the beasts out? New 'Transformers' tries but fails to energize the saga

With the “Transformers” franchise clearly at a crossroads, its protectors have turned to their deep bench
June 06
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Anthony Ramos, left, and Dominique Fishback in a scene from "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts." (Paramount via AP)
June 06

Apple CEO Tim Cook says Vision Pro is 'tomorrow's engineering, today': Exclusive

Cook also called on tech companies to self-regulate as they develop AI.
June 06
Chief Executive Officer of Apple, Tim Cook speaks with ABC News' Robin Roberts.
June 06

Apple reveals its Vision Pro AR/VR headset

The device blends virtual reality with the user's real world.
June 06
VIDEO:  Apple reveals its Vision Pro AR/VR headset
June 06

Japan earmarks $107 billion for developing hydrogen energy to cut emissions, stabilize supplies

Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel
June 06
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel, setting an ambitious target to spend $107 billion and increase the annual supply by six times from the current level to 12 million tons by 2040.(Kyodo News via AP)
June 06

Japan earmarks $107 billion for developing hydrogen energy to cut emissions, stabilize supplies

Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel
June 06
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel, setting an ambitious target to spend $107 billion and increase the annual supply by six times from the current level to 12 million tons by 2040.(Kyodo News via AP)
June 06

Soccer players demand change for rampant online racist abuse

Online racist abuse of soccer players is prolific on social media platforms
June 06
FILE - France's Kylian Mbappe holds the Golden Boot award for top goal scorer of the tournament during the awards ceremony after Argentina defeated France in the World Cup final soccer match at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Kylian Mbappe, who has 104 million followers on Instagram and more than 12 million followers on Twitter, was subjected to racial abuse along with fellow Black teammate Kingsley Coman after their French national team lost in the 2022 World Cup final to Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
June 05

Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues

Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted to authorize a strike if the major studios, streamers and production companies don’t meet their demands for a new contract by June 30
June 05
Actors and comedians Tina Fey, center, and Fred Armisen, right, join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line, during a rally outside Silvercup Studios, Tuesday May 9, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
June 05

Microsoft will pay $20M to settle U.S. charges of illegally collecting children's data

Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console
June 05
FILE - A man walks past a Microsoft sign set up for the Microsoft BUILD conference, April 28, 2015, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
June 05

By the Numbers: Apple’s new mixed reality headset

look at the numbers behind Apple’s new Vision Pro headset that launched today.
June 05
VIDEO: By the Numbers: Apple’s new mixed reality headset
June 05

Apple just unveiled its first new product in 10 years

Mike Muse, an ABC News contributor and Google tech policy fellow, and Dan Ackerman, editorial director for computers and gaming at CNET, break down all the news from Apple’s WWDC.
June 05
VIDEO: Apple just unveiled its first new product in 10 years
June 05

Apple reveals new mixed reality headset

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the company's new "revolutionary product," the Vision Pro headset, at the annual WWDC keynote event.
June 05
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the company's new "revolutionary product," the Vision Pro headset, at the annual WWDC keynote event.
June 05

Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general's TikTok lawsuit largely 'political posturing'

The fate of an Indiana lawsuit against the social media company TikTok is uncertain after a federal judge lambasted it as “political posturing.”
June 05
FILE - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita speaks during a watch party for Jennifer-Ruth Green, the Republican candidate for Indiana's 1st Congressional District, in Schererville, Ind., Nov. 8, 2022. The fate of the Indiana attorney general’s lawsuit against the social media app TikTok is uncertain after a federal judge lambasted much of the case as “political posturing.” (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
June 05

Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask 'difficult questions' in Dubai

Nations have resumed talks on tackling global warming with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures
June 05
FILE - Delegates gather inside the venue on another day at the COP26 U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it's hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
June 05

Apple announces mixed reality headset Vision Pro

The company unveiled the product at its annual developers conference.
June 05
The Apple logo on a store in San Francisco, April 26, 2021.
June 05

Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study

Scientists say they've found evidence an ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain
June 05
FILE - Researcher Lee Berger holds a reconstruction of the skull of Homo naledi at Magaliesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. In research released on Monday, June 5, 2023, scientists say they've found evidence that the ancient human cousin buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, actions previously tied only to bigger-brained species. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
June 05

Sonic boom heard over Washington is a rare sound with a rich history

People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound: A sonic boom
June 05
Search and rescue teams leave the command post at St. Mary's Wilderness en route to the Blue Ridge Parkway to search for the site where a Cessna Citation crashed over mountainous terrain near Montebello, Va., Sunday, June 4, 2023. (Randall K. Wolf via AP)
June 05

Spotify cutting about 2% of its workforce, roughly 200 workers

Spotify is cutting about 200 people, or 2% of its workforce, as the streaming company reworks its podcast unit
June 05
FILE- This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore. Spotify is cutting about 200 people, or 2% of its workforce, as the streaming company reworks its podcast unit. Sahar Elhabashi, vice president, Head of Podcast Business, said in a memo that impacted employees would receive severance packages including extended health care coverage and immediate access to outplacement support. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
June 05

Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC
June 05
FILE - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao answers a question during a Zoom meeting interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 16, 2021. Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit on Monday, June 5, 2023 lists thirteen charges against the firm — including commingling and divert customer assets to an entity Zhao owned called Sigma Chain. (AP Photo, File)
June 05

Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC
June 05
FILE - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao answers a question during a Zoom meeting interview with The Associated Press on Nov. 16, 2021. Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit on Monday, June 5, 2023 lists thirteen charges against the firm — including commingling and divert customer assets to an entity Zhao owned called Sigma Chain. (AP Photo, File)
June 05

Is Outlook down? Thousands of users report problems with Microsoft's email platform

Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday morning
June 05
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009 file photo, the Microsoft logo is seen in Las Vegas. Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
June 05

Is Outlook down? Thousands of users report problems with Microsoft's email platform

Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday morning
June 05
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009 file photo, the Microsoft logo is seen in Las Vegas. Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
June 05

Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate

The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak
June 05
FILE - Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem, Germany, on Nov. 2, 2022. The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest rates on record, officials announced Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
June 05

DNA sucked into air filters can reveal what plants and animals are nearby

Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area
June 05
This photo provided by the National Physical Laboratory in June 2023 shows air sampling filters stationed outside the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, England. In a study published Monday, May 5, 2023, in the journal Current Biology, researchers found that air quality monitoring stations — which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up lots of DNA that can identify local wildlife. The method could help solve the tricky challenge of keeping tabs on biodiversity. (James Allerton/National Physical Laboratory via AP)
June 05

Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation

The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up efforts to fight false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence
June 05
FILE - In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said Monday. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
June 05

Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation

The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up efforts to fight false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence
June 05
FILE - In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said Monday. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
June 05

Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference kicks off Monday

A long-rumored AR/VR headset may be launched along with software updates to enhance features on iPhones, Apple Watches and other devices.
June 05
VIDEO: Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference kicks off Monday
June 05

OpenAI boss 'heartened' by talks with world leaders over will to contain AI risks

The CEO of OpenAI says he is encouraged by a desire shown by world leaders to contain any risks posed by the artificial intelligence technology his company and others are developing
June 05
FILE - OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman gestures while speaking at University College London as part of his world tour of speaking engagements in London, on May 24, 2023. Altman said Monday, June 5, 2023 he was encouraged by a desire shown by world leaders to contain any risks posed by the artificial intelligence technology his company and others are developing. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
June 05

Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills

Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests whether they choose pills, patches or creams might matter for their blood pressure
June 05
FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 photo shows a low-dose estrogen skin patch. Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests whether they choose pills, patches or creams might matter for their blood pressure. The findings were published in the journal Hypertension on Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/File)
June 05

Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills

Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests whether they choose pills, patches or creams might matter for their blood pressure
June 05
FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 photo shows a low-dose estrogen skin patch. Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms — and new research suggests whether they choose pills, patches or creams might matter for their blood pressure. The findings were published in the journal Hypertension on Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/File)
June 04

Senegal's government suspends mobile internet access amid days of deadly clashes

Senegal’s government has temporarily suspended mobile phone data as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko
June 04
Police in riot gear stand guard during clashes with demonstrators in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, June 3, 2023. The clashes first broke out, later this week, after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted of corrupting youth and sentenced to two years in prison. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
June 04

Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality

Apple has unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination
June 04
The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., at the company's annual developers conference, Monday, June 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
June 03

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism

An executive responsible for safety, content moderation is leaving the company.
June 03
FILE - Twitter logos hang outside the company's offices in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Ella Irwin, a top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation, has left the company. Her departure came after owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the platform’s handling of posts about transgender topics. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
June 03

Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country

While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their part in a more important task: feeding the world
June 03
Spencer Mangiacotti, left, and, Anthony Zunino, beekeepers for Best Bees, inspect two hives on the roof of the Warren Rudman U.S. Court House, Monday, May 15, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
June 02

Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard

A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died
June 02
FILE - A person removes snow from the front of his driveway a few days after a winter storm rolled through western New York Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died. The report was released Friday, June 2, 2023, by the New York University Wagner School for Public Service. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
June 02

YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidential elections

YouTube says it will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election and other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by widespread fraud, errors or glitches
June 02
FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad on March 20, 2018, in Baltimore. YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by “widespread fraud, errors or glitches," the platform announced Friday, June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)