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Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests

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‘Meta owes us an explanation,’ group says as organizers fear censorship after account goes dark for several hours The coalition leaders behind nationwide pro-democracy protests that have drawn millions of Americans to the streets in recent years were frustrated when its Instagram account was temporarily shut down during its latest demonstration on Saturday . The No Kings movement’s account went dark for several hours while protests focused on increasing early voter turnout were underway, sparking censorship fears.

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Six-year-old among two dead after Kansas woman drives through soccer game, with 11 more injured

Wichita police say 34-year-old truck driver from Garden City was taken into custody amid case at youth soccer game The two people killed on Saturday when a woman in a truck drove through a youth soccer game in north-east Wichita, Kansas , were a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, according to authorities. Eleven other people between the ages of five and 68 were injured in a case whose possible motivations remained unclear early on Sunday, when it was still capturing widespread attention across the US.

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