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  • Yeah, old McDonald didn't have a troll farm, but that's the first subject today on CNN.

  • 10.

  • I'm Carla Zeus, and we're happy to have you watching.

  • Two years ago, American investigators accused a Russian organization of interfering with the 2016 U.

  • S presidential election.

  • The Russian group is the Internet research agency.

  • U.

  • S officials say it's a troll form, a group that aims to anger or provoke people on the Internet, creating fake identities, posing his Americans online, criticizing some of the US presidential candidates.

  • This is how the U.

  • S Justice Department said the Internet research agency tried to deceive Americans.

  • Russia called the accusation absurd and not based on any facts.

  • But now, Facebook says, people connected to the Internet research agency are trying to target Americans again.

  • According to the social media company, Russian operatives tried to deceive Americans with computer generated photos of people, Facebook accounts and pages, and a website designed to look like a news outlet.

  • Facebook says the Russian organization was probably shut down before it became very influential, but it points to this as evidence that Russia is trying to interfere with the upcoming US election.

  • Peace data is the website, accused of being part of the Russian operation.

  • It's published more than 500 stories in English this year and 200 Arabic.

  • It says it's a global news organization and calls Facebook's accusations Ally.

  • Facebook says its findings were the result of an FBI tip that came in July and then used so called technical indicators toe lengthy info to Russia's Internet research agency.

  • The FBI says it's been working to better prevent online threats to US, national security and Democratic processes.

  • As far as the U.

  • S economy goes, it's a mixed bag.

  • Important economic indicators like retail sales, industrial production and new home construction they took a hit in March and April is businesses nationwide Shutdown.

  • The unemployment rate, the percentage of American workers without jobs hit 14.7% in April.

  • That was after almost two years of record lows at or below 4%.

  • It has improved since then.

  • The 10.2% and the new unemployment report that comes out Friday will give us more info.

  • The stock market, meanwhile, has been soaring, but that too has mixed reasons.

  • So I'm here in Wall Street and it's basically empty nobody is.

  • Wall Street traders were working at home but making a mistake.

  • They're working the S and P 500 the NASDAQ hit record highs.

  • Records in the stock market March low to a new peak.

  • This person is Jeff Bezos.

  • He is wealthier than he's ever been.

  • So how could that be?

  • How can millions of people be out of work for small businesses closing throughout the country in the stock market?

  • Be doing so well.

  • First is that when we talk about the stock, what we're really talking about are indices.

  • So the Dow and the S and P 500 those indices are made up of the largest publicly traded corporations out there.

  • So when we just talk about the stock market, we're talking about the evaluations of those companies.

  • We're not talking about other factors in the economy, like wages, the unemployment rate, how many people are actually working at a time of crisis like the pandemic, large corporations have handled it better than others.

  • The second reason tech stocks So take the S and P 500.

  • The Dow Jones.

  • We know that that's just the largest publicly traded corporations.

  • But even when you look at the number of the Dow and the S and P 500 it's still disproportionately affected by the largest of the companies.

  • Those companies have done really well during the pandemic.

  • Companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft.

  • Over the last year, they've gone up 49% in value, the rest of the S and P 500 estate flat.

  • So the third reason this speculation right when you look at the stock price, it's not just measuring how companies doing at the moment, the speculation built in.

  • So take Tesla.

  • Tesla's stock price has gone up 10 times in the last year, but they're not selling 10 times as many cars.

  • People have bought into Tesla with the expectation that will one day justify that price.

  • And that's another reason why the markets up.

  • It's considered a leading economic indicator, meaning it's predicting what happens down the road.

  • And many investors think that if coronavirus gets under control and people get increasingly confident about the economy in 2021 companies in general will be doing better and potentially the economy as a whole.

  • 12th trivia What is also known as the world's largest pharmacy, rainforests, Antarctica Rite Aid or amazon dot com.

  • Rain forests have been called the world's largest pharmacy because so many natural medicines have been discovered there in the Amazon rainforest.

  • One sound you wouldn't expect to hear the orchestra of nature is that of a drone.

  • But environmental organizations have taught indigenous groups to use them to keep tabs on where illegal logging is taking place.

  • The law enforcement teams that usually patrol the region have been working with fewer people because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • And though the use of drones alone won't solve the problems there, the programs supporters say it's a step toward protecting important land.

  • I think I help people.

  • Amazon tribes air learning to use technology to help protect their land from the impact of deforestation by legal loggers and land grabbers.

  • In Brazil, 28 year old a wapo Euro Huahua is one of a new generation learning to use drones to detect deforestation.

  • He's part of a training program for indigenous communities and others who work in forest protection.

  • Run by the World Wildlife Fund and local NGO.

  • The Cannon Day s no Environmental Defense association.

  • They really accept the technology open arms and pretty quickly start to use it.

  • You know that in Brazil, the government doesn't have all the resource needed to protect the Amazon.

  • It's very important that they're part of this process.

  • A what was tried.

  • The Euro Huahua first came into contact with people from outside their community in the early 19 eighties.

  • Their land is a protected area of almost 7000 square miles of rainforest in the Brazilian state of Rondonia.

  • An increase in illegal deforestation and forest fires is threatening their indigenous way of life, destroying the forest they depend on for growing and gathering food and for clean air and water out on patrol.

  • Ah Wapo and his team used the drones to find and document areas of deforestation, collecting high resolution images, video and mapping data to use as evidence.

  • When reporting illegal activities to the authorities, he passed charges.

  • Look at the size of the deforested area here.

  • It's huge way.

  • Send the drone up here, too.

  • There is no end to it.

  • Three keys not to think of The technology, of course, is a silver bullet, but it's pairing that tool along with indigenous knowledge that makes it It's so much more powerful having an intricate history and understanding off.

  • You know, what are the areas that are most important to protect?

  • Where are there?

  • You know, routes that animals pass through that need to be there for keeping the force intact is crucial to protecting the rich biodiversity of this Amazon region.

  • Home to over 180 species of mammals and more than 600 species of birds, it is also vital to the state's water supply.

  • Water from their irrigates, all the fields outside it.

  • It irrigates the soya, the pastures.

  • If you destroy the water, you are destroying your economy for his work protecting the forest, a wop who says he has faced death threats from land grabbers and illegal loggers.

  • But he is determined, with the help of this technology, to continue the fight for future generations.

  • E.

  • My hope is that while I'm alive, I want to see the jungle standing the jungle intact.

  • That is my hope.

  • Yeah, another story involving drones and Amazon.

  • That's Amazon, the company.

  • It's moved a step closer toward having drones deliver some products in the United States.

  • It's wanted to do this since 2013 but it's needed approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, which sets the rules of the skies.

  • The company just got an FAA certificate.

  • It can now begin testing drone deliveries.

  • Amazon's goal is to deliver some products in 30 minutes or less.

  • But its prime air fleet is not ready yet for prime time, better technology and more coordination with the FAA, or needed for this to be common everywhere.

  • Ups and Alphabet ER to other companies that have FAA approval for drone deliveries.

  • Reporting on this last segment was Butter.

  • Ah, whole lot of it.

  • An annual butter sculpture is part of the New York State Fair that's been canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • But the dairy artists yes, there are dairy artists.

  • They fashioned a new sculpture anyway, and it was presented virtually this week.

  • It took roughly £800 of New York state butter and 10 days for the husband and wife team to create the buttery scene.

  • And ain't it just enough to melt your heart?

  • It's quite a spread.

  • I'd say.

  • Their ability to turn out things like that shows they've got the process down pat.

  • It always causes quite a stir in the butter world and doesn't take talent.

  • You'd better believe it.

  • Y'all Newport High School buttered us up by leaving a mention on our YouTube page.

  • Hello to all our viewers in Newport, Pennsylvania.

  • I'm Gorrell Jesus for CNN.

Yeah, old McDonald didn't have a troll farm, but that's the first subject today on CNN.

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process

US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

UK /prə'ses/

  • verb
  • To organize and use data in a computer
  • To deal with official forms in the way required
  • To prepare by treating something in a certain way
  • To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
  • To convert by putting something through a machine
  • noun
  • A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
  • A summons or writ to appear in court or before a judicial officer.
  • A systematic series of actions directed to some end
  • Dealing with official forms in the way required
  • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
  • A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
  • other
  • To perform a series of operations on (data) by a computer.
  • To deal with (something) according to a particular procedure.
  • Deal with (something) according to a set procedure.
  • To perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.
  • To perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.
  • Take (something) into the mind and understand it fully.
  • other
  • Deal with (something, especially unpleasant or difficult) psychologically in order to come to terms with it.
vital

US /'vaɪtl/

UK /'vaɪtl/

  • adjective
  • Full of energy and enthusiasm
  • Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
  • Extremely important or necessary
  • Needed to support life; essential
  • Relating to or characteristic of life
  • Necessary or essential for life
  • Relating to or recording important events in a person's life
  • Relating to events in a person's life
  • Full of life; energetic
pandemic

US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

UK /pæn'demɪk/

  • noun
  • a pandemic disease
  • adjective
  • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
evidence

US /ˈɛvɪdəns/

UK /'evɪdəns/

  • noun
  • Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • Facts, objects, or signs that show that something exists or is true.
  • other
  • To indicate clearly; to be evidence of.
  • To show clearly; prove.
  • other
  • Information used in a court of law to prove something.
  • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • other
  • Information presented in court to prove or disprove alleged facts.
  • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something exists or is true.
interfere

US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/

UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/

  • other
  • To involve oneself in a situation when one's involvement is not wanted or is unhelpful.
  • To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
  • verb
  • To get involved in something not your business
research

US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

  • noun
  • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
  • A particular area or topic of study.
  • A department or group within an organization dedicated to conducting research.
  • A detailed report of the results of a study.
  • verb
  • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • other
  • A particular area or topic of academic study or investigation.
  • The work devoted to a particular study.
  • Systematic investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.
  • The systematic gathering, recording, and analysis of data about issues relating to marketing products and services.
  • other
  • Systematic investigation to establish facts or collect information on a subject.
  • other
  • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
  • To study (a subject) in detail, especially in order to discover new information or reach a new understanding.
  • other
  • To carry out academic or scientific research.
prime

US /praɪm/

UK /praɪm/

  • adjective
  • Of first importance; main.
  • Of the best quality; excellent.
  • Concerning the highest in quality or value
  • Concerning the highest level of achievement
  • Most important, chief importance in value
  • Most suitable or likely to succeed.
  • (of a number) divisible only by itself and one.
  • other
  • Apply a primary coat of paint or other substance to (something).
  • To prepare for detonation or action.
  • Prepare (something) for use or action.
  • noun
  • The period of greatest strength, vigor, or success in someone's life.
  • The most favorable interest rate charged by a bank to its best customers.
  • A substance used as a first coat.
  • A prime number.
  • The state or time of greatest vigor or success in a person's life.
  • verb
  • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
intricate

US /ˈɪntrɪkɪt/

UK /ˈɪntrɪkət/

  • adjective
  • Very detailed or difficult to untangle
indigenous

US /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

UK /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

  • adjective
  • Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
  • Relating to the traditional culture and knowledge of native people.
  • Originating or produced naturally in a particular region or environment; native.
  • Native to a particular region or environment.
  • Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
  • Relating to the people who are native to a particular region.
  • other
  • The traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous peoples.
  • noun
  • The original inhabitants of a particular region or country.
state

US /stet/

UK /steɪt/

  • adjective
  • Concerning region within a country
  • noun
  • Region within a country, with its own government
  • Situation or condition something is in
  • verb
  • To say; declare as fact