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Homeland Security Dept. Asks for Inquiries Into Voting Machines

Critics of ballot-marking devices have claimed that hackers could manipulate digital codes on ballots. Election experts say the systems are safe to use.

© Chase Castor for The New York Times

Voters used electronic ballots at a polling location in Kansas in August.
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Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents

An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.

© Nic Antaya for The New York Times

For years, Alex Jones spread conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax perpetrated by the government and the victims’ families.
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