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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
1. Man sentenced after stealing as much as $2M from London Drugs
A former London Drugs employee has been sentenced to two years in jail for stealing a "staggering" amount of merchandise from the store. Carlos Cenon Santos stole as much as $2 million in items, according to a BC provincial court judgement.
London Drugs hired Carlos Cenon Santos as a "merchandise handler."
— CBC News (@CBCNews) August 27, 2024
The B.C. man gave new meaning to that job title — stealing $2 million worth of goods, one luxury item at a time over five years, from the warehouse where he worked. https://t.co/9p6eYY8XFi .
2. Facebook CEO says he regrets bowing to pressure from Biden to 'censor' content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he regrets caving in to pressure from Joe Biden to "censor" content on Facebook and Instagram in recent years. In a letter addressed to the chair of a US House of Representatives committee, Zuckerberg also admitted demoting stories related to Biden's son, Hunter, ahead of the 2020 election amid false claims from US officials about "Russian disinformation."
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some COVID-19 content during the pandemic — and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. https://t.co/f0tFC3qoVg pic.twitter.com/ovCs0UwWIM
— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2024
3. Buyers in 'driver's seat' in Canada's cottage market
It's a good time to buy a cottage, according to realtors. It comes as the madness of the COVID-19 era trickles away into history and as interest rates remain relatively high, market observers explained.
'Buyers are firmly in the driver's seat': It's a good time to buy a cottage in Canada, experts sayhttps://t.co/aeaHLeE5Qy
— CP24 (@CP24) August 26, 2024
4. Former Democratic Party presidential hopeful backs Trump
Former Democratic Party presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump. The 43-year-old, who became the first Hindu member of the US Congress, condemned the Democrats for their foreign military campaigns and said Trump would bring peace.
I was a Democrat for over 20 years. Today, I endorsed Donald Trump for President. WATCH to hear why: pic.twitter.com/lwA8FYFx8h
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) August 26, 2024
5. Journalists using AI news readers to escape persecution in Venezuela
Venezuelan journalists have been forced to get creative as their country descends ever further into the abyss of totalitarianism under Nicolas Maduro. Because of the risks involved in reporting on Maduro's dictatorship, journalists have taken to using AI news readers to tell their stories anonymously.
‘Being on camera is no longer sensible’: persecuted Venezuelan journalists turn to AI https://t.co/7hwjEy8zvN
— Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) August 27, 2024
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